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The first four months in India. To read more about what actually happened, check the latest edition of the New Year Times.

Emigrants.jpg (75082 bytes) The ABBAs with 100kg of luggage and anxiety ready for adventure

Kitchen.jpg (39518 bytes)  Our kitchen for 2 months. Please admire our red stove

Bathing.jpg (45590 bytes) Philip and Victoria having an Indian bath

Localized.jpg (42906 bytes)    Victoria trying to blend in, but not understanding why they have gummibears between their eyes, and then---

Telephoning.jpg (49938 bytes)    ...ordering a ticket back to Switzerland...

TGI_Birthdays.jpg (73719 bytes) Philip celebrating his 5th birthday at the luxurious TGI Birthdays restaurant...

1st_dayinschool.jpg (100904 bytes) Victoria on her first day of school examining what kind of leftovers her parents sent with her

 Beauty_Beast.jpg (55994 bytes) Meet the beauty and the beast

Carousel.jpg (87219 bytes) Philip and mom look-alike in the park

 Bella_vita.jpg (66008 bytes) India is such a difficult place to live in...

Showoff.jpg (112485 bytes) How Philip and Victoria will remember India...?

Garden.jpg (119849 bytes)    It's so easy to smile when you are inside a 5-star hotel...

Hardlife.jpg (95955 bytes) Philip having a terrible culture shock in India

Our_house.jpg (52193 bytes) Going from villa-owners to apartment rats...

Sleeping.jpg (38382 bytes)  1.5 months without furniture - not what we had envisioned using our beach towels for...

Furniture.jpg (55609 bytes)  After months of waiting, we finally got our cardboard furniture...

Bothanical_expedition.jpg (90629 bytes) The ABBAs with grandma Marta and grand-uncle Fredrik hunting for flowers

Concentration.jpg (57295 bytes)  Philip admiring the incredible scenery in rural Bangalore

Crabsandhorses.jpg (68782 bytes)    The stars of the Christmas play at school - the crab, the seahorse, and the witch

Dubuy.jpg (77707 bytes)  Meeting Mette and Wilfried in wonderful Dubuy

Elephant.jpg (111757 bytes) Dad, Victoria, Philip and Dumbo at the zoo.

Harassed.jpg (93265 bytes)  Victoria being harassed by Tom

Highway.jpg (73940 bytes) The main 27.5 lane highway in Bangalore at full speed

Vehicles.jpg (47343 bytes)    The most sold family vehicles in Bangalore - the 5 seater moped, and 18 seater rickshaw

Tree_people.jpg (155760 bytes)  The ABBAs posing in front of the biggest tree in India

Gnomes.jpg (130522 bytes)    Philip, Victoria, and Yuka wondering why we have a Christmas tree in the middle of the summer...