Off again...

to The Hague, Netherlands this time.

It appears now (to my mom) that Goddess Durga
didn't want to let me go before Kojagiri (5 days after
Dusshera, since she is 'prasanna' on me). The logicial
explanation to this (as per me) is that I postponed it
by 2 months and then the consulate delayed it by
another 2 weeks and here I am... being showered with
blessings from the Goddess :)

Whatever, I hope she smiles down on me through my
next stint as it is a challenging one. I have a gut feel
though that I am gonna shine brilliantly through this
one .. as always .. hehe ;)

Den Haag (or The Hague as it is known in English) is a
cosy sea side city, an hour's drive from Amsterdam.
I visited it earlier this year and liked it instantly. NL
in general has more genial feel to it than Germany, which
is a little uptight.Anywho. The Hague is the pseudo capital
of the NL and hosts almost all of its royal and government
offices. It is home to around 150 international organisations
including the UN orgs and others.

So this time my target is to cover the Nordic countries...
though I will have to wait until Feb/Mar for the cold to
be bearable for me. I don't think I will be able to manage
to eat a reindeer till then.. but lets see :)