This Year's Love

This years love had better last

Heaven knows it's high time

And I've been waiting on my own too long

But when you hold me like you do

It feels so right

I start to forget

How my heart gets torn

When that hurt gets thrown

Feeling like you can't go on ...

-David Gray

Countdown has surely begun..

With 11 days left to bid good-bye to my Düsseldorf, am not really sure if my current mode is introvert or extrovert..)

Guess inside every introvert, there’s an extrovert fighting to move out and be appreciated,
just like inside every extrovert, there’s an introvert fighting to merge with inner peace without being judged!

Here’s a quiz to help us figure out our true selves:
http://www.nerdtests.com/mq/take.php?id=19

The real fun begins when we share our scores!

Mine -> 35% Extrovert...!!!

Last weekend, i visited a small yet so great country, Luxembourg, with one of my dearest friends Geeta.

Our train journey started at 6 in the morning with the countryside mesmerizing us with a lot many rolling vineyards, medieval castles, beautiful lush green pastures and placid rivers in between..

Our first delightful site on the way was the PONT ADOLPHE, the first bridge made of natural stone with such a large span (84 m), built at the beginning of the 20th century, on a steep-walled sandstone rock and spans two little rivers, the Alzette and the Pétrusse...Guess my frd Sandy from civil background, is surely gonna like this!

The word Luxembourg means little fortress. The fortifications and the historically impressive old Town enjoy international reputation, in 1994 UNESCO listed them as World Heritage.

It was really soothing to visit a country having the largest proportion of the people who are satisfied with their living conditions…

We took the capital city tour twice in a hop on and hop off open-top, double decker bus having audio commentary, to have a glimpse of all the major attractions ..!

For those who believe in investing their money (…not for me, i am often hardly left with any…), Luxembourg may be a good option. It offers relatively lower taxes to non-residents and foreign companies, besides being at the crossroad between the French and the German states.

Probably that’s the reason why India’s big shot Lakshmi Mittal, acquired one of the largest steel manufacturers headquartered in Luxembourg, "Arcelor" to give rise to "Arcelor-Mittal", the largest steelmakers in the world.

http://www.arcelormittal.com/

The multi-cultural environment here is bursting with opportunities.

The visitor has a lot to appreciate in the classic as well as the contemporary arts section.

It also happens to be one of the headquarters of the European Union, the other two being Strasbourg and Brussels.

My friend Geeta, has deep regards for Gen. George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. Patton is also known as a great romantic poet, he used to read the Bible daily and believed in re-incarnation.

We visited the American Military Cemetery in Luxembourg, where more than 5000 American soldiers including the General are buried.
http://www.303rdbg.com/cem-luxembourg-video.html

One of the caretakers there told us that after the popularity of the Hollywood movie, "Patton", a lot of Chinese tourists often visit the memorial, but unfortunately hardly any Indian could be seen there. Geeta really believes that perhaps we’re the first Indians to visit the Patton memorial.

Surprisingly, this highly industrialized and export-intensive country has no navy or air force, just the Army.

Somehow, we felt there a world-wide deep respect and regard for the Indian Army…

For my tolerant friends, who’ve managed to accompany me till this point, I’ve the Luxembourg’s National Anthem for them, translated in English:

Where the Alzette slowly flows,

The Sura plays wild pranks,

Where fragrant vineyards amply grow

On the Mosella's banks;

There lies the land for which we would

Dare everything down here,

Our own, our native land which ranks

Deeply in our hearts.

Our own, our native land which ranks

Deeply in our hearts...

O Thou above whose powerful hand

Makes States or lays them low,

Protect this Luxembourger land

From foreign yoke and woe.

Your spirit of liberty bestow

On us now as of yore.

Let Freedom's sun in glory glow

For now and evermore.

Let Freedom's sun in glory glow

For now and evermore…..