Post card from Winchester ( UK) .... 2011

The statue of King Arthur in Winchester 

24^th April 2011, another birthday and another trip to organise, this time to Winchester in lovely county of New Hampshire.

Last year on my birthday I was with beautiful Saba in Bangladesh to see the border of India. In 2006 Saba came to Winchester to study for one year and found lodging with an English family in the city. Whilst she was living there I had made few trips to Winchester to be with her and twice stayed in her room, sharing cold single bed but warm memories of our time together in Bangladesh.

So on 24^th April 2011, I made a special trip to meet the family who looked after Saba and organised a memorial day for her. On my request they let me visit her old tiny bedroom, with old fashioned fireplace on the third floor of the house. My private time in the room alone with Saba’s memories was my final farewell to her.
Easter Sunday also happened to fall on 24^th April 2011 and I joined the family for Russian style Easter celebration with massive big cream cake (nothing else but lots and lots of cream) and family friends. It was such a good feeling to be amongst friends who had no idea what 24^th April meant to me, it was my big day with my thoughts and in control of how I spend the day!

 I must do this more often, that is go away on my birthday where my hosts has no clue as to why I am there with them! Silly idea?