Back in town

So it is now a month that I returned to finland after a gap of six months. It was as surprising to me to be back here as to others. I guess there is something in my destiny that brings me back to Finland, every time I leave it.

For all I know, I was supposed to move to Hong Kong for indefinite period. Tickets were booked, my bags were packed, but at the last moment I decided not to go. Ofcourse it was not that easy to say no, I had lot of uncomfortable questions to answers later. Had I accepted that offer, I would not have been here today. So it’s destiny. I don’t know how long I would be here this time. Living out of bags is also one integral part of my destiny.

First time I flew directly to Helsinki from India, unlike the stopover at Paris on earlier flights. The flight was good and totally convenient: just 7 hours of travel time. It didn’t feel like intercontinental flight, most flights in India with delays and congestions are almost 4 hours. Just after landing in Helsinki, in two hours, I had to take the flight to Copenhagen and then train to Malmo(Sweden). The bridge over the sea that connects Denmark and Sweden is quite impressive. First time I crossed that bridge. The trains from CPH airport to Malmo are so frequent, every twenty minutes, and takes twenty two minutes to reach Malmo Center. I think the bridge is called Öresund Bridge. It is 16Km long and was opened to rail and road traffic in 2000. Marevellous infrastructure. Well, after the weekend, I had to take return flight and on Monday evening I was in Helsinki and back to my old office.

Here I am, my fourth successive winter in Finland and I am enjoying it.