One of my most memorable memories of my trip to NYC was when my sister and I went to her friend's wedding in Connecticut. We took the subway to Grand Central Station, from where we then took a train to get to Connecticut. As you can see in the picture above, Grand Central is absolutely stunning.

Just as we entered Connecticut, our train stopped abruptly, and we were forced to get off of the train and wait for an unspecified amount of time. After over an hour of waiting, we were told that the bridge our train needed to cross was experiencing mechanical issues. As a result, we were forced to find other forms of transportation to get to our destination, and since so many of us were stranded, Uber surge prices soared, and finding an available taxi was difficult. Literally stranded in the outskirts of Connecticut, my sister and I panicked. Luckily, however, some of our very close family friends live in Connecticut and were ultimately able to give us a ride to the venue. Driving through Connecticut actually turned out to be a pretty neat experience. Although we got to the hotel, which is also where the reception was, much later than expected because of the train, we still got to attend a majority of the reception (and catch the second half of the Warriors semifinals game).


Above is a picture of a beautiful church right near the train station. We passed the church as we were driving away from the station with our family friend. To be honest, I was surprised how calm (relatively) we stayed throughout the entire situation - part of it, of course, for me was that my sister was also there. But despite how hot it was, and how much confusion there was in the span of a few hours, it was actually an entertaining experience: we got to drive through suburban Connecticut, as well as the wooded areas, and see parts of another state, one very different from the New York I had just somewhat adjusted to. In the end, I'm actually really happy we unexpectedly stopped in the wrong city because we got to experience a beautiful part of a new state.