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packing up for our big trip



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The ipad/pod/phones were awesome. The kids were even more awesome for the 22 hour journey.



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Flying over Greenland.



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From the Lalitha's apartment.



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Meeting Milo, the happy golden retriever.



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The boys have a great time with their cars.



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The twin girls.



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What fun it is to travel with friends



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Shloka was so fantastic at doing Madeleine's hair.



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Nancy's first venture out into the streets.



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Bangalore's weather was wonderful so we went for a stroll.



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Graham suffering from some jetlag.



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The playground in the complex was so fun.



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especially spinning around



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They find some random kid to push them around



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Nothing beats going around and around for a morning of fun.



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Why is it that kids love to spin around in circles



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Here we are all 9 of us piled into a car off to a palace









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Pics of the streets on the way there...



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erase



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Love the "autos" aka tuktuk in other countries



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Some famous govt building forgot the name of



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Graham wanted to photograph the butterflies



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traffic patterns in India were a little different than in the U.S.



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Nice tiling, wish we could have this done in our house.



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The Bangalore palace



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Kshama and her kiddos



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Off to lunch Dakshin at the ITC Windsor in Bangalore



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delicious south indian specials



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the banana dosa were popular



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Don't ask me to name all the dishes. The lamb meatballs were delicious.



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The vegetarian option



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Nancy and Kshama take an auto home



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The first of the many animals we would see walking in the roads of India



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cute little temple by the side of the road



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Nancy goes to check out the construction site of a future home



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Then we go visit Kshama's old home



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the currently owner even let us in to have a look around



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The backyard



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very environmentally friendly broom



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the front yard



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The mobile produce vendor



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Off to a produce market, the flower garlands smell SO nice



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Mangoes!



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Beautiful fruit



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It all smelled so fragrant



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Probably dasheri mangoes



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the green ones are for pickling, making chutneys etc



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The potato, onion, garlic carts



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Loofah gourd. Mmm...



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The bottom vegetable: Coccinia grandis, the ivy gourd, also known as baby watermelon, little gourd, gentleman's toes, tindora or sometimes inaccurately identified as gherkin, is a tropical vine



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The happy coconut seller



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A giant truck full of mangoes!



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Jackfruit.



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Enjoying some fresh coconut water



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Doesn't get any fresher than this



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Yum!



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Some temporary homes



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Kids enjoying a little TV time



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Nice hat Madeleine



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Another delicious meal by Lalitha



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Mango curry...Nancy's new favorite dish - sweet, tangy, spicy, salty, so delicious!



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They even have mango corn flakes in India



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Nancy going for a walk



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Humored by the KFC food choices



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In the evening, people come set up their produce offerings on the side of the road









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Getting ready to go to a party



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Lalitha and Shloka









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Madeleine with Lalitha



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the handsome boys









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