Serendipity

1. Winter Wonderland - Sergels Torg , the heart of Stockholm, during Christmas It was my first experience of Christmas in Europe and I was absolutely thrilled. It seemed like I had walked into the sets o f so me holiday movie or the holiday special s on sitcom s that I so love watching. 2. Skansen on Christmas Eve A visit to 'Skansen' - the world's first open-air museum on Christmas Eve was indeed a great experience. And this was also the day when I viewed my most beautiful twilight, when the sky looked like a great canvas splashed with the most wondrous colors one could imagine. 3. First Snow My first snow. Though it was not exactly a White Christmas, as the snow arrived a good few days later, it felt wonderful to get dressed up in long overcoats,caps and scarves and step softly on the white blanket. 4. Christmas goodies from the Helanders (They misspelt my name, but then what

"We look before and after, And pine for what is not: Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught; Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought." I might have used this quote to often embellish my school essays, but had never completely embraced the soul of Shelley's words till I heard this - Extreme happiness that almost, inexplicably,  borders on a profound sadness. This hauntingly beautiful melody perfectly embodies Shelley's ode. It brings with it lingering memories of days long gone, moments that we hold dear to our heart. There is a wistful, far-away quality to it which kindles dreams and stirs up nameless emotions, a desire to reach out for the intangible. It warms the heart but with it there is also a tear glistening somewhere in the corner of the eye. It reminds us that happiness and sadness are both fleeting and temporal, we never know what the next moment might bring our way, and that is life... The 'Theme From A Summer Pla