A trip to the UN Climate Change Secretariat - BONN, Germany

Amid this year in late July, I was invited by the UN Secretariat for Climate Change (UNFCCC) headquarters in Bonn, Germany. It was indeed intense 3-days, as the travel took almost one whole day, and then I spent the next day browsing around the town of Bonn with my good friend Bhava (who was also kind enough to offered me place to stay at her cozy apartment), and the following day the meeting with the UNFCCC staff members, and left Bonn a few hours after the meeting.

Nevertheless Bonn left me with the impression that it is a very nice, family-friendly town. I would not mind being there a bit longer. The people were also very kind, in fact, I made friends with a woman I met in the train on my way from Dusseldorf Airport to Bonn. Bhava had warned me, that the airport is such a hassle, and somewhat complicated. So in the station, I saw this friendly-looking woman, reading a story-telling book to her daughter. I asked her for directions, and she was concerned that she dialled Bhava's number many times (to no avail, as she had left her apartment when we called her), and even she asked the information operator about the number of Bhava's neighbours (!)

Bhava and I, on the top floor of the UNFCCC Secretariat office

So anyway, it didn't work out, and she was left concerned. She gave me her phone number, in case I am in any trouble in Bonn. And she also told me to drop by if I ever be around her hometown (which was not Bonn). I feel so grateful, and glad to know that there are "angels" out there who would be willing to give you a hand when you're lost (literally speaking!)

The zentrum of Bonn downtown, Bhava and I took a very long walk around town (I just wished that there would be massage service in town - apparently they're very expensive, of course, and by appointment only)