Back home

Everything good comes to an end it seems. After a long night (Inna didn't let me sleep) at the airport we boarded the plane. I was so tired that I don't even remember us taking off, because I had already fallen asleep on the seat! I was slightly worried that I might miss my connecting flight to Riga and Helsinki, but luckily the flight was well in time.

At the Boryspil airport in Kiev we spent some time by checking out the people who wrapped passengers' luggage for better protection while flying. The price for one piece of luggage was about 2.5 euros, and it took them perhaps a minute or two to be done with one. The price was right, because people were queueing to the machines. Someone was getting rich. Right there, in front of my eyes.

Eventually it was time to say good bye to Inna and thank her for the great trip. At the passport control I heard from a Finnish fellow that the old immigration cards were no longer in use. Nowadays one can just walk in with passport. We talked with the Finnish guy for a while, and it was nice to hear about his travelling experiences. His thoughts about Ukraine were about the same as mine, and he told that Thailand used to be a lot cheaper than it is nowadays!

The flights to Riga and Helsinki were nothing out of ordinary. At about six in the evening the plane landed at Helsinki-Vantaa airport. About a hundred days of travelling was behind me. I didn't know what I should feel like. The holiday was over.