Koel Mullick, actress

nI enjoy travelling and as such, there are a whole lot of places that I?ve absolutely loved going to. But having said that, my favourite holiday till date remains my recent trip to America. It was a work-cum-pleasure trip with my family and I loved every moment of it.

The Kala Music Awards that I had gone to attend were held in Los Angeles and California, and in its first film-related instalment, I received the best actress award for my film Shudhu Tumi. That apart, I even performed three numbers on stage, including the curtain-raiser for the event, and the appreciation that I received made the show all the more special.

The work bit over ? pleasurable though it was ? it was time to have some fun. A number of my family members live in America ? in Washington and New York among other places, and it became like this great big family get-together. And boy, did we have a blast! We took in the fantastic Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, drove to the Bronx Zoo, a few hours from New Jersey and spent hours poring over the great masters in the Washington art museum. The nightlife, of course, was mind-blowing, but best of all, was the food! With shooting soon to start, I was supposed to stay away from carbs but for once, it didn?t matter. So, while I got to gorge on hot dogs, sausages and more, on the carb front, I loaded up on sugar-free, fat-free ice creams and chocolates, which were every bit as delicious as the real things. But what made the holiday really stand out in my mind was the sheer peace of having no work pressures on my shoulders and the fun of having my cousins around for they?d taken leave from work as well, especially for me.