Norway - Day 4, Oslo

Early in the morning we checked out of the hotel and started off to the railway station. We got into the train and made sure we did not miss anything this time. And need I say it again, It was breathtakingly beautiful. We sat around talking about everything. The topics among the groups ranged from gandhi to womens liberation (this was between maithra and me). The Gandhi conversation took the form of a heated debate and a norwegian couple intervened to ask us if we could speak in english so they could join in the conversation :) (nice way of saying stop arguing actually).

Again we spoke to them about India, they told us about farming and then it was time for them to get off the train. After an hour we got down at Oslo. And our trip to bergen had ended leaving behind wonderful memories and hundreds of beautiful photographs.

Once we got down in Oslo we had lunch in the Indian restaurant I spoke about earlier. The food was delicious and after spending three days dreaming of chana masala, Mohan decided to have chicken.

After lunch we decided to go to the vigeland park which was supposed to be the main attraction of oslo. It was filled with statues of men women and kids. And I must say the statues were neither aesthetic nor sensual. They were plain and simple vulgar (my opinion folks) . Though I must say the arrangment of the monolithic statues was really good. Not a place I would want to visit again.

From here we went back to the railway station and took a bus to the airport from there. Boarded the flight and reached home in an hour and a half. I felt like I returned back to Hyderabad. And was deliriously happy when someone said kiitos (thank you in finnish). I must say helsinki has become my second home. Never before did i feel so happy on coming to helsinki. This was one journey which left a mark in my mind.

To all my Indian friends who are reading this, ours is a nation not only rich in cultural heritage but also in natural beauty. If small nations like this can take good care of what little land they have, why can't we? We have vast land and a lot more people. Keep the country beautiful. It is not upto the government or somebody, It is upto us. Little things like not littering or not cutting down trees, not turning forests into concrete jungles will go a long way in preserving the beauty of our country. Think about it.