<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Traveling with kids (and dog)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thoughts, stories and ideas.]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/</link><image><url>https://familytravel.site/favicon.png</url><title>Traveling with kids (and dog)</title><link>https://familytravel.site/</link></image><generator>Ghost 4.48</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:06:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://familytravel.site/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[19 jan - Hemma i Sverige 🇸🇪 summering av vår resa - glädje, saknad och nyvunnen styrka 🌈🤗]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p></p><p>19 januari - hemma i Sverige &#x1F3E1;</p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><iframe width="100%" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2mjUwHJuRFY?si=I9qJlz05DiywU0t1" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><!--kg-card-end: html--><p>Flygresan k&#xE4;ndes verkligen l&#xE5;ng och tr&#xE5;ng. Phu, det &#xE4;r utmanande att sitta + 9 timmar p&#xE5; ett flyg &#x2708;&#xFE0F; . Visst, det &#xE4;r kul att titta p&#xE5; filmer &#x1F3A5; ett tag, men efter ett</p>]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/hemma-i-sverige-igen/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65b265b53dda5c00014dd20c</guid><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hardy Ferentschik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:26:27 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1357.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1357.jpeg" alt="19 jan - Hemma i Sverige &#x1F1F8;&#x1F1EA; summering av v&#xE5;r resa - gl&#xE4;dje, saknad och nyvunnen styrka &#x1F308;&#x1F917;"><p></p><p>19 januari - hemma i Sverige &#x1F3E1;</p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><iframe width="100%" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2mjUwHJuRFY?si=I9qJlz05DiywU0t1" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><!--kg-card-end: html--><p>Flygresan k&#xE4;ndes verkligen l&#xE5;ng och tr&#xE5;ng. Phu, det &#xE4;r utmanande att sitta + 9 timmar p&#xE5; ett flyg &#x2708;&#xFE0F; . Visst, det &#xE4;r kul att titta p&#xE5; filmer &#x1F3A5; ett tag, men efter ett tag f&#xE5;r man ont i huvudet av TV-sk&#xE4;rmen som sitter s&#xE5; n&#xE4;ra, s&#xE4;rskilt n&#xE4;r personen framf&#xF6;r lutar sin stol bak&#xE5;t &#x1F602; &#x1F63E; .</p><p>Det var verkligen sk&#xF6;nt n&#xE4;r vi &#xE4;ntligen landade i Finland &#x1F1EB;&#x1F1EE;, men mindre sk&#xF6;nt n&#xE4;r vi klev ur planet och fick g&#xE5; till bussen &#x2013; s&#xE5; kallt &#x1F976;, vi hade bara fleecejackor och gympaskor. V&#xE5;rt plan fr&#xE5;n Delhi hade landat en timme senare &#xE4;n ber&#xE4;knat, men vi hade tur f&#xF6;r flyget som skulle ta oss till Landvetter var ocks&#xE5; f&#xF6;rsenat &#x1F340;. Vi var hungriga och d&#xE5; v&#xE4;ldigt glada &#xF6;ver Saritas Parathas som hon hade packat till oss (indiskt br&#xF6;d).</p><p>Framme p&#xE5; Landvetter v&#xE4;ntade v&#xE5;r fina granne p&#xE5; oss och k&#xF6;rde oss s&#xE4;kert hem &#x1F9E1; &#x1F699;. V&#xE4;l hemma somnade vi efter n&#xE5;gon timme. &#x1F634;</p><p>P&#xE5; l&#xF6;rdagen, dagen efter, sprang barnen ut och lekte i sn&#xF6;n &#x2744;&#xFE0F; med sina v&#xE4;nner som de hade saknat. Jag ville g&#xF6;ra en sista film med Milo d&#xE4;r han kunde summera v&#xE5;r resa till Indien &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3;, men det gick s&#xE5;d&#xE4;r &#x1F92D;. Barn &#xE4;r fantastiska p&#xE5; att leva i nuet. Han var s&#xE5; glad &#xF6;ver sn&#xF6;n och ivrig att springa iv&#xE4;g och leka med sina v&#xE4;nner, s&#xE5; han kom inte p&#xE5; s&#xE5; mycket att s&#xE4;ga om Indien i det &#xF6;gonblicket. </p><p>Men om jag sj&#xE4;lv ska summera v&#xE5;ra 6 veckor i Indien s&#xE4;ger jag att v&#xE5;r lilla familj har upplevt alla k&#xE4;nslor en m&#xE4;nniska kan ha under denna tid. Gl&#xE4;dje, gr&#xE5;t, ilska, skratt, f&#xF6;rv&#xE5;ning, avsky - japp, allt! Det har ocks&#xE5; varit m&#xE5;nga sv&#xE5;ra stunder d&#xE5; man som vuxen ska hitta kloka och lugnande ord om varf&#xF6;r v&#xE4;rlden &#xE4;r s&#xE5; or&#xE4;ttvis f&#xF6;r b&#xE5;de m&#xE4;nniskor och djur. F&#xF6;r hela familjen har det blivit en rej&#xE4;l p&#xE5;minnelse om hur otroligt bra vi har det h&#xE4;r i Sverige. Det ska vi p&#xE5;minna varandra om n&#xE4;r vardagen k&#xE4;nns s&#xE5;d&#xE4;r otroligt gr&#xE5; och trist ibland.</p><p>Att v&#xE5;r lilla familj har f&#xE5;tt uppleva Indien och alla &#xE4;ventyr och k&#xE4;nslor tillsammans har gjort oss &#xE4;nnu mer sammansvetsade. &#x1F9E1; Vi har f&#xE5;tt fr&#xE5;gan om vi nu &#xE4;r Indien Lovers &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3; eller om vi aldrig mer vill &#xE5;ka till Indien. Svaret &#xE4;r s&#xE5; klart att vi kommer att &#xE5;ka tillbaka till Indien i framtiden, vi har ju v&#xE5;r indiska familj d&#xE4;r som vi &#xE4;lskar s&#xE5; mycket. Men n&#xE4;sta g&#xE5;ng kommer vi inte att bes&#xF6;ka de stora turistattraktionerna, f&#xF6;r det har vi redan gjort och det var d&#xE4;r vi upplevde de jobbigaste stunderna. Men s&#xE5; klart, Taj Mahal vill jag &#xE5;terv&#xE4;nda till och se i soluppg&#xE5;ngen.</p><p>Barnen har efter resan ocks&#xE5; blivit tuffare och v&#xE5;gar ta plats och s&#xE4;ga ifr&#xE5;n till fr&#xE4;mlingar n&#xE4;r de k&#xE4;nner sig obekv&#xE4;ma. De har blivit mycket modigare p&#xE5; att prata engelska. De har verkligen vuxit under dessa sex veckor. P&#xE5; b&#xE5;de gott och ont har de l&#xE4;rt sig att v&#xE4;rlden utanf&#xF6;r Europa &#xE4;r v&#xE4;ldigt annorlunda. Men de har ocks&#xE5; l&#xE4;rt sig att man kan k&#xE4;nna sig hemma i vilket land som helst om man &#xE4;r runt n&#xE4;ra och k&#xE4;ra. Milo har ocks&#xE5; f&#xE5;tt en ny indisk v&#xE4;n. Det &#xE4;r fantastiskt att ha v&#xE4;nner fr&#xE5;n andra l&#xE4;nder.</p><p>Det jag kommer sakna mest fr&#xE5;n Indien &#xE4;r att man alltid var i nuet. Det fanns liksom ingen tid att sitta och fundera p&#xE5; n&#xE5;got annat &#xE4;n just h&#xE4;r och nu. En fantastisk k&#xE4;nsla. Sen kommer jag sakna den underbara maten. Som vegetarian &#x1F331; &#xE4;r Indien fantastiskt. Jag kommer ocks&#xE5; att sakna alla leenden man f&#xE5;r fr&#xE5;n alla kvinnor man m&#xF6;ter. Att g&#xE5; f&#xF6;rbi en massa vackra kvinnor varje dag som ler &#xE4;rligt mot en &#xE4;r en fantastisk k&#xE4;nsla. Det kommer jag att sakna. Jo, jag kommer ocks&#xE5; att sakna alla f&#xE4;rger i Indien. Alla dessa f&#xE4;rgglada kl&#xE4;der, tyger och inredning. N&#xE4;r man kommer hem till Sverige m&#xF6;ts man av allt det gr&#xE5;a; v&#xE4;dret &#xE4;r gr&#xE5;tt, alla b&#xE4;r gr&#xE5;a eller svarta kl&#xE4;der, och d&#xE5; saknar man verkligen Indiens f&#xE4;rgstarka kl&#xE4;der.</p><p>Hela familjen, och nu &#xE4;ven dottern, &#xE4;r s&#xE5; tacksamma &#xF6;ver v&#xE5;r tid i Indien. Att barnen fick ledigt fr&#xE5;n skolan, att vi vuxna kunde ta ledigt, och att vi hade pengarna f&#xF6;r denna resa. &#xC4;r ni nyfikna p&#xE5; vad den kostade? Vi hostade upp 150 000 kr f&#xF6;r detta &#xE4;ventyr. En livsinvestering f&#xF6;r familjen! </p><p>Nu blir familjens n&#xE4;sta &#xE4;ventyr f&#xF6;rhoppningsvis att f&#xE5; hem en liten Howavart-tik i juli. D&#xE5; kommer v&#xE5;ra reseber&#xE4;ttelser vara fr&#xE5;n Europa n&#xE4;r vi packar hunden och barnen i husvagnen och ger oss ut p&#xE5; v&#xE4;garna.</p><p>Nu s&#xE4;ger vi hejd&#xE5; tills n&#xE4;sta g&#xE5;ng. V&#xE5;r h&#xE4;lsning till alla &#xE4;r att vara tacksam f&#xF6;r er vardag och n&#xE4;r ni kan, bidra p&#xE5; n&#xE5;got s&#xE4;tt till att andras vardag blir b&#xE4;ttre. Det kan vara att donera pengar, men det kan ocks&#xE5; vara att bidra med ett leende till personen ni m&#xF6;ter p&#xE5; gatan. &#x1F30D; &#x2665;&#xFE0F;</p><p>In English:</p><p>January 17 - Back Home in Sweden &#x1F3E1;</p><p>The flight truly felt long and cramped. Phew, sitting for +9 hours on a plane is challenging &#x2708;&#xFE0F;. Sure, watching movies &#x1F3A5; is fun for a while, but after some time, the TV screen being so close, especially when the person in front leans their seat back, gives you a headache &#x1F602; &#x1F63E;.</p><p>It was indeed a relief when we finally landed in Finland &#x1F1EB;&#x1F1EE;, but less pleasant when we stepped off the plane and had to go to the bus &#x2013; so cold &#x1F976;, we only had fleece jackets and sneakers. Our flight from Delhi had landed an hour later than scheduled, but we were lucky as the flight taking us to Landvetter was also delayed &#x1F340;. We were hungry and very happy about Sarita&apos;s Parathas that she had packed for us (Indian bread).</p><p>At Landvetter, our lovely neighbor was waiting for us and safely drove us home &#x1F9E1; &#x1F699;. Once home, we fell asleep after some time. &#x1F634;</p><p>On Saturday, the day after, the kids ran out and played in the snow &#x2744;&#xFE0F; with their friends whom they had missed. I wanted to make a final video with Milo summing up our trip to India &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3;, but it didn&apos;t go so well &#x1F92D;. Kids are fantastic at living in the moment. He was so happy about the snow and eager to run off and play with his friends that he didn&apos;t think much about India at that moment.</p><p>But if I were to summarize our 6 weeks in India, I&apos;d say that our little family has experienced all the emotions a person can have during this time. Joy, tears, anger, laughter, surprise, disgust - yes, everything! There were also many tough moments when, as an adult, you have to find wise and calming words about why the world is so unfair to both humans and animals. For the whole family, it has been a significant reminder of how incredibly fortunate we are here in Sweden. We should remind each other of this when everyday life feels incredibly gray and dull at times.</p><p>That our little family has had the chance to experience India and all the adventures and emotions together has made us even more bonded. &#x1F9E1; We&apos;ve been asked if we are now India Lovers &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3; or if we never want to go to India again. The answer is, of course, that we will return to India in the future; we have our Indian family there whom we love so much. But next time, we won&apos;t visit the major tourist attractions because we&apos;ve already done that, and that&apos;s where we experienced the most challenging moments. But, of course, I want to go back and see the Taj Mahal at sunrise.</p><p>After the trip, the children have also become tougher, daring to take up space and speak up to strangers when they feel uncomfortable. They have become much braver at speaking English. They have truly grown during these six weeks. For better or worse, they have learned that the world outside of Europe is very different. But they have also learned that you can feel at home in any country if you are with loved ones. Milo has also gained a new Indian friend. It&apos;s fantastic to have friends from other countries.</p><p>What I will miss most from India is that you were always in the present moment. There was simply no time to sit and think about anything other than right here and now. An incredible feeling. Then I will miss the wonderful food. As a vegetarian &#x1F331;, India is fantastic. I will also miss all the smiles from all the women I meet. Walking past many beautiful women every day who genuinely smile at you is an amazing feeling. I will miss that. Oh, I will also miss all the colors in India. All those colorful clothes, fabrics, and decorations. When you come home to Sweden, you are met with all the grayness; the weather is gray, everyone wears gray or black clothes, and then you truly miss India&apos;s colorful attire.</p><p>The whole family, and now also our daughter, is so grateful for our time in India. That the kids got time off from school, that we adults could take time off, and that we had the money for this trip. Are you curious about what it cost? We coughed up 150,000 SEK for this adventure. A life investment for the family!</p><p>Now, the family&apos;s next adventure will hopefully be bringing home a little Howavart puppy in July. Then our travel stories will be from Europe as we pack the dog and the kids in the caravan and hit the roads.</p><p>Now we say goodbye until next time. Our greeting to everyone is to be grateful for your everyday life and, when you can, contribute in some way to make others&apos; daily lives better. It can be donating money, but it can also be contributing a smile to the person you meet on the street. &#x1F30D; &#x2665;&#xFE0F;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[14 - 16 jan - Goa äventyret fortsätter🏖️🌅 med kryddupplevelser och poolglädje! 🧘‍♂️🐶🌶️🏊‍♂️]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>14-16 januari - vi l&#xE4;mnar Agonda Beach f&#xF6;r tre dagar i Majorda, en timme norr om Agonda Beach.</p><p>Jag b&#xF6;rjade dagen med lite yoga p&#xE5; Agonda stranden. &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F; I b&#xF6;rjan var jag inte helt avslappnad f&#xF6;r</p>]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/majorda-kryddupplevelser/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a680163dda5c00014dd151</guid><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hardy Ferentschik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:08:23 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1198.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1198.jpeg" alt="14 - 16 jan - Goa &#xE4;ventyret forts&#xE4;tter&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F305; med kryddupplevelser och poolgl&#xE4;dje! &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F436;&#x1F336;&#xFE0F;&#x1F3CA;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;"><p>14-16 januari - vi l&#xE4;mnar Agonda Beach f&#xF6;r tre dagar i Majorda, en timme norr om Agonda Beach.</p><p>Jag b&#xF6;rjade dagen med lite yoga p&#xE5; Agonda stranden. &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F; I b&#xF6;rjan var jag inte helt avslappnad f&#xF6;r jag t&#xE4;nkte p&#xE5; Milos erfarenhet med strandhundarna. Men det sl&#xE4;ppte snart, och jag fick tre goa hundar liggande runt mig medan jag gjorde yoga. Orealistisk k&#xE4;nsla att g&#xF6;ra yoga p&#xE5; en strand i Goa. Lite orealistiskt k&#xE4;ndes det ocks&#xE5; f&#xF6;r mig att uppn&#xE5; den yoga jag s&#xE5;g en &#xE4;ldre dam g&#xF6;ra p&#xE5; stranden. J&#xF6;sses, den gamla kvinnan m&#xE5;ste ha gummiband till ben, imponerande, men hon m&#xE5;ste ha tr&#xE4;nat hela sitt liv p&#xE5; Goas str&#xE4;nder. &#x1F3DD;&#xFE0F; &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2640;&#xFE0F;</p><p>Vi packade alla v&#xE4;skor &#x1F9F3; l&#xE4;mnade dem p&#xE5; hotellet och tog promenaden till det fantastiska frukostst&#xE4;llet d&#xE4;r vi alla blir m&#xE4;tta, &#xE4;ven Kira &#x1F92D; P&#xE5; v&#xE4;gen dit gick vi in i n&#xE5;gra aff&#xE4;rer. Milo ville k&#xF6;pa n&#xE5;gra stenar, Hardy en T-shirt, d&#xE5; han inte har n&#xE5;gra rena kvar, och Kira ville bara kolla runt. Min talang f&#xF6;r prutning har blivit p&#xE5; topp. I b&#xF6;rjan av v&#xE5;r resa var jag sn&#xE4;ll och t&#xE4;nkte mest att de beh&#xF6;ver pengarna b&#xE4;ttre &#xE4;n mig. Men nu efter fem veckor har den sn&#xE4;lla sidan f&#xF6;rsvunnit, och jag har blivit s&#xE5; tr&#xF6;tt p&#xE5; att hela tiden k&#xE4;nna mig utnyttjad och lurad. S&#xE5; nu &#xE4;r jag tuff &#x1F60E; Efter att ha prutat f&#xF6;r Milos stenar kom en lokal fram till mig och sa: &quot;You are an outstanding bargainer.&quot; &#x1F602; Milo har &#xE4;ven gjort en liten film om hur man ska pruta i Indien. Jag l&#xE4;gger upp den sen.</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-width-wide kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1091.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="14 - 16 jan - Goa &#xE4;ventyret forts&#xE4;tter&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F305; med kryddupplevelser och poolgl&#xE4;dje! &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F436;&#x1F336;&#xFE0F;&#x1F3CA;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_1091.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1091.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Favorit st&#xE4;llet f&#xF6;r frukost - Agonda beach&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p></p><p><br>Taxin stod och v&#xE4;ntade p&#xE5; oss n&#xE4;r vi kom tillbaka till hotellet och tog oss sedan till Majorda. Men inte f&#xF6;rr&#xE4;n den fick v&#xE4;nda en g&#xE5;ng f&#xF6;r att h&#xE4;mta en v&#xE4;ska vi gl&#xF6;mt &#x1F602; Det blir fler och fler v&#xE4;skor att h&#xE5;lla reda p&#xE5; efter resans g&#xE5;ng &#x1F61C;</p><p>Det &#xE4;r en v&#xE4;ldigt vacker Home Stay som vi har kommit till. Som sagt, rekommendation fr&#xE5;n v&#xE5;r v&#xE4;n i Delhi som har stil. Vi var lite oroliga &#xF6;ver hur det skulle k&#xE4;nnas att l&#xE4;mna fantastiska Agonda Beach, men vi &#xE4;r alla v&#xE4;ldigt glada &#xF6;ver att f&#xE5; tre dagar h&#xE4;r. Barnen leker i timmar i poolen &#x1F3CA;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F; tills l&#xE4;pparna &#xE4;r alldeles bl&#xE5;a. D&#xE5; har man varit l&#xE4;nge i poolen d&#xE5; det &#xE4;r 30 grader varmt i luften &#x1F639; .</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1103-3.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="14 - 16 jan - Goa &#xE4;ventyret forts&#xE4;tter&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F305; med kryddupplevelser och poolgl&#xE4;dje! &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F436;&#x1F336;&#xFE0F;&#x1F3CA;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_1103-3.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1103-3.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Fantastiskt fint boende p&#xE5; Home Stay - Vivenda dos Palhacos</figcaption></figure><p><br>Hemmet &#xE4;gs av ett brittiskt syskonpar som har tre generationer bakom sig boende i Indien. De har ocks&#xE5; flera generationer Basset hundar i sina &#xE4;gor. Idag finns en gammal basset , som n&#xE4;stan &#xE4;r blind men med utm&#xE4;rkt luktsinne. Han strosar runt lite &#xF6;verallt och f&#xE5;r en v&#xE4;nlig klapp av barnen. &#xC4;garna ska f&#xE5; en Basset valp om 1-2 veckor. Synd att vi inte &#xE4;r h&#xE4;r d&#xE5;, f&#xF6;r valpar &#xE4;r ju det gulligaste som finns. &#x1F970;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1150.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="14 - 16 jan - Goa &#xE4;ventyret forts&#xE4;tter&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F305; med kryddupplevelser och poolgl&#xE4;dje! &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F436;&#x1F336;&#xFE0F;&#x1F3CA;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_1150.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1150.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Den gamla Basset &#xE4;gde st&#xE4;llet</figcaption></figure><p><br>Vi gick till stranden f&#xF6;r att se solnedg&#xE5;ngen &#x1F305; och f&#xF6;r att &#xE4;ta middag vid ett Beach Shack. Oj vilken skillnad det &#xE4;r fr&#xE5;n beachen i Agonda. H&#xE4;r var det full action med en massa folk och aktiviteter. P&#xE5; kv&#xE4;llen lyste hela stranden upp av neonf&#xE4;rger som alla Beach Shack hade satt upp. P&#xE5; vattnet var det banan boats &#x1F34C; &#x1F6A4;, jetski och typ paragliding efter en b&#xE5;t &#x1FA82; &#x1F6E5;&#xFE0F;. Vi l&#xE4;rde oss att plingandet p&#xE5; beachen menades att det kommer en en cykel med glass &#x1F366; &#x1F6B4;&#x200D;&#x2640;&#xFE0F;.</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1128.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="14 - 16 jan - Goa &#xE4;ventyret forts&#xE4;tter&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F305; med kryddupplevelser och poolgl&#xE4;dje! &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F436;&#x1F336;&#xFE0F;&#x1F3CA;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_1128.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_1128.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1128.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Full action p&#xE5; Majorda beach</figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1118.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="14 - 16 jan - Goa &#xE4;ventyret forts&#xE4;tter&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F305; med kryddupplevelser och poolgl&#xE4;dje! &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F436;&#x1F336;&#xFE0F;&#x1F3CA;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_1118.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_1118.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1118.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Glass i stora lass</figcaption></figure><p><br>H&#xE4;r fanns det s&#xE5; m&#xE5;nga strandhundar, och tv&#xE5; av dem satte sig bredvid oss vid middagsbordet vid stranden. De s&#xE5;g v&#xE4;ldigt friska ut, men det g&#xF6;r &#xE4;nd&#xE5; ont i hj&#xE4;rtat att se dem. Dottern blev v&#xE4;ldigt ledsen, och t&#xE5;rarna rann p&#xE5; kinden. Hon tycker att alla hundar ska ha ett hem och k&#xE4;rlek &#x1F9E1; &#x1F436;. Hon &#xE4;r nu best&#xE4;md att vi ska samla pengar &#x1F4B4; och sedan ska vi under minst ett &#xE5;r &#xE5;ka och hj&#xE4;lpa gatuhundar. Absolut sa jag, jag &#xE4;r p&#xE5;.</p><p>Det som &#xE4;r mysigt med ett Home Stay &#xE4;r att man kan h&#xE4;nga i hela huset. Det ger fina chanser att hitta sin vr&#xE5; och spela spel, som Hardy och Milo gjorde en bra bit in p&#xE5; kv&#xE4;llen.</p><p>Imorgon v&#xE4;ntar full semester - med att g&#xF6;ra typ ingenting &#x1F603; &#x1F334; &#x2600;&#xFE0F;</p><p>God natt &#x1F63D;</p><p>15 januari - Goa - Home Stay</p><p>Idag har vi gjort som planerat, att g&#xF6;ra ingenting. F&#xF6;r oss blev dagens ingenting, bada i poolen, f&#xE5; v&#xE4;rldens b&#xE4;sta massage, h&#xE4;nga vid poolen och &#xE4;ta, &#xE4;ta middag p&#xE5; Home Stay, mysa och massera den gamla hunden. Vi har ocks&#xE5; haft tid till mycket spel, l&#xE4;rt barnen spela Black Jack till exempel. &#x1F0CF; Tid f&#xF6;r l&#xE4;xor &#x1F4D5; Det kr&#xE4;vs mycket disciplin att sitta med l&#xE4;xor n&#xE4;r det &#xE4;r s&#xE5; mycket annat roligt att g&#xF6;ra. Sen har jag haft tid att komma ikapp med bloggen ocks&#xE5;. Det mest sp&#xE4;nnande idag f&#xF6;r Milo och Kira var att f&#xE5; prata med sina v&#xE4;nner i Sverige. &#x1F1F8;&#x1F1EA;</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1144.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="14 - 16 jan - Goa &#xE4;ventyret forts&#xE4;tter&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F305; med kryddupplevelser och poolgl&#xE4;dje! &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F436;&#x1F336;&#xFE0F;&#x1F3CA;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="960" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_1144.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_1144.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1144.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Tid f&#xF6;r spel&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>T&#xE4;nk att g&#xF6;ra ingenting &#xE4;nd&#xE5; kan g&#xF6;ra dig s&#xE5; tr&#xF6;tt &#x1F971;</p><p>Imorgon v&#xE4;ntar en dagsutflykt, s&#xE5; b&#xE4;st att sova nu.</p><p>God natt &#x1F634;</p><p>16 januari - Old Goa inte familjens b&#xE4;sta utflykt.</p><p>Morgonen startade lugnt, och sen frukost p&#xE5; Home Stay. Det m&#xE4;rks att h&#xE4;r &#xE4;r det nog mest brittiska g&#xE4;ster som kommer, f&#xF6;r det &#xE4;r v&#xE4;sterl&#xE4;ndsk frukost som g&#xE4;ller h&#xE4;r, toast, scrambled eggs, baked beans och h&#xE4;r har de &#xE4;ven gr&#xF6;t. I Goa g&#xE5;r pengarna fort, f&#xF6;r allting &#xE4;r dubbelt s&#xE5; dyrt, men det &#xE4;r den rikaste delstaten i Indien med den h&#xF6;gsta BNP per person.</p><p>Efter frukosten tog vi en taxi till en Spicy Farm&#x1F336;&#xFE0F;.Det var inte riktigt som jag hade f&#xF6;rv&#xE4;ntat mig. Jag hade sett framf&#xF6;r mig hur man &#xE5;kte runt p&#xE5; g&#xE5;rden och s&#xE5;g hur de jobbar, sk&#xF6;rdar - man ser hur en s&#xE5;dan odling ser ut. Men det fick man inte alls. Ist&#xE4;llet fick man g&#xE5; en liten stig d&#xE4;r det fanns exemplar av kryddorna de har p&#xE5; plantaget. Det var intressant att se hur kryddor v&#xE4;xer, f&#xF6;r det har vi aldrig sett.</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1194.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="14 - 16 jan - Goa &#xE4;ventyret forts&#xE4;tter&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F305; med kryddupplevelser och poolgl&#xE4;dje! &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F436;&#x1F336;&#xFE0F;&#x1F3CA;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_1194.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_1194.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1194.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Kaneltr&#xE4;d&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1231.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="14 - 16 jan - Goa &#xE4;ventyret forts&#xE4;tter&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F305; med kryddupplevelser och poolgl&#xE4;dje! &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F436;&#x1F336;&#xFE0F;&#x1F3CA;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;" loading="lazy" width="720" height="1280" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_1231.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1231.jpeg 720w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Vanilj &#xE4;r en kl&#xE4;tterv&#xE4;xt&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p><br>Det ingick lunch, och den var v&#xE4;ldigt god. Men f&#xF6;r barnen var den f&#xF6;r stark, det &#xE4;r ju &#xE4;nd&#xE5; lunch p&#xE5; en spice farm &#x1F602; Sen fanns det s&#xE5;klart en shop. Hela plantaget sk&#xF6;rd g&#xE5;r till att s&#xE4;lja till turisterna. Men h&#xE4;r &#xE4;r det mest inhemska turister s&#xE5; priserna var helt ok &#x1F44C;</p><p>Sen tog v&#xE5;r guide Hardy oss till Old Goa f&#xF6;r att se p&#xE5; bland annat Asiens &#xE4;ldsta kyrka. Men den turen var inte alls uppskattad av 3/4 av gruppen &#x1F61C;. Att promenera i staden och se kyrkor i 32 graders v&#xE4;rme &#x1F975; var som sagt inte allas favorit. V&#xE4;l tillbaka tog vi ett dopp i poolen.</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1255.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="14 - 16 jan - Goa &#xE4;ventyret forts&#xE4;tter&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F305; med kryddupplevelser och poolgl&#xE4;dje! &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F436;&#x1F336;&#xFE0F;&#x1F3CA;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;" loading="lazy" width="888" height="1280" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_1255.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1255.jpeg 888w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Gamla Goa blev inte en popul&#xE4; utflykt</figcaption></figure><p><br>Middag &#xE5;t vi utanf&#xF6;r v&#xE5;rt Home Stay, d&#xE5; det &#xE4;r mycket billigare och lite mer smak p&#xE5; maten, f&#xF6;r det &#xE4;r verkligen UK-anpassat &#x1F1EC;&#x1F1E7;. Restaurangen vi gick till hade v&#xE4;ldigt god mat men hela st&#xE4;mningen som musik och g&#xE4;ster var definitivt UK-anpassat. Minnet gick tillbaka till n&#xE4;r jag var guide p&#xE5; Lanzarote. Det k&#xE4;ndes verkligen som en charterdestination p&#xE5; en av Kanarie&#xF6;arna . Det k&#xE4;ndes inte alls som Indien. Vi blev f&#xF6;rundrade hur dessa gamla britter ens orkar ta flyget &#xF6;ver till Indien. Men som sagt maten var v&#xE4;ldigt god och fina val av indisk mat. Det jag typ alltid v&#xE4;ljer och blivit min favorit har blivit Paneer av olika slag. Det g&#xE5;r aldrig fel.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1267.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="14 - 16 jan - Goa &#xE4;ventyret forts&#xE4;tter&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F305; med kryddupplevelser och poolgl&#xE4;dje! &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F436;&#x1F336;&#xFE0F;&#x1F3CA;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_1267.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_1267.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1267.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Kunde vara p&#xE5; Kanarie&#xF6;arna - men maten var god</figcaption></figure><p><br>Imorgon tar vi flyget till Delhi. Det kommer att bli ett k&#xE4;rt &#xE5;terseende att se v&#xE5;r indiska familj. Om det sen blir ett k&#xE4;rt &#xE5;terseende att se v&#xE5;rt hem inb&#xE4;ddad i minus 18 grader &#xE5;terst&#xE5;r att se &#x1F976;.</p><p>God natt &#x1F634;</p><p>In English:</p><p><strong>14-16 January leaves Agonda Beach for three days in Majorda, one hour north of Agonda Beach</strong></p><p>I started the day with some yoga on Agonda beach. &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F; In the beginning, I wasn&apos;t completely relaxed because I was thinking about Milo&apos;s experience with the beach dogs. But it soon faded away, and I had three friendly dogs lying around me while doing yoga. Unreal feeling to do yoga on a beach in Goa. It also felt a bit unrealistic for me to achieve the yoga I saw an older lady doing on the beach. Goodness, the old lady must have rubber bands for legs, impressive, but she must have trained her whole life on Goa&apos;s beaches. &#x1F3DD;&#xFE0F; &#x1F9D8;&#x200D;&#x2640;&#xFE0F;</p><p>We packed all our bags &#x1F9F3; and took a walk to the fantastic breakfast place where we all get full, even Kira &#x1F92D; On the way there, we went into some shops. Milo wanted to buy some stones, Hardy a T-shirt since he didn&apos;t have a clean one left, and Kira just wanted to look around. My talent for bargaining has reached its peak. At the beginning of our journey, I was kind and mostly thought that they need the money more than me. But now, after five weeks, the kind side has disappeared, and I&apos;ve become so tired of constantly feeling exploited and cheated. After bargaining for Milo&apos;s stones, a local came up to me and said, &quot;You are an outstanding bargainer.&quot; &#x1F602; Milo has also made a little film about how to bargain in India. I&apos;ll post it later.</p><p>The taxi was waiting for us when we returned and then took us to Majorda. But not until it had to turn once to pick up a bag we forgot &#x1F602; There are more and more bags to keep track of after the journey &#x1F61C;</p><p>It&apos;s a very beautiful Home Stay that we&apos;ve come to. As mentioned, a recommendation from our friend in Delhi who has style. We were a bit worried about how it would feel to leave fantastic Agonda Beach, but we&apos;re all very happy to have three days here. The kids play for hours in the pool &#x1F3CA;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F; until their lips are all blue. Then you&apos;ve been in the pool for a long time since it&apos;s 30 degrees warm in the air &#x1F639;. The home is owned by a British couple with three generations behind them living in India. They also have several generations of Basset hounds on their property. Today, there is an old Basset who is almost blind but has an excellent sense of smell. He strolls around a bit everywhere and gets a friendly pat from the kids. They are getting a Basset puppy in 1-2 weeks. Too bad we&apos;re not here then because puppies are the cutest.</p><p>We went to the beach to see the sunset &#x1F305; and to have dinner at a Beach Shack. Oh, what a difference from the beach in Agonda. Here, it was full of action with a lot of people and activities. In the evening, the entire beach lit up with neon colors from all the Beach Shacks. On the water, there were banana boats &#x1F34C; &#x1F6A4;, jet skis, and something like paragliding behind a boat &#x1FA82; &#x1F6E5;&#xFE0F;. We learned that the ringing on the beach meant a bicycle with ice cream &#x1F366; &#x1F6B4;&#x200D;&#x2640;&#xFE0F;.</p><p>There were so many beach dogs here, and two of them sat down next to us at the dinner table on the beach. They looked very healthy, but it still hurts in the heart to see them. The daughter became very sad, and tears ran down her cheek. She thinks that all dogs should have a home and love &#x1F9E1; &#x1F436;. She is now determined that we should collect money &#x1F4B4; and then we should go and help street dogs for at least a year. Absolutely, I said, I&apos;m in.</p><p>What&apos;s nice about a Home Stay is that you can hang out in the whole house. It gives nice opportunities to find your corner and play games, like Hardy and Milo did well into the evening.</p><p>Tomorrow awaits a full vacation - doing almost nothing &#x1F603; &#x1F334; &#x2600;&#xFE0F;</p><p>Good night &#x1F63D;</p><p><strong>15 January - </strong></p><p>Today we did as planned, to do nothing. For us, today&apos;s nothing was swimming in the pool, getting the world&apos;s best massage, hanging out by the pool, and eating. Eating dinner at the Home Stay, cuddling, and massaging the old dog. We also had time for a lot of games, taught the kids to play Blackjack, for example. &#x1F0CF; Time for homework &#x1F4D5; It takes a lot of discipline to sit with homework when there are so many other fun things to do. Then I had time to catch up with the blog too. The most exciting thing today for Milo and Kira was to talk to their friends in Sweden.</p><p>Imagine that doing nothing can still make you so tired &#x1F971;</p><p>Tomorrow awaits a day trip, so it&apos;s best to sleep now.</p><p>Good night &#x1F634;</p><p><strong>16 January - not the family&apos;s best excursion today.</strong></p><p>The morning started calmly, and then breakfast at the Home Stay. It&apos;s noticeable that there are probably mostly British guests here because it&apos;s Western breakfast that applies here, toast, scrambled eggs, baked beans, and here they also have porridge. In Goa, money goes fast because everything is twice as expensive, but it&apos;s the richest state in India with the highest GDP per person.</p><p>After breakfast, we took a taxi to a Spicy Farm. It wasn&apos;t quite what I had expected. I had imagined driving around the farm and seeing how they work, harvest - seeing what such a cultivation looks like. But that&apos;s not what we got at all. Instead, we had to walk a little path where there were specimens of the spices they have on the plantation. It was interesting to see how spices grow because we&apos;ve never seen that.</p><p>Lunch was included, and it was very good. But for the kids, it was too spicy, after all, it&apos;s lunch on a spice farm &#x1F602;</p><p>Then our guide Hardy took us to Old Goa to see, among other things, Asia&apos;s oldest church. But that tour was not appreciated by 3/4 of the group &#x1F61C;. Walking in the city and seeing churches in 32-degree heat &#x1F975; was not everyone&apos;s favorite. Back at the Home Stay, we took a dip in the pool.</p><p>We ate dinner outside our Home Stay since it&apos;s much cheaper and a bit more flavorful, as it&apos;s really UK-adapted &#x1F1EC;&#x1F1E7;</p><p>Tomorrow, we&apos;re taking the flight to Delhi. It will be a dear reunion to see our Indian family. Whether it will be a dear reunion to see our home embedded in minus 18 degrees remains to be seen &#x1F976;.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[11 - 13 jan - Magiska Stunder i Goa: Solnedgångar, surfing och hjältar vid Agonda Beach 🌅🏄‍♂️🌴🚂🏖️🌞]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>11&#x2013;13 januari: T&#xE5;g till Goa och Agonda Beach</p><p>Det var tufft att stiga upp vid 04-tiden, och jag hade en d&#xE5;lig natt, men vi kom alla iv&#xE4;g i tid och hade en bra stund p&#xE5; t&#xE5;gstationen innan t&#xE5;</p>]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/goa-agonda-beach/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a5262a3dda5c00014dd081</guid><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hardy Ferentschik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 03:44:10 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0962.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0962.jpeg" alt="11 - 13 jan - Magiska Stunder i Goa: Solnedg&#xE5;ngar, surfing och hj&#xE4;ltar vid Agonda Beach &#x1F305;&#x1F3C4;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334;&#x1F682;&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F31E;"><p>11&#x2013;13 januari: T&#xE5;g till Goa och Agonda Beach</p><p>Det var tufft att stiga upp vid 04-tiden, och jag hade en d&#xE5;lig natt, men vi kom alla iv&#xE4;g i tid och hade en bra stund p&#xE5; t&#xE5;gstationen innan t&#xE5;get anl&#xE4;nde. Vi hade bokat AC 1, som inte var den b&#xE4;sta klassen, och v&#xE5;ra platser l&#xE5;g inte bredvid varandra. Det var inga sittplatser, utan liggplatser &#x1F6CF;&#xFE0F; &#x1F639;. I b&#xF6;rjan hatade barnen oss, f&#xF6;r det var inte alls det t&#xE5;g &#x1F682;/vagn de hade t&#xE4;nkt sig, och inte vi vuxna heller f&#xF6;r den delen. Barnen typ hatade oss de f&#xF6;rsta 30 minuterna och ville ALDRIG &#xE5;ka p&#xE5; semester med oss igen. Det var inte f&#xF6;rsta g&#xE5;ngen vi h&#xF6;rde detta under resan &#x1F602;. Men sen, n&#xE4;r jag fick tag i rena lakan och gjorde det mysigt p&#xE5; v&#xE5;ra liggplatser med lakan &#xF6;verallt, blev det faktiskt v&#xE4;ldigt mysigt &#xE4;ven enligt barnens standard. Att de kunde slappa och titta p&#xE5; en nedladdad film &#x1F3A5; &#x1F37F; p&#xE5; paddan hj&#xE4;lpte ocks&#xE5; lite &#x1F61C;.</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0880.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="11 - 13 jan - Magiska Stunder i Goa: Solnedg&#xE5;ngar, surfing och hj&#xE4;ltar vid Agonda Beach &#x1F305;&#x1F3C4;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334;&#x1F682;&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F31E;" loading="lazy" width="960" height="1280" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0880.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0880.jpeg 960w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Tr&#xE5;ngt och fullt p&#xE5; t&#xE5;get - barnen inte s&#xE5; glada</figcaption></figure><p><br><br>Sen v&#xE4;ntade 10 timmars t&#xE5;gresa. Men n&#xE4;r resan var klar sa vi alla &#x2013; s&#xE5; fort det gick &#x23F0;. Som alltid h&#xE4;nder det saker i Indien; det &#xE4;r aldrig tr&#xE5;kigt. Vi pratade med folk, k&#xF6;pte chai som de hela tiden s&#xE5;lde, och vi &#xE5;t den b&#xE4;sta lunchen, en &quot;Train-deriverad Pizza&quot;. Allts&#xE5;, dessa indier &#xE4;r snabba p&#xE5; att leverera Amazon-paket och fantastiska p&#xE5; att leverera mat &#xF6;verallt. Det finns en app som visar vilka restauranger som finns l&#xE4;ngs med t&#xE5;gets alla stopp. Sen kan man best&#xE4;lla mat, och de kommer till din vagn med maten. Hur fantastiskt &#xE4;r inte det? Vi &#xE5;t alla en v&#xE4;ldigt god pizza &#x1F355;.<br></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/15b55bb8-cd65-47be-a453-829d5f655d3c.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="11 - 13 jan - Magiska Stunder i Goa: Solnedg&#xE5;ngar, surfing och hj&#xE4;ltar vid Agonda Beach &#x1F305;&#x1F3C4;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334;&#x1F682;&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F31E;" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="2048" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/15b55bb8-cd65-47be-a453-829d5f655d3c.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/15b55bb8-cd65-47be-a453-829d5f655d3c.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/15b55bb8-cd65-47be-a453-829d5f655d3c.jpeg 1536w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Milo har f&#xE5;tt tycke f&#xF6;r Chai&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>Att titta ut under denna t&#xE5;gresa var en annan upplevelse &#xE4;n i norra Indien. H&#xE4;r var det harmoniskt att se landskapet susa f&#xF6;rbi utan att se s&#xE5; allt f&#xF6;r mycket mis&#xE4;r som vi s&#xE5;g under t&#xE5;gresorna i norra Indien &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3;.</p><p>Jo, jag n&#xE4;stan gl&#xF6;mde ber&#xE4;tta att p&#xE5; t&#xE5;get tr&#xE4;ffade vi en svensk/indisk familj som ocks&#xE5; var p&#xE5; resa. Barnen tyckte det var mysigt att f&#xE5; lyssna och prata svenska &#x1F1F8;&#x1F1EA; med andra &#xE4;n oss f&#xF6;r&#xE4;ldrar.</p><p>V&#xE4;l framme i Goa v&#xE4;ntade en taxi som hotellet ordnat. Vi s&#xE5;g inte s&#xE5; mycket p&#xE5; v&#xE4;gen, f&#xF6;r det var m&#xF6;rkt, men n&#xE4;r vi kom fram till hotellet h&#xF6;rde vi havets v&#xE5;gor. Och det var dessa v&#xE5;gor som vi somnade till. &#x1F30A; &#x1F634;.</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/BB9E2C08-7DF0-43DB-BBA6-975CAAD38EDA.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="11 - 13 jan - Magiska Stunder i Goa: Solnedg&#xE5;ngar, surfing och hj&#xE4;ltar vid Agonda Beach &#x1F305;&#x1F3C4;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334;&#x1F682;&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F31E;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/BB9E2C08-7DF0-43DB-BBA6-975CAAD38EDA.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/BB9E2C08-7DF0-43DB-BBA6-975CAAD38EDA.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/BB9E2C08-7DF0-43DB-BBA6-975CAAD38EDA.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Havet precis framf&#xF6;r v&#xE5;r beach hut&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>12 januari: Goa, stranden, Milo jagad av hundar &#x1F415; &#x1F436;</p><p>God morgon. J&#xF6;sses, det &#xE4;r inte ofta man vaknar till bruset av v&#xE5;gorna och tittar ut och ser havet precis framf&#xF6;r dig. Vi har ett underbart boende precis vid stranden. Allts&#xE5;, jag menar ett helt makal&#xF6;st boende; vilken lyx och vilket lugn.</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0933.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="11 - 13 jan - Magiska Stunder i Goa: Solnedg&#xE5;ngar, surfing och hj&#xE4;ltar vid Agonda Beach &#x1F305;&#x1F3C4;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334;&#x1F682;&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F31E;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="960" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0933.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_0933.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0933.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>V&#xE5;r Beach Hut&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>Men stackars Milo fick inte en lugn morgon. Han skulle sj&#xE4;lv g&#xE5; ner till stranden f&#xF6;r att k&#xE4;nna p&#xE5; vattnet innan frukosten. Sen h&#xF6;rde vi ett tjut, hundskall, och vi s&#xE5;g v&#xE5;r stackars son bli jagad av &#xE5;tta gatuhundar. Som tur var fanns det en hj&#xE4;lte p&#xE5; stranden som tog hand om Milo och jagade bort hundarna. Det tog hela morgonen att f&#xE5; Milo lugn. Men med en massa glass och roliga videos f&#xF6;rsvann den tr&#xE5;kiga h&#xE4;ndelsen fr&#xE5;n hans minne.</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0987.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="11 - 13 jan - Magiska Stunder i Goa: Solnedg&#xE5;ngar, surfing och hj&#xE4;ltar vid Agonda Beach &#x1F305;&#x1F3C4;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334;&#x1F682;&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F31E;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0987.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_0987.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0987.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>M&#xE5;nga hundar bor p&#xE5; stranden - f&#xF6;r det mesta lugna men ibland skr&#xE4;mmer de med att jaga barn p&#xE5; stranden.</figcaption></figure><p><br>Nu n&#xE4;r vi g&#xE5;r p&#xE5; stranden igen &#xE4;r han tack och lov inte r&#xE4;dd f&#xF6;r hundarna. Det &#xE4;r tur det, f&#xF6;r h&#xE4;r finns det massor av hundar. Men alla &#xE4;r ganska tjocka. De f&#xE5;r mat fr&#xE5;n restaurangerna l&#xE4;ngs stranden. P&#xE5; kv&#xE4;llen har vi h&#xF6;rt mycket hundskall och hundslagsm&#xE5;l. Det &#xE4;r verkligen en fight p&#xE5; liv och d&#xF6;d. V&#xE4;ldigt hemskt att h&#xF6;ra hunden som far illa. Men vi kan inte g&#xF6;ra n&#xE5;got.</p><p>Det vi dock kan g&#xF6;ra &#xE4;r att mata katten som har hittat trygghet p&#xE5; v&#xE5;r balkong. Vi ger den mat och vatten och hoppas p&#xE5; att allt g&#xE5;r bra f&#xF6;r den. Den ser v&#xE4;lm&#xE5;ende ut &#x1F431; &#x1F642;.</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1067.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="11 - 13 jan - Magiska Stunder i Goa: Solnedg&#xE5;ngar, surfing och hj&#xE4;ltar vid Agonda Beach &#x1F305;&#x1F3C4;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334;&#x1F682;&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F31E;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_1067.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_1067.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>V&#xE5;r nya v&#xE4;n blev iallafall m&#xE4;tt dagarna vi hade ihop</figcaption></figure><p>Hardy, v&#xE5;r utm&#xE4;rkta guide, har hittat ett fantastiskt frukostst&#xE4;lle till oss. Man m&#xE4;rker verkligen att Goa &#xE4;r f&#xF6;r turister, f&#xF6;r h&#xE4;r snackar vi inte indisk frukost utan overnight oats, pannkakor &#x1F95E;, fruktsallad, gr&#xF6;t och en massa annat gott. Att det finns m&#xE5;nga svenskar fick v&#xE5;r dotter erfara p&#xE5; ett litet pinsamt s&#xE4;tt. Det satte sig n&#xE4;mligen en man p&#xE5; v&#xE5;rt bord eftersom restaurangen d&#xE4;r vi &#xE5;t frukost var full. Efter en stund sa Kira - mamma, det &#xE4;r lite l&#xE4;skigt n&#xE4;r han tittar p&#xE5; mig. D&#xE5; lutade han sig fram och sa - jag pratar svenska, skratt &#x1F602;. Han var h&#xE4;r p&#xE5; en veckas yogaretreat. Det &#xE4;r v&#xE4;ldigt mycket yoga h&#xE4;r och, som sagt, m&#xE5;nga blekfisar. Att det &#xE4;r ett turistst&#xE4;lle m&#xE4;rker man f&#xF6;rutom p&#xE5; maten som erbjuds; att allt &#xE4;r mycket dyrare &#xE4;n vad vi &#xE4;r vana vid. Det som s&#xE4;ljs &#xE4;r bara souvenirer och kl&#xE4;der av d&#xE5;lig kvalitet. Det finns inga fruktst&#xE5;nd och annat som lokalbefolkningen skulle handla. Men med det sagt &#xE4;r det ocks&#xE5; v&#xE4;ldigt sk&#xF6;nt f&#xF6;r oss. Som en v&#xE4;n sa - Nu har ni semester i Indien &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3; &#x2600;&#xFE0F;.</p><p>Ett minne idag var att bada med dottern medan solen gick ner. S&#xE5; varmt i vattnet. Denna resa har verkligen gett oss s&#xE5; m&#xE5;nga fantastiska minnen f&#xF6;r livet som hela familjen kan dela p&#xE5;. &#x1F9E1;.</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0975.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="11 - 13 jan - Magiska Stunder i Goa: Solnedg&#xE5;ngar, surfing och hj&#xE4;ltar vid Agonda Beach &#x1F305;&#x1F3C4;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334;&#x1F682;&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F31E;" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="2667" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0975.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_0975.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1600/2024/01/IMG_0975.jpeg 1600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w2400/2024/01/IMG_0975.jpeg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Magisk solnedg&#xE5;ng &#xF6;ver Arabiska havet&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>Efter en fin middag somnade vi igen till havets brus &#x1F30A;.</p><p>13 januari: Goa - relax </p><p>Idag vaknade jag med solen &#x2600;&#xFE0F; och gick en promenad p&#xE5; stranden. Nu var det svalt j&#xE4;mf&#xF6;rt medde 30 graderna det blir under dagen. Det var m&#xE5;nga hundar som sov p&#xE5; stranden, och fiskarna drog upp sina n&#xE4;t direkt p&#xE5; stranden och tog upp fisken.</p><p>Frukosten hade vi p&#xE5; samma st&#xE4;lle som ig&#xE5;r.</p><p>Det &#xE4;r h&#xE4;rliga v&#xE5;gor h&#xE4;r i Goa, s&#xE5; vi hyrde ett par buggie boards, och barnen fick prova p&#xE5; att surfa &#x1F3C4;. Det var v&#xE4;ldigt roligt. Sen blev det bad i solnedg&#xE5;ngen igen och en god middag.</p><p>Vi &#xE4;r p&#xE5; v&#xE5;ra sista dagar, och vi &#xE4;r s&#xE5; glada att vi spenderar dem i full relax. Att bes&#xF6;ka norra Indien f&#xF6;re s&#xF6;dra var ett lyckokast. Om vi hade varit h&#xE4;r och sedan &#xE5;kt upp till allt kaos i norr hade vi kanske v&#xE4;nt tillbaka efter n&#xE5;gra dagar till stranden i Agonda :)</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0917.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="11 - 13 jan - Magiska Stunder i Goa: Solnedg&#xE5;ngar, surfing och hj&#xE4;ltar vid Agonda Beach &#x1F305;&#x1F3C4;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334;&#x1F682;&#x1F3D6;&#xFE0F;&#x1F31E;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="960" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0917.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_0917.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0917.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>H&#xE4;rliga strandpromenader - Agonda Beach</figcaption></figure><p>V&#xE5;r tyska granne p&#xE5; hotellet har rest &#x1F9F3; i Indien &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3; sedan september, och hon har upplevt mycket och k&#xE4;nner att hon &#xE4;r klar med Indien. Jag fr&#xE5;gade henne om hon &#xE4;nd&#xE5; skulle komma tillbaka, vart skulle hon &#xE5;ka? D&#xE5; sa hon Agonda Beach och just detta hotell. Vilken tur att vi ocks&#xE5; valde detta st&#xE4;lle &#x1F340;&#x1F44D;&#x1F3FE;.</p><p>Imorgon &#xE5;ker vi vidare f&#xF6;r v&#xE5;ra tre sista n&#xE4;tter i Goa. Det &#xE4;r ett st&#xE4;lle som v&#xE5;ra v&#xE4;nner i Delhi rekommenderat. Det ligger inte vid stranden men har en pool &#x1F3CA;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F; och ligger 10 minuter fr&#xE5;n en 25 km l&#xE5;ng strand &#x1F3DD;&#xFE0F;.</p><p>God natt &#x1F634;</p><p>In English:</p><p>11-13 January: Train to Goa and Agonda Beach</p><p>It was tough to get up at 4 a.m., and I had a rough night, but we all got ready on time and had a good while to wait before the train arrived. We had booked AC 1, which wasn&apos;t the best class, and our sleeping berths weren&apos;t next to each other. There were no seats, only sleeping berths &#x1F639;. In the beginning, the kids hated us because it wasn&apos;t at all the train &#x1F682;/carriage they had imagined, and neither did the adults. The kids kinda hated us for the first 30 minutes and swore they&apos;d NEVER go on vacation with us again. It&apos;s not the first time we&apos;ve heard this during this trip &#x1F602;. But then, when I got hold of clean sheets and made our sleeping berths cozy with sheets everywhere, it actually became very comfortable, even by the kids&apos; standards. The fact that they could relax and watch a downloaded movie &#x1F3A5; &#x1F37F; on the tablet helped a bit too &#x1F61C;.</p><p>Then, a 10-hour train journey awaited us. But when the trip was over, we all said - as soon as possible &#x23F0;. As always, things happen in India; it&apos;s never boring. We talked to people, bought chai that we were offered all the time, and had the best lunch, a &quot;Train-derived Pizza.&quot; Seriously, these Indians are quick to deliver Amazon packages and fantastic at delivering food everywhere. There&apos;s an app that shows the restaurants along all the train stops. Then you can order food, and they bring it to your carriage. How fantastic is that? We all ate a very good pizza &#x1F355;.</p><p>Looking out during this train journey was a different experience than in northern India. Here, it was mostly peaceful to see the landscape whiz by without seeing as much misery as we saw during the train journeys in northern India &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3;.</p><p>Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that on the train, we met a Swedish/Indian family who was also on a trip. The kids thought it was nice to listen and speak Swedish &#x1F1F8;&#x1F1EA;.</p><p>Upon arriving in Goa, a taxi awaited us, arranged by the hotel. We didn&apos;t see much on the way because it was dark, but when we arrived at the hotel, we heard the waves of the sea. And it was to these waves that we fell asleep. &#x1F30A; &#x1F634;.</p><p>12 January: Goa Beach, Milo chased by dogs</p><p>Good morning. My goodness, it&apos;s not often you wake up to the sound of waves and look out to see the sea right in front of you. We have a wonderful accommodation right by the beach. I mean, an absolutely fantastic accommodation; what luxury and what tranquility.</p><p>But poor Milo didn&apos;t have a calm morning. He wanted to go down to the beach by himself to feel the water before breakfast. Then we heard a scream, barking, and we saw our poor son being chased by eight street dogs. Fortunately, there was a hero on the beach who took care of Milo and chased away the dogs. It took the whole morning to calm Milo down. But with a lot of ice cream, watching funny videos, the unpleasant incident disappeared from his mind.</p><p>Now when we go on the beach again, he is thankfully not afraid of the dogs. It&apos;s a good thing because there are a lot of dogs here. But they are all quite chubby. They get food from the restaurants along the beach. In the evening, we&apos;ve heard a lot of barking and dog fights. It&apos;s really a fight for life and death. Very sad to hear the dog in distress. But we can&apos;t do anything.</p><p>What we can do, however, is feed the cat that has found refuge on our balcony. We give it food and water and hope everything goes well for it. It looks well &#x1F431; &#x1F642;.</p><p>Hardy, our excellent guide, has found a fantastic breakfast place for us. You can really tell that Goa is for tourists because we&apos;re not talking about Indian breakfast, but overnight oats, pancakes, fruit salad, porridge, and a lot of other tasty things. Our daughter had a slightly embarrassing encounter, realizing there are many Swedes around. A man sat at our table because the restaurant where we had breakfast was full. After a while, Kira said - mom, it&apos;s a little creepy when he looks at me. Then he leaned forward and said - I speak Swedish, laughing &#x1F602;. He was here for a week-long yoga &#x1F9D8; retreat. There&apos;s a lot of yoga here, and as I said, many, many fair-skinned people. You can tell it&apos;s a tourist place not only from the food offered; everything is much more expensive than we&apos;re used to. What&apos;s sold are just souvenirs and low-quality clothes. There are no fruit stands and other things locals would buy. But with that said, it&apos;s also very nice for us. As a friend said - Now you have a vacation in India &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3; &#x2600;&#xFE0F;.</p><p>A memory today was swimming with my daughter while the sun was setting. So warm in the water. This trip has really given us so many fantastic memories for a lifetime that the whole family can share. &#x1F9E1;.</p><p>After a nice dinner, we fell asleep again to the sound of the waves &#x1F30A;.</p><p>13 January: Goa - relax </p><p>Today I woke up with the sun and took a walk on the beach. Now it was cool compared to the 30 degrees it reaches during the day. There were many dogs sleeping on the beach, and the fishermen pulled up their nets right on the beach and then took out the fish.</p><p>Breakfast was at the same place as yesterday.</p><p>There are lovely waves here in Goa, so we rented a couple of buggy boards, and the kids got to try surfing &#x1F3C4;. It was very fun. Then there was swimming in the sunset again and a good dinner.</p><p>Again, we&apos;ll fall asleep to the sound of the waves, and tomorrow we&apos;re heading to our last three nights in Goa before flying to Delhi.</p><p>We&apos;re on our last days, and we&apos;re so happy to spend them in complete relaxation. Choosing northern India before southern was a stroke of luck. If we had stayed here and then gone up to all the chaos in the north, we might have turned back after a few days to the beach in Agonda :)</p><p>Our German neighbor has been traveling &#x1F9F3; in India &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3; since September, and she has experienced a lot and feels she&apos;s done with India. I asked her if she would still come back; where would she go? Then she said Agonda Beach and this hotel. Lucky that we also chose this place &#x1F340;&#x1F44D;&#x1F3FE;.</p><p>Tomorrow we&apos;ll move on for our last three nights in Goa. It&apos;s a place recommended by our friends in Delhi. It&apos;s not by the beach but has a pool &#x1F3CA;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F; and is 10 minutes away from a 25 km long beach &#x1F3DD;&#xFE0F;.</p><p>Good night &#x1F634;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 jan - Skogsäventyr 🌴 med djurliv, natur och spännande ögonblick! 🦋]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Den 10 januari - Skogs&#xE4;ventyr i Kerala</p><p>Idag var vi tvungna att g&#xE5; upp tidigt igen f&#xF6;r att &#xE5;ka en timme till nationalparken Vazhachal - Athirappily Forest f&#xF6;r en dagsvandring i skogen tillsammans med Gopi. Det &#xE4;r hans Blue Yonder som</p>]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/skogsaventyr-kerala/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a4f5ac3dda5c00014dcf9e</guid><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hardy Ferentschik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0722.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0722.jpeg" alt="10 jan - Skogs&#xE4;ventyr &#x1F334; med djurliv, natur och sp&#xE4;nnande &#xF6;gonblick! &#x1F98B;"><p>Den 10 januari - Skogs&#xE4;ventyr i Kerala</p><p>Idag var vi tvungna att g&#xE5; upp tidigt igen f&#xF6;r att &#xE5;ka en timme till nationalparken Vazhachal - Athirappily Forest f&#xF6;r en dagsvandring i skogen tillsammans med Gopi. Det &#xE4;r hans Blue Yonder som har organiserat turen. Denna nationalpark har bara varit &#xF6;ppen f&#xF6;r dessa turer i tv&#xE5; m&#xE5;nader. Man organiserar dessa turer f&#xF6;r att urbefolkningen, som tidigare bodde i dessa skogar &#x1F333;, igen ska f&#xE5; en inkomst fr&#xE5;n skogen. Det var n&#xE4;mligen s&#xE5; att n&#xE4;r de skapade nationalparken gav man alla som bodde i skogen ett hus utanf&#xF6;r den blivande nationalparken. Det var v&#xE4;l en sn&#xE4;ll tanke, men resultatet blev att den nya generationen inte l&#xE4;ngre har n&#xE5;gon kunskap om sina r&#xF6;tter och hur man levde i skogen. Samt att det inte finns n&#xE5;gra jobb f&#xF6;r dem. D&#xE4;rav har man skapat detta och &#xE5;terutbildar nu den yngre generationen om deras skog. Vi hade med oss tv&#xE5; fina tjejer p&#xE5; v&#xE5;r tur. Sen hade vi rangern som &#xE4;r anst&#xE4;lld av nationalparken. Han gav ett s&#xE4;kert intryck med sitt gev&#xE4;r, som han med l&#xE4;ttnad sa att han aldrig har beh&#xF6;vt anv&#xE4;nda. </p><p>Under turen s&#xE5;g vi tv&#xE5; slags apor, Lion-tailed macaques och Nilgris Langur som tydligen &#xE4;r v&#xE4;ldigt ovanliga att se. Min teori &#xE4;r att eftersom det normalt inte g&#xE5;r s&#xE5; mycket folk h&#xE4;r h&#xE5;ller de sig inte undan. Man f&#xE5;r se om de fortfarande &#xE4;r synliga efter n&#xE5;got &#xE5;r med dessa turer. &#x1F412;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0623-2.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="10 jan - Skogs&#xE4;ventyr &#x1F334; med djurliv, natur och sp&#xE4;nnande &#xF6;gonblick! &#x1F98B;" loading="lazy" width="255" height="197"><figcaption>Nilgri langur - v&#xE4;ldigt s&#xE4;llsynt</figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0626.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="10 jan - Skogs&#xE4;ventyr &#x1F334; med djurliv, natur och sp&#xE4;nnande &#xF6;gonblick! &#x1F98B;" loading="lazy" width="263" height="191"><figcaption>Lion Tailed Macace</figcaption></figure><p>Men just nu h&#xE5;ller man sig till bara 24 turister per dag som f&#xE5;r g&#xF6;ra dessa turer. Hela turen &#xE4;r 12 km, och det tog oss fr&#xE5;n 09.00 till 16.30. Men vi fick ett fint stopp vid floden Periyar, samma flod som &#xE4;r framf&#xF6;r Gopis hus som vi &#xE5;kt b&#xE5;t p&#xE5; &#x1F642;, och det var v&#xE4;ldigt h&#xE4;ftigt att f&#xE5; sitta mellan tv&#xE5; stora elefantbajsar &#x1F4A9; &#x1F418; fr&#xE5;n vilda elefanter. Bakom floden &#xE4;r ett tigerreservat som ocks&#xE5; kommer att &#xF6;ppna f&#xF6;r vandringar om en m&#xE5;nad och d&#xE5; med &#xF6;vernattning. Men man f&#xE5;r &#xF6;vernatta l&#xE5;ngt fr&#xE5;n floden f&#xF6;r h&#xE4;r finns det krokodiler. Men d&#xE4;r vi badade f&#xF6;tterna sa de att det var lugnt, skratt &#x1F602;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/c187ae59-d5e5-4dbb-81a3-617eb1d90147.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="10 jan - Skogs&#xE4;ventyr &#x1F334; med djurliv, natur och sp&#xE4;nnande &#xF6;gonblick! &#x1F98B;" loading="lazy" width="960" height="1280" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/c187ae59-d5e5-4dbb-81a3-617eb1d90147.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/c187ae59-d5e5-4dbb-81a3-617eb1d90147.jpeg 960w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Inga krokodiler h&#xE4;r hoppas vi. Skogen bakom &#xE4;r ett tigerreservat</figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0807.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="10 jan - Skogs&#xE4;ventyr &#x1F334; med djurliv, natur och sp&#xE4;nnande &#xF6;gonblick! &#x1F98B;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="589" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0807.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0807.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Enorm tusenfoting</figcaption></figure><p>Vi s&#xE5;g inga tigrar eller elefanter, men som sagt dessa vackra apor, otroliga ekorrar Malabar Giant Squirell, giftiga sm&#xE5; ormar Malabar Pit Viper och en enorm tusenfoting. Sen s&#xE5;g vi ocks&#xE5; sp&#xE5;r efter en Sloth Bear som hade tjuvat honung &#x1F36F; fr&#xE5;n jordbin. Jo, vi s&#xE5;g ocks&#xE5; bon fr&#xE5;n f&#xE5;geln Hornbill. En fascinerande vacker f&#xE5;gel som vi tyv&#xE4;rr inte s&#xE5;g &#x201D;live&#x201D;.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/895be503-3373-4290-bca6-20595eebfafc.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="10 jan - Skogs&#xE4;ventyr &#x1F334; med djurliv, natur och sp&#xE4;nnande &#xF6;gonblick! &#x1F98B;" loading="lazy" width="960" height="1280" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/895be503-3373-4290-bca6-20595eebfafc.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/895be503-3373-4290-bca6-20595eebfafc.jpeg 960w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Inte varje dag man sitter bland vilda elefanters bajs&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0740.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="10 jan - Skogs&#xE4;ventyr &#x1F334; med djurliv, natur och sp&#xE4;nnande &#xF6;gonblick! &#x1F98B;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="1106" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0740.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_0740.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0740.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Skallerorm, tur att denna sort &#xE4;r v&#xE4;ldigt liten</figcaption></figure><p>Lunch blev vi som sagt ocks&#xE5; bjudna p&#xE5;, och det var p&#xE5; en &quot;station&quot; d&#xE4;r 2 rangers plus en kock bor 1 vecka i taget och sen har 3 dagar ledigt. Deras jobb &#xE4;r att kommunicera med de andra stationerna i parken. Idag &#xE4;r deras jobb v&#xE4;ldigt lugnt, men f&#xF6;r fem &#xE5;r sedan var det mycket tjuvjakt i parken. Men med str&#xE4;ngare lagar och med den nya generationens kunskap har nu all tjuvjakt f&#xF6;rsvunnit. &#xC4;r det inte fantastiskt, ger hopp. V&#xE4;ldigt intressant var att veta att vallen runt rangerhuset inte var skydd fr&#xE5;n krokodiler utan f&#xF6;r elefanterna. P&#xE5; kv&#xE4;llarna drar man upp &quot;landg&#xE5;ngen&quot; s&#xE5; kan man sova s&#xE4;kert. S&#xE5; h&#xE4;ftigt att f&#xE5; vara i en s&#xE5;dan skog med vilda elefanter. &#x1F418;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0805.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="10 jan - Skogs&#xE4;ventyr &#x1F334; med djurliv, natur och sp&#xE4;nnande &#xF6;gonblick! &#x1F98B;" loading="lazy" width="480" height="640"><figcaption>Rangernas boende skyddad med vallgrav f&#xF6;r objudna g&#xE4;ster som elefanter</figcaption></figure><p>Vi fick ocks&#xE5; ber&#xE4;ttat att man fortfarande h&#xE4;mtar honung h&#xF6;gt uppe i tr&#xE4;den. Man kl&#xE4;ttrar upp med en lian som &#xE4;r fast med bambupinnar. Vi k&#xF6;pte en burkhonung producerad fr&#xE5;n skogen. Den ska vi avnjuta p&#xE5; v&#xE5;ra v&#xE5;fflor hemma i Sverige medan vi pratar om v&#xE5;ra &#xE4;ventyr i Indien. Vi somnade tr&#xF6;tta i benen och dr&#xF6;mde om skogen och dess fantastiska djur. Imorgon upp tidigt igen f&#xF6;r att ta t&#xE5;get upp till Goa.</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0795.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="10 jan - Skogs&#xE4;ventyr &#x1F334; med djurliv, natur och sp&#xE4;nnande &#xF6;gonblick! &#x1F98B;" loading="lazy" width="360" height="640"><figcaption>Milo en liten bit p&#xE5;v&#xE4;g till honungen&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>God natt &#x1F634;&#x1F319;</p><p>In English<br>Certainly! Here is the translation to English:</p><p>On January 10th - Forrest Walk</p><p>Today, we had to get up early again to drive 1 hour to Vazhachal - Athirappily Forest National Park for a day hike in the woods with Gopi. It&apos;s his Blue Yonder that has organized the trip. This national park has only been open for these tours for two months. These tours are organized to provide income from the forest to the indigenous people who used to live in these forests &#x1F333;. When the national park was created, everyone living in the forest was given a house outside the future national park. It was a kind thought, but the result was that the new generation no longer has knowledge of their roots and how to live in the forest. Also, there are no jobs for them. Hence, this initiative has been created to re-educate the younger generation about their forest. We had two lovely girls with us on our tour. Then we had the ranger, who is employed by the national park. He made a secure impression with his rifle, which he said with relief he has never had to use. &#x1F52B;</p><p>During the tour, we saw two types of monkeys, Lion-tailed macaques and Nilgris Langur which apparently are very rare to see. My theory is that since there is not normally a lot of people here, they don&apos;t hide. We&apos;ll see if they are still visible after a few years of these tours. &#x1F412;</p><p>But right now, they stick to only 24 tourists per day who can do these tours. The entire tour is 12 km, and it took us from 09:00 to 16:30. But we had a nice stop at the Periyar River, the same river in front of Gopi&apos;s house where we took a boat ride &#x1F642;, and it was very cool to sit between two large elephant dung piles &#x1F4A9; &#x1F418; from wild elephants. Behind the river is a tiger reserve that will also open for hikes in a month, with overnight stays. But you have to stay far from the river because there are crocodiles. But where we dipped our feet, they said it was safe, laughter &#x1F602;</p><p>We didn&apos;t see any tigers or elephants, but as mentioned, these beautiful monkeys, incredible Malabar Giant Squirrels, poisonous small snakes Malabar pit vipers, and an enormous millipede. We also saw tracks of a sloth bear that had stolen honey &#x1F36F; from beehives. Oh, we also saw nests of the Hornbill bird. A fascinatingly beautiful bird that, unfortunately, we didn&apos;t see &quot;live.&quot;</p><p>As mentioned, we were also treated to lunch, and it was at a &quot;station&quot; where 2 rangers plus a cook stay for 1 week at a time and then have 3 days off. Their job is to communicate with the other stations in the park. Today, their job is very calm, but five years ago, there was a lot of poaching in the park. But with stricter laws and the knowledge of the new generation, all poaching has now disappeared. Isn&apos;t it fantastic? It gives hope. Very interesting was to know that the fence around the ranger&apos;s house was not protection from crocodiles but from elephants. In the evenings, they pull up the &quot;gangway&quot; so they can sleep safely. So cool to be in such a forest with wild elephants. &#x1F418;</p><p>We were also told that they still collect honey high up in the trees. They climb up with a liana tied with bamboo sticks. We bought a jar of honey produced from the forest. We will enjoy it on our waffles at home in Sweden while talking about our adventures in India. We fell asleep tired in our legs and dreamed of the forest and its amazing animals. Tomorrow up early again to take the train to Goa.</p><p>Good night &#x1F634;&#x1F319;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[9 jan - Från Gopi till Clay Fingers 🏞️🐢: En dag av drejning i Kerala 🍍]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>9 januari - Vi l&#xE4;mnar Gopis hus f&#xF6;r Clay Fingers, Kerala </p><p>Idag tog vi ett sorgligt farv&#xE4;l av valparna och de vuxna hundarna. Det &#xE4;r dags att l&#xE4;mna Gopis hem. Vi ska &#xE5;ka till Clay Fingers, ett fantastiskt st&#xE4;</p>]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/drejning-i-kerala/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a50f293dda5c00014dd01b</guid><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hardy Ferentschik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:37:43 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0669.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0669.jpeg" alt="9 jan - Fr&#xE5;n Gopi till Clay Fingers &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;&#x1F422;: En dag av drejning i Kerala &#x1F34D;"><p>9 januari - Vi l&#xE4;mnar Gopis hus f&#xF6;r Clay Fingers, Kerala </p><p>Idag tog vi ett sorgligt farv&#xE4;l av valparna och de vuxna hundarna. Det &#xE4;r dags att l&#xE4;mna Gopis hem. Vi ska &#xE5;ka till Clay Fingers, ett fantastiskt st&#xE4;lle som Gopi och Blue Yonder har bokat &#xE5;t oss.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0287.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="9 jan - Fr&#xE5;n Gopi till Clay Fingers &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;&#x1F422;: En dag av drejning i Kerala &#x1F34D;" loading="lazy" width="480" height="640"><figcaption>Hej d&#xE5;, vi kommer sakna dig!</figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0282.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="9 jan - Fr&#xE5;n Gopi till Clay Fingers &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;&#x1F422;: En dag av drejning i Kerala &#x1F34D;" loading="lazy" width="960" height="1280" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0282.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0282.jpeg 960w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>... och dig</figcaption></figure><p>Clay Fingers &#xE4;r som en liten oas med konstverk &#xF6;verallt. Det &#xE4;gs av en konstn&#xE4;rsfamilj, och h&#xE4;r kan man l&#xE4;ra sig allt om att dreja. Vi checkade in, satt och myste och observerade ankorna och g&#xE4;ssen som nj&#xF6;t av sin lilla pool. Vi hade lunch och efter det fick vi en kurs i hur man skapar lerfigurer. Vi gjorde alla kreativa sk&#xF6;ldpaddor. Vi kunde inte br&#xE4;nna dem, men n&#xE4;r vi sa att vi kanske kan br&#xE4;nna dem hos v&#xE5;r granne, som ocks&#xE5; g&#xF6;r keramik, packade de in dem f&#xF6;rsiktigt. Vi f&#xE5;r se hur de klarar f&#xE4;rden hem. &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;&#x1F422;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_3778.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="9 jan - Fr&#xE5;n Gopi till Clay Fingers &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;&#x1F422;: En dag av drejning i Kerala &#x1F34D;" loading="lazy" width="960" height="1280" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_3778.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_3778.jpeg 960w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Clay Fingers - konstverk &#xF6;verallt&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0676.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="9 jan - Fr&#xE5;n Gopi till Clay Fingers &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;&#x1F422;: En dag av drejning i Kerala &#x1F34D;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0676.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_0676.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0676.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Stor talang p&#xE5; att skapa sk&#xF6;ldpaddor har familjen</figcaption></figure><p></p><p>Under middagen tr&#xE4;ffade vi ett par tjejer fr&#xE5;n Schweiz som bara reser i Kerala i en m&#xE5;nad. De ville inte resa i norra Indien f&#xF6;r de hade blivit varnade f&#xF6;r allt kaos d&#xE4;r uppe. Vi ber&#xE4;ttade stolt att vi har h&#xE4;ngt d&#xE4;r i fyra veckor och &#xF6;verlevt. &#x1F30D;</p><p>N&#xE5;got roligt vi s&#xE5;g idag var hur ananas v&#xE4;xer p&#xE5; en buske &#x1F34D;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0701.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="9 jan - Fr&#xE5;n Gopi till Clay Fingers &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;&#x1F422;: En dag av drejning i Kerala &#x1F34D;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="960" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0701.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_0701.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0701.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>S&#xE5; h&#xE4;r v&#xE4;xer ananas</figcaption></figure><p>Hejd&#xE5; fr&#xE5;n en lugn och kreativ dag. &#x1F44B;</p><p>In English:</p><p>January 9 - We leave Gopi&apos;s house for Clay Fingers</p><p>Today, we bid a sad farewell to the puppies and the adult dogs. It&apos;s time to leave Gopi&apos;s home. We are heading to Clay Fingers, an amazing place that Gopi and Blue Yonder have booked for us.</p><p>It&apos;s like a little oasis with artwork everywhere. Owned by an artist family, here you can learn everything about pottery. We checked in, sat and relaxed, and observed the ducks and geese enjoying their small pool. After lunch, we had a class on creating clay sculptures. We all made creative turtles. We couldn&apos;t fire them, but when we mentioned that we might be able to fire them at our neighbor&apos;s, who also does ceramics, they carefully packed them for us. We&apos;ll see how they endure the journey home. &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;&#x1F422;</p><p>During dinner, we met a couple of girls from Switzerland who are only traveling in Kerala for a month. They didn&apos;t want to travel in northern India as they had been warned about all the chaos up there. Proudly, we shared that we have been hanging out there for four weeks and survived. &#x1F30D;</p><p>Something fun we saw today was how pineapples grow on a bush. &#x1F34D;</p><p>Goodbye from a calm and creative day. &#x1F44B;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 jan - Hundar, shoppingmall och enorma tusenfotingar! 🐶🛍️🐜]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Den 8 januari - Idag har vi &#xE4;gnat oss &#xE5;t v&#xE4;sterl&#xE4;ndska aktiviteter. Vi fick tipset att p&#xE5; v&#xE4;gen till Gopi stanna vid ett enormt k&#xF6;pcenter med en matgalleria d&#xE4;r barnen kunde f&#xE5; lite v&#xE4;lk&</p>]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/shoppingmall/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a3f8cd3dda5c00014dcf3f</guid><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hardy Ferentschik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 03:10:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0623-1.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0623-1.jpeg" alt="8 jan - Hundar, shoppingmall och enorma tusenfotingar! &#x1F436;&#x1F6CD;&#xFE0F;&#x1F41C;"><p>Den 8 januari - Idag har vi &#xE4;gnat oss &#xE5;t v&#xE4;sterl&#xE4;ndska aktiviteter. Vi fick tipset att p&#xE5; v&#xE4;gen till Gopi stanna vid ett enormt k&#xF6;pcenter med en matgalleria d&#xE4;r barnen kunde f&#xE5; lite v&#xE4;lk&#xE4;nd mat, s&#xE5;som pizza. Dottern blev mycket glad &#xF6;ver att f&#xE5; &#xE4;ta pizza, och Milo, stackaren med en l&#xF6;s tand &#x1F9B7;, fick i sig n&#xE5;gra dumplings. Det &#xE4;r alltid intressant att g&#xE5; in i aff&#xE4;rer i ett annat land. H&#xE4;r var det dock inte s&#xE5; annorlunda j&#xE4;mf&#xF6;rt med andra stora k&#xF6;pcentrum vi sett i USA &#x1F1FA;&#x1F1F8;, till exempel.</p><p>Det var lite roligt att se att de hade ett minitivoli d&#xE4;r inne. H&#xE4;r fick man plats med en hel del saker p&#xE5; liten yta &#x1F602;.</p><p>Vi gick in i en stor, typiskt indisk Ica Maxi d&#xE4;r de hade allt. Jag har aldrig sett s&#xE5; m&#xE5;nga olika sorters brytb&#xF6;nor och s&#xE5; m&#xE5;nga olika sorters dadlar, allt i l&#xF6;svikt &#x1F6D2;.</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0621.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="8 jan - Hundar, shoppingmall och enorma tusenfotingar! &#x1F436;&#x1F6CD;&#xFE0F;&#x1F41C;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0621.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0621.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Food Court liknar de i USA</figcaption></figure><p>N&#xE4;sta stora &#xE4;ventyr blev hemma hos Gopi, d&#xE5; Milo uppt&#xE4;ckte en enorm tusenfoting i badrummet och blev galet r&#xE4;dd. Den var enorm, det h&#xE5;ller jag med om, och hade tv&#xE5; stora klor d&#xE4;r bak. Gopi sa att om den biter dig blir du svullen som vid ett getingbett &#x1F41D;, men du d&#xF6;r inte, som Milo trodde &#x1F602;.</p><p>Imorgon ska Gopis fyra hundar till veterin&#xE4;ren. Valparna ska genomg&#xE5; en kontroll, och det ska &#xE4;ven de stora. Kerala har, vad jag tror, ett unikt veterin&#xE4;rsystem. H&#xE4;r f&#xE5;r alla husdjur gratis veterin&#xE4;rv&#xE5;rd, som betalas av delstaten Kerala. Eller inte helt gratis; man f&#xE5;r betala 30 rupees under en fyra veckors period om djuret beh&#xF6;ver v&#xE5;rd. Det finns djurambulanser som &#xE4;gs av delstaten och &#xE5;ker ut f&#xF6;r att h&#xE4;mta husdjur som beh&#xF6;ver v&#xE5;rd. Men imorgon kommer en privat djurambulans till Gopi och h&#xE4;mtar upp hans hundar f&#xF6;r en checkup. Han v&#xE4;ljer en privat ambulans eftersom de &#xE4;ven hj&#xE4;lper till med att klippa klorna &#x1F603;. Det vore n&#xE5;got f&#xF6;r Sverige att inf&#xF6;ra, att alla husdjur ska ha r&#xE4;tt till veterin&#xE4;rv&#xE5;rd precis som m&#xE4;nniskor &#x2013; fattiga som rika &#x2013; har r&#xE4;tt till v&#xE5;rd f&#xF6;r sina husdjur! &#x1F691; &#x1F3E5; &#x1F40E; &#x1F415; &#x1F408;.</p><p>Str&#xF6;mmen g&#xE5;r ofta p&#xE5; kv&#xE4;llarna, det &#xE4;r v&#xE4;ldigt vanligt h&#xE4;r. D&#xE5; kommer ljusen fram &#x1F56F;&#xFE0F;</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0629.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="8 jan - Hundar, shoppingmall och enorma tusenfotingar! &#x1F436;&#x1F6CD;&#xFE0F;&#x1F41C;" loading="lazy" width="960" height="1280" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0629.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0629.jpeg 960w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>L&#xE4;xorna g&#xF6;rs i skenet av stearinljus</figcaption></figure><p><br>Sov gott, alla v&#xE4;rldens husdjur. Jag hoppas att ni alla f&#xE5;r den v&#xE5;rd ni f&#xF6;rtj&#xE4;nar &#x1F9E1;</p><p>In English:</p><p>The 8th of January - Gopi, Dogs, and Shopping Mall &#x1F5D3;&#xFE0F;&#x1F436;&#x1F6CD;&#xFE0F;</p><p>Today, we&apos;ve engaged in Western activities. We were advised that on the way to Gopi, we should stop at an enormous shopping center with a food court where the kids could enjoy some familiar food such as pizza. The daughter was very happy to have pizza, and Milo, poor thing with a loose tooth &#x1F9B7;, had some dumplings. It&apos;s always interesting to step into stores in another country. Here, it was not so different from other large shopping malls we&apos;ve seen in the USA &#x1F1FA;&#x1F1F8;, for example.</p><p>It was a bit amusing to see that they had a mini-amusement park inside. Here, you could fit a lot of things in a small space &#x1F602;.</p><p>We entered a large, typical Indian Ica Maxi where they had everything. I have never seen so many different types of snap beans and so many different varieties of dates, all in bulk.</p><p>The next big adventure was at Gopi&apos;s place when Milo discovered an enormous centipede in the bathroom and became extremely scared. It was enormous, I agree, and had two large claws at the back. Gopi said that if it bites you, you will get swollen like with a wasp sting &#x1F41D;, but you won&apos;t die, as Milo thought &#x1F602;.</p><p>Tomorrow, Gopi&apos;s four dogs are going to the veterinarian. The puppies will have a checkup, and the same goes for the big ones. Kerala has, as I believe, a unique veterinary system. Here, all pets receive free veterinary care, paid for by the state of Kerala. Or not entirely free, you have to pay 30 rupees over a four-week period if the animal needs care. There are state-owned animal ambulances that go out and pick up pets in need of care. But tomorrow, a private animal ambulance will come to Gopi and pick up his dogs for a checkup. He chooses a private one because they also help with trimming the nails &#x1F603;. That would be something for Sweden to introduce, that all pets should have the right to veterinary care just like us humans &#x2013; whether poor or rich &#x2013; have the right to care for our pets! &#x1F691; &#x1F3E5; &#x1F40E; &#x1F415; &#x1F408;.</p><p>Sleep well, all the world&apos;s pets. I hope you all receive the care you deserve &#x1F9E1;.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[6-7 jan - Lyxig husbåtsupplevelse i Kerala 🏞️🚤 😌🌴]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>6-7 januari, husb&#xE5;t i Kerala - Back Waters &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;</p><p>Vid niotiden tog v&#xE5;r taxi oss till Alappuzha, en resa som blev cirka 40 minuter l&#xE4;ngre eftersom chauff&#xF6;ren inte lyssnade varken p&#xE5; oss eller Google. Lite frustrerande &#xE4;r det allt</p>]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/6-7-jan-lyxig-husbatsupplevelse-i-kerala/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a3b9de3dda5c00014dcef5</guid><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hardy Ferentschik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 14:55:09 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0542.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0542.jpeg" alt="6-7 jan - Lyxig husb&#xE5;tsupplevelse i Kerala &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;&#x1F6A4; &#x1F60C;&#x1F334;"><p>6-7 januari, husb&#xE5;t i Kerala - Back Waters &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;</p><p>Vid niotiden tog v&#xE5;r taxi oss till Alappuzha, en resa som blev cirka 40 minuter l&#xE4;ngre eftersom chauff&#xF6;ren inte lyssnade varken p&#xE5; oss eller Google. Lite frustrerande &#xE4;r det allt med chauff&#xF6;rer som inte lyssnar, men vi kom fram till slut &#xE4;nd&#xE5;.</p><p>Oj oj, vilken b&#xE5;t det &#xE4;r, verkligen lyxigt. Vi visste att vi inte skulle f&#xE5; k&#xF6;ra b&#xE5;ten sj&#xE4;lva, men vi var inte f&#xF6;rberedda p&#xE5; att det var tre stycken som skulle f&#xF6;lja med b&#xE5;ten och passa upp p&#xE5; oss, skratt &#x1F92D; Det &#xE4;r lite konstigt i b&#xF6;rjan, men sen v&#xE4;njer man sig att hela tiden bli uppassad. Det blir kanske sv&#xE5;rare att v&#xE4;nja sig tillbaka n&#xE4;r vi v&#xE4;l &#xE4;r hemma i Sverige och m&#xE5;ste g&#xF6;ra allting sj&#xE4;lva igen &#x1F602;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0512.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="6-7 jan - Lyxig husb&#xE5;tsupplevelse i Kerala &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;&#x1F6A4; &#x1F60C;&#x1F334;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0512.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0512.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Fantastisk fin husb&#xE5;t</figcaption></figure><p>Det har varit underbara tv&#xE5; dagar p&#xE5; b&#xE5;ten &#x1F6A4;. Vi har cruisat f&#xF6;rsiktigt fram och bara slappat. I b&#xF6;rjan var vi i s&#xE4;llskap av m&#xE5;nga husb&#xE5;tar och flera hade fest &#x1F3B6; d&#xE5; det var l&#xF6;rdag v&#xE5;r f&#xF6;rsta dag p&#xE5; husb&#xE5;ten. Det finns 2000 registrerade husb&#xE5;tar h&#xE4;r. Men de flesta g&#xE4;ster g&#xF6;r bara en &#xF6;vernattning, s&#xE5; n&#xE4;r de v&#xE4;nde &#xE5;kte vi vidare och p&#xE5; andra dagen var det mycket lugnare. Husb&#xE5;tarna kallas &#x201D;kettuvallams&quot;. Det &#xE4;r ombyggda rispr&#xE5;mar, v&#xE4;ldigt vackra s&#xE5;dana.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0582.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="6-7 jan - Lyxig husb&#xE5;tsupplevelse i Kerala &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;&#x1F6A4; &#x1F60C;&#x1F334;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0582.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0582.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Ett skyfall kom sista natten</figcaption></figure><p>Backwaters i Kerala har spelat en viktig roll som handelsv&#xE4;gar. Det var ett viktigt centrum f&#xF6;r handel med kryddor, silke, tr&#xE4; och andra varor. Nu har det blivit centrum f&#xF6;r husb&#xE5;tsturismen, som sagt.</p><p>F&#xF6;r varje lunch och f&#xF6;r kv&#xE4;llen la vi ankare. F&#xF6;rsta kv&#xE4;llen l&#xE5;g vi sj&#xE4;lva och det var s&#xE5; lugnt fram till klockan 06 p&#xE5; morgonen d&#xE5; vi alla vaknade av en v&#xE4;ldigt fin men h&#xF6;g musik fr&#xE5;n ett tempel i n&#xE4;rheten. Nu, v&#xE5;r sista kv&#xE4;ll, ligger vi kl&#xE4;mda mellan flera husb&#xE5;tar fr&#xE5;n samma firma. Kanske inte s&#xE5; man hade t&#xE4;nkt sig att ha sista kv&#xE4;llen att titta in i varandras sovrum. Inget som direkt visas i reklambilderna f&#xF6;r husb&#xE5;tsfirman. Men det var fortfarande mysigt och trevligt. Det blev ett st&#xF6;rtregn p&#xE5; kv&#xE4;llen. Det ska inte regna denna tid p&#xE5; &#xE5;ret. Det &#xE4;r ett oroande tecken p&#xE5; att klimatf&#xF6;r&#xE4;ndringarna redan &#xE4;r synliga h&#xE4;r. Med regnet f&#xF6;rst&#xF6;rs risf&#xE4;lten d&#xE5; plantorna dr&#xE4;nks. B&#xF6;nderna &#xE4;r v&#xE4;ldigt oroliga f&#xF6;r sina sk&#xF6;rdar.</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0516.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="6-7 jan - Lyxig husb&#xE5;tsupplevelse i Kerala &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;&#x1F6A4; &#x1F60C;&#x1F334;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0516.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0516.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>S&#xE5; avslappnat att se landskapet flyta f&#xF6;rbi&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p></p><p>Det vi har sett dessa tv&#xE5; dagar &#xE4;r v&#xE4;ldigt m&#xE5;nga palmer, risf&#xE4;lt, kungs&#xF6;rn, kungsfiskare och m&#xE5;nga vinkande indier. Vi stannade och tittade p&#xE5; en katolsk kyrka d&#xE4;r det var s&#xF6;ndagsskola f&#xF6;r barnen. &#x26EA;&#xFE0F; Undrar hur m&#xE5;nga v&#xE4;stl&#xE4;nder som har kvar s&#xF6;ndagsskola?</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0495.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="6-7 jan - Lyxig husb&#xE5;tsupplevelse i Kerala &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;&#x1F6A4; &#x1F60C;&#x1F334;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0495.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0495.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Katolsk s&#xF6;ndagsskola</figcaption></figure><p></p><p>Vid v&#xE5;rt bes&#xF6;k vid kyrkan fanns det s&#xE5;klart aff&#xE4;rer som alla ville att vi skulle handla i just deras aff&#xE4;r. Men det fanns en Wood Craft shop som verkade seri&#xF6;s med vad de s&#xE5;lde. Annars har man v&#xE4;ldigt sv&#xE5;rt att veta om det de s&#xE4;ger verkligen &#xE4;r sant. Tr&#xE5;kigt att man har b&#xF6;rjat tro att alla talar osanning f&#xF6;r att f&#xE5; s&#xE5;lt sina saker. Tr&#xE5;kigt &#xE4;r ocks&#xE5; all plast man ser guppande p&#xE5; vattnet. Men vid v&#xE5;r ankringsplats f&#xF6;rsta natten var det ganska rent s&#xE5; barnen och jag hoppade i och badade. H&#xE4;r i s&#xF6;dra Indien &#xE4;r det s&#xE5; varmt, +30C. Det &#xE4;r lyx att i v&#xE5;rt rum p&#xE5; husb&#xE5;ten ha AC.</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0618-1.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="6-7 jan - Lyxig husb&#xE5;tsupplevelse i Kerala &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;&#x1F6A4; &#x1F60C;&#x1F334;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="960" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0618-1.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_0618-1.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0618-1.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Som kungar&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>Dessa tv&#xE5; dagar har varit s&#xE5; trevliga och avslappnade. Vi skulle kunna h&#xE4;nga h&#xE4;r p&#xE5; b&#xE5;ten och bli uppassade i tv&#xE5; veckor till. Men nu g&#xF6;r vi sista natten och imorgon vid 09.30 checkar vi ut fr&#xE5;n b&#xE5;ten och &#xE5;ker hem till Gopi igen.</p><p>Sov gott fr&#xE5;n en gungande husb&#xE5;t &#x1F6E5;&#xFE0F;</p><p>In English:</p><p>6-7 January, Houseboat in Kerala - Back Waters &#x1F3DE;&#xFE0F;</p><p>At nine o&apos;clock, our taxi took us to Alappuzha, a journey that became about 40 minutes longer because, once again, the driver didn&apos;t listen to either us or Google. It&apos;s a bit frustrating with drivers who don&apos;t listen, but we eventually arrived.</p><p>Oh, what a boat it is, truly luxurious. We knew we wouldn&apos;t get to drive the boat ourselves, but we weren&apos;t prepared for the three people who would accompany the boat and take care of us, laughter &#x1F92D; It&apos;s a bit strange at first, but you get used to being waited on all the time. It might be harder to get used to doing everything ourselves again when we&apos;re back home in Sweden &#x1F602;</p><p>These two days on the boat have been wonderful &#x1F6A4;. We cruised gently and just relaxed. In the beginning, we were in the company of many houseboats, and there was quite a party &#x1F3B6; on the first day, a Saturday on our houseboat adventure. There are 2000 registered houseboats here. But most guests only stay overnight, so when they turned, we continued, and on the second day, it was much quieter. The houseboats are called &quot;kettuvallams.&quot; They are converted rice barges, very beautiful ones.</p><p>Backwaters in Kerala have played a significant role as trade routes. It was a crucial center for trade in spices, silk, wood, and other goods. Now, as mentioned, it has become the center for houseboat tourism.</p><p>For every lunch and evening, we dropped anchor. On the first evening, we were alone, and it was so calm until 6 in the morning when we all woke up to very nice but loud music from a nearby temple. Now, on our last evening, we are squeezed between several houseboats from the same company. Perhaps not the way one imagined spending the last evening, peeking into each other&apos;s bedrooms. Nothing that is shown in the promotional images for the houseboat company. But it was still cozy and nice. It rained heavily in the evening. It shouldn&apos;t rain this time of year. It&apos;s a worrying sign that climate change is already visible here. With the rain, the rice fields are destroyed as the plants drown. Farmers are very worried about their crops.</p><p>What we have seen these two days are many palm trees, rice fields, eagles, kingfishers, and many waving Indians. We stopped and looked at a Catholic church where there was Sunday school for the children. &#x26EA;&#xFE0F; I wonder how many Western countries still have Sunday school?</p><p>At our visit to the church, there were, of course, shops that all wanted us to shop in their store. But there was a Wooden Craft shop that seemed serious about what they sold. Otherwise, it&apos;s very difficult to know if what they say is really true. It&apos;s unfortunate that one has started to believe that everyone is lying just to sell their things. It&apos;s also sad to see all the plastic floating on the water. But at our anchoring place the first night, it was quite clean, so the children and I jumped in and swam. Here in southern India, it&apos;s so hot, +30&#xB0;C. It&apos;s a luxury that in our room on the houseboat, we have AC.</p><p>These two days have been so pleasant and relaxed. We could hang out on the boat and be waited on for two more weeks. But now, we spend our last night, and tomorrow at 9:30, we check out from the boat and go back to Gopi.</p><p>Good night from a rocking houseboat &#x1F6E5;&#xFE0F;&quot;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 jan - väverier och dockor 🌍🧵 i Kerala]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>5 januari - Vi b&#xF6;rjade dagen med hemmamys med hundarna, tv&#xE4;ttade och fick se hur en cassava v&#xE4;xer, hur den tas upp, tillagas och smakas. Jag tycker att det smakade v&#xE4;ldigt bra. Men den riktiga lunchen tog vi p&#xE5; samma st&</p>]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/kerala-vaverier/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a292823dda5c00014dcebe</guid><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hardy Ferentschik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 02:42:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0322.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0322.jpeg" alt="5 jan - v&#xE4;verier och dockor &#x1F30D;&#x1F9F5; i Kerala"><p>5 januari - Vi b&#xF6;rjade dagen med hemmamys med hundarna, tv&#xE4;ttade och fick se hur en cassava v&#xE4;xer, hur den tas upp, tillagas och smakas. Jag tycker att det smakade v&#xE4;ldigt bra. Men den riktiga lunchen tog vi p&#xE5; samma st&#xE4;lle vi var f&#xF6;rsta dagen, det var ju v&#xE4;ldigt barnv&#xE4;nlig mat och s&#xE5; god och billig f&#xE4;rsk ananasjuice, &#x1F34D; typ 6 kr.</p><p>Sen var vi och bes&#xF6;kte tv&#xE5; v&#xE4;verier. Ett st&#xE4;lle d&#xE4;r kvinnor och m&#xE4;n f&#xE5;r jobb som annars har sv&#xE5;rt att f&#xE5; jobb. De v&#xE4;ver allt p&#xE5; gamla v&#xE4;vstolar och spinner upp tr&#xE5;den&#x1F9F5; sj&#xE4;lva. Att g&#xF6;ra en Dhoti som Hardy k&#xF6;pte i deras aff&#xE4;r tar en dag. De tj&#xE4;nar cirka 30 kr per dag. L&#xF6;nen &#xE4;r densamma f&#xF6;r m&#xE4;n som kvinnor. F&#xF6;r er som inte vet vad en Dhoti &#xE4;r s&#xE5; &#xE4;r det en sarong f&#xF6;r m&#xE4;n som f&#xF6;ll Hardy v&#xE4;l i smaken d&#xE5; det &#xE4;r v&#xE4;ldigt luftigt och inte kl&#xE4;mmer p&#xE5; magen. Att sedan barnen observerade att det bara var gamla m&#xE4;n som anv&#xE4;nder en Dhoti var kanske inte s&#xE5; popul&#xE4;rt, men vad fasen, han &#xE4;r ju snart 50 &#xE5;r och d&#xE4;r &#xE4;r man v&#xE4;l mogen f&#xF6;r att b&#xE4;ra en Dhoti, och ja, kalsongerna &#xE4;r p&#xE5; under ifall ni undrar.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0336.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="5 jan - v&#xE4;verier och dockor &#x1F30D;&#x1F9F5; i Kerala" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0336.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0336.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Ett v&#xE4;veri vi bes&#xF6;kte</figcaption></figure><p>Under den stora &#xF6;versv&#xE4;mningen 2018 steg vattnet runt 3 meter och &#xF6;delade ett annat v&#xE4;veri som vi ocks&#xE5; bes&#xF6;kte, och allt tyg blev f&#xF6;rst&#xF6;rt. Men h&#xE4;r kom Blue Yonder med Gopi i t&#xE4;ten p&#xE5; en briljant id&#xE9; att man kan sy sm&#xE5; enkla men s&#xF6;ta dockor och sedan s&#xE4;lja dockorna f&#xF6;r att kunna forts&#xE4;tta ge v&#xE4;varna en l&#xF6;n. Det har g&#xE5;tt v&#xE4;ldigt bra. Nu &#xE4;r allt tyg som blev f&#xF6;rst&#xF6;rt slut, men dockorna forts&#xE4;tts att g&#xF6;ras f&#xF6;r att st&#xF6;dja v&#xE4;varna &#xE4;nnu mer. Igen riktig Community Based Tourism.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0323.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="5 jan - v&#xE4;verier och dockor &#x1F30D;&#x1F9F5; i Kerala" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0323.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0323.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Man v&#xE4;ver p&#xE5; gammalt s&#xE4;tt</figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0332.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="5 jan - v&#xE4;verier och dockor &#x1F30D;&#x1F9F5; i Kerala" loading="lazy" width="480" height="640"><figcaption>S&#xE5; h&#xE4;r h&#xF6;gt var v&#xE4;veriet under vatten 2018</figcaption></figure><p>Vi fick sj&#xE4;lva pr&#xF6;va p&#xE5; att g&#xF6;ra n&#xE5;gra dockor. Det blev lite egna designer, och vi skrattade gott &#xE5;t dem. &#x1F604;&#x1F3A8;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0618.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="5 jan - v&#xE4;verier och dockor &#x1F30D;&#x1F9F5; i Kerala" loading="lazy" width="768" height="1085" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0618.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0618.jpeg 768w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Dockorna som gjordes f&#xF6;r att ge ny inkomst till v&#xE4;varna efter &#xF6;versv&#xE4;mningen&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>V&#xE4;l hemma hos Gopi igen blev det, ja gissa - hundmys &#x1F436; P&#xE5; natten var det v&#xE4;rsta regnstormar och &#xE5;ska som v&#xE4;rsta monsunregnet.</p><p>Imorgon ska vi iv&#xE4;g och se hur det &#xE4;r att &#xE5;ka husb&#xE5;t i Indien.</p><p>God natt &#x1F63D;&#x1F319;&#x1F4A4;</p><p>In English:</p><p>Today, we had a cozy day at home with the dogs, did some laundry, and got to see how a xxx grows, how it&apos;s harvested, cooked, and tasted. I thought it tasted really good. But for our main lunch, we went to the same place we visited on the first day; they served very child-friendly food and unbelievably delicious and cheap fresh pineapple juice, &#x1F34D; about 6 SEK.</p><p>Afterwards, we visited two weaving centers. One place where women and men get jobs that they might otherwise struggle to find. They weave everything on old looms and spin the thread&#x1F9F5; themselves. Making a Dhoti, like the one Hardy bought in their store, takes a day. They earn about 30 SEK per day, and the wage is the same for both men and women. For those who don&apos;t know what a Dhoti is, it&apos;s a sarong for men that Hardy liked because it&apos;s very airy and doesn&apos;t squeeze the stomach. Although, the kids noticed that only old men seem to wear a Dhoti, which might not be so popular. Well, he&apos;s almost 50, and isn&apos;t it about time to wear a Dhoti? And yes, he&apos;s wearing underwear underneath, in case you&apos;re wondering.</p><p>During the major flood in 2018, the water rose around 3 meters and destroyed another weaving center that we also visited, ruining all the fabric. But here, Blue Yonder, led by Gopi, had a brilliant idea to sew simple yet cute dolls and then sell them to continue providing wages for the weavers. It has been very successful. Now, all the fabric that was destroyed is gone, but they continue making the dolls to support the weavers even more. Again, true Community Based Tourism.</p><p>We got to try making some dolls ourselves. It resulted in some unique designs, and we had a good laugh about them. &#x1F604;&#x1F3A8;</p><p>Back at Gopi&apos;s place, it was, you guessed it - dog cuddle time &#x1F436; At night, there were the worst rainstorms and thunder, like the worst monsoon rain.</p><p>Tomorrow, we&apos;re off to experience houseboat life in India.</p><p>Good night &#x1F63D;&#x1F319;&#x1F4A4;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 - 4 jan - Från bergens ro till skattjakt i Kerala 🕵️‍♂️🌴 och hundvalpar 🐶]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>2-3 januari: Delhi - Kerala</p><p>V&#xE5;r sista dag i bergen var 100% avkoppling, och barnen lekte av sig med sina nya och gamla v&#xE4;nner. Det &#xE4;r fantastiskt att skaffa nya v&#xE4;nner i andra l&#xE4;nder. Bilresan ner gick &#xE4;nnu fortare &#xE4;</p>]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/2-4-jan-fran-bergens-ro-till-skattjakt-i-kerla/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a27b403dda5c00014dce78</guid><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hardy Ferentschik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2024 13:20:52 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0276.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0276.jpeg" alt="2 - 4 jan - Fr&#xE5;n bergens ro till skattjakt i Kerala &#x1F575;&#xFE0F;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334; och hundvalpar &#x1F436;"><p>2-3 januari: Delhi - Kerala</p><p>V&#xE5;r sista dag i bergen var 100% avkoppling, och barnen lekte av sig med sina nya och gamla v&#xE4;nner. Det &#xE4;r fantastiskt att skaffa nya v&#xE4;nner i andra l&#xE4;nder. Bilresan ner gick &#xE4;nnu fortare &#xE4;n upp &#x1F602;. Vi var alla glada &#xF6;ver v&#xE5;ra &#xE5;ksjuketabletter. Mindre glada var vi &#xE5;t v&#xE5;r sovkup&#xE9;, som &#xE4;ven i f&#xF6;rsta klass var mycket smutsig &#x1F922;, men lakanen var rena &#xE4;ven om de hade fl&#xE4;ckar &#x1F974;. Enligt Hardy var det ocks&#xE5; den h&#xE5;rdaste s&#xE4;ngen &#x1F6CF;&#xFE0F; han n&#xE5;gonsin har sovit i. Jag var glad &#xF6;ver min luftmadrass, som jag har med mig f&#xF6;r min rygg om s&#xE4;ngarna &#xE4;r f&#xF6;r h&#xE5;rda.</p><p>Det blev inte mycket s&#xF6;mn &#x1F4A4; under de 9 timmarna som tog oss 250 km &#x1F602;. N&#xE4;r vi var framme klockan 05.00 i Delhi var vi glada att f&#xE5; komma hem till v&#xE5;ra v&#xE4;nners fina hem &#x1F3E0;. Vi var glada att f&#xE5; vila, &#xE4;ta god frukost, och efter 5 timmar var vi redo att &#xE5;ka till flygplatsen f&#xF6;r att ta flyget &#x2708;&#xFE0F; ner till Kochi, Kerala. Allt fl&#xF6;t p&#xE5; bra p&#xE5; flygplatsen, f&#xF6;rutom n&#xE4;r vi stod vid gaten och blev uppropade d&#xE5; vi tydligen hade n&#xE5;got farligt i v&#xE4;skan. Det var v&#xE5;r power bank som man inte f&#xE5;r checka in. Det var bara att sl&#xE4;nga den. De har bra koll idag, eftersom vi har flugit flera g&#xE5;nger med den i checkat bagage &#x1F9F3; &#x1F92D;.</p><p>Det tog tre timmar att komma ner till Kochi fr&#xE5;n Delhi. En taxi stod och v&#xE4;ntade p&#xE5; oss vid flygplatsen. Vi blev glatt &#xF6;verraskade att bilen hade ett s&#xE4;kerhetsmeddelande upph&#xE4;ngt om att alla skulle anv&#xE4;nda s&#xE4;kerhetsb&#xE4;lte. Det var vi inte vana vid fr&#xE5;n Delhi.</p><p>Det var v&#xE4;ldigt trevligt att f&#xE5; se Gopi i sitt hemland. Vi har varit v&#xE4;nner i 17 &#xE5;r. Tr&#xE4;ffades i Oslo p&#xE5; en ekoturismkonferens och har sedan dess m&#xF6;tts flera g&#xE5;nger runt om i Europa och hemma hos oss, men aldrig i Indien. Han driver en fantastisk &quot;community-based tourism&quot; Blue Yonder <a href="http://theblueyonder.com/">http://theblueyonder.com/</a>.</p><p>Efter att ha myst med hans fina 4 hundar fick vi en liten tur p&#xE5; floden - Periyar River.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0180.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="2 - 4 jan - Fr&#xE5;n bergens ro till skattjakt i Kerala &#x1F575;&#xFE0F;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334; och hundvalpar &#x1F436;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0180.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0180.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Kv&#xE4;llstur p&#xE5; floden - Kerala&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>Sedan blev det middag p&#xE5; en restaurang d&#xE4;r vi drack fantastiskt god f&#xE4;rsk ananasjuice. F&#xF6;rsta g&#xE5;ngen f&#xF6;r barnen. Sen var vi alla v&#xE4;ldigt tr&#xF6;tta och sov gott &#xE4;ven om det h&#xE4;r &#xE4;r v&#xE4;ldigt varmt och fuktigt. Att vi hade varit vakna sedan 05.00 hj&#xE4;lpte s&#xE4;kert.</p><p>God natt &#x1F634;</p><p>4 januari - Kerala - Fort Kochi - skattjakt</p><p>Vi vaknade utvilade och innan vi gjorde n&#xE5;gonting annat myste vi med valparna, s&#xE5; s&#xF6;ta. &#x1F436;</p><p>Efter frukosten &#xE5;kte vi till Fort Kochi d&#xE4;r vi skulle f&#xE5; testa ett nytt koncept p&#xE5; en tur som Blue Yonder har ordnat - en skattjakt. Vi gick runt Fort Kochi och l&#xF6;ste olika ledtr&#xE5;dar. Ett fint s&#xE4;tt att se &#xF6;n p&#xE5;.</p><p>Lilla &#xE4;ventyret b&#xF6;rjade med att ta f&#xE4;rjan &#xF6;ver till Fort Kochi som blev full fort. Det &#xE4;r en billig f&#xE4;rja f&#xF6;r typ 3 rupees. P&#xE5; andra sidan tr&#xE4;ffade fina Naomi oss som jobbar f&#xF6;r Blue Yonder. Vi b&#xF6;rjade med att ta n&#xE5;gra kokosn&#xF6;tter &#x1F965;, drack deras juice och skopade upp k&#xF6;ttet. Visste ni att f&#xE4;rskt kokosn&#xF6;tk&#xF6;tt &#xE4;r som en gel&#xE9;? Gott tyckte barnen. Sen kom f&#xF6;rsta ledtr&#xE5;den, och den ledde oss ut p&#xE5; ett kinesiskt fisken&#xE4;t d&#xE4;r vi fick tr&#xE4;ffa p&#xE5; en fiskare &#x1F3A3; som f&#xF6;rklarade att det &#xE4;r ett h&#xE5;rt jobb, och det k&#xE4;nde vi verkligen i hans h&#xE4;nder n&#xE4;r vi skakade hand. Oj, vilka stora torra &#xE4;rr han hade fr&#xE5;n att f&#xF6;r hand dra upp n&#xE4;tet. Vi fick alla pr&#xF6;va p&#xE5; att dra. Det var inte s&#xE5; sv&#xE5;rt tyckte vi, men sen sa han att det &#xE4;r en helt annan sak med en massa fisk i. Men tyv&#xE4;rr kommer n&#xE4;ten att bli l&#xE4;ttare och l&#xE4;ttare d&#xE5; fisken &#xE4;ven h&#xE4;r h&#xE5;ller p&#xE5; att ta slut. &#x1F420; &#x1F61E;</p><p>Det &#xE4;r fem familjer som f&#xF6;rs&#xF6;rjer sig p&#xE5; detta n&#xE4;t med hj&#xE4;lp av Blue Yonder, och denna nya tur kan de f&#xE5; en liten peng fr&#xE5;n ett annat h&#xE5;ll ocks&#xE5;. Det &#xE4;r riktigt &quot;community-based tourism&quot;!</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0248.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="2 - 4 jan - Fr&#xE5;n bergens ro till skattjakt i Kerala &#x1F575;&#xFE0F;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334; och hundvalpar &#x1F436;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0248.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0248.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>F&#xE4;rjan till Fort Kochi&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>N&#xE4;sta ledtr&#xE5;d tog oss till Fortet som Portugiserna byggde f&#xF6;r att skydda &#xF6;n. Men f&#xF6;r mig k&#xE4;ndes den v&#xE4;ldigt liten f&#xF6;r att vara n&#xE5;got skydd. Men de hade s&#xE4;kert en bra plan. &#x1F44D;&#x1F3FE;</p><p>Vi hade en fantastisk lunch p&#xE5; ett v&#xE4;ldigt mysigt st&#xE4;lle p&#xE5; Kulturhuset. Det &#xE4;r ett st&#xE4;lle som vi aldrig kommer att gl&#xF6;mma, tror jag, och det &#xE4;r inte f&#xF6;r maten &#x1F958; utan f&#xF6;r alla t&#xE5;rar vi l&#xE4;mnade d&#xE4;r. Men inte sorget&#xE5;rar utan gl&#xE4;djet&#xE5;rar. Det var en fantastisk konstutst&#xE4;llning gjord av tolv tjejer som g&#xE5;r en konstskola. Jag fick presenterat olika tavlor av konstn&#xE4;rerna sj&#xE4;lva, och jag fattade tycke b&#xE5;de f&#xF6;r konstn&#xE4;ren och hennes tavla. N&#xE4;r jag sa att jag kommer att k&#xF6;pa denna tavla, oj vad emotionell hon blev, t&#xE5;rarna rann p&#xE5; henne, och d&#xE5; b&#xF6;rjade mina t&#xE5;rar, sen b&#xF6;rjade Hardy, barnen och alla 12 tjejer. Men som sagt det var gl&#xE4;djet&#xE5;rar, och nu ser vi alla fram att f&#xE5; h&#xE4;nga den vi v&#xE5;r l&#xE4;genhet i Sverige, och jag vet precis vart den ska h&#xE4;nga &#x1F600;. Konstn&#xE4;ren heter Siya else Benny och henne kommer jag att h&#xE5;lla kontakten med. &#x1F9E1;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0236.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="2 - 4 jan - Fr&#xE5;n bergens ro till skattjakt i Kerala &#x1F575;&#xFE0F;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334; och hundvalpar &#x1F436;" loading="lazy" width="480" height="640"><figcaption>Den vackra tavlan&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0237.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="2 - 4 jan - Fr&#xE5;n bergens ro till skattjakt i Kerala &#x1F575;&#xFE0F;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334; och hundvalpar &#x1F436;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="960" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0237.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_0237.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0237.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Alla fantastiska blivande konstn&#xE4;rer&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>Sen tog en ledtr&#xE5;d oss till &quot;Jewtown&quot; d&#xE4;r vi gick p&#xE5; en v&#xE4;ldigt mysig gata och s&#xE5;g en synagoga. Historien</p><p>om Fort Kochi &#xE4;r:</p><p>Under 1500-talet anl&#xE4;nde portugiserna under Vasco da Gama och etablerade handelsavtal och bef&#xE4;stningar, som Fort Manuel. Den portugisiska n&#xE4;rvaron f&#xF6;ljdes av holl&#xE4;ndarna p&#xE5; 1600-talet, som er&#xF6;vrade staden och f&#xF6;r&#xE4;ndrade dess landskap med byggandet av Fort Kochi och renoveringen av Mattancherry Palace.</p><p>Under brittiskt styre p&#xE5; 1700-talet blev Kochi en viktig del av Brittiska Indien. Staden b&#xE4;r ocks&#xE5; p&#xE5; en betydelsefull judisk historia, som &#xE5;terspeglas i den gamla Paradesi Synagogue och det judiska kvarteret.</p><p>Efter Indiens sj&#xE4;lvst&#xE4;ndighet 1947 blev Kochi en del av den indiska unionen.</p><p>Innan vi l&#xE4;mnade &#xF6;n tog vi en v&#xE4;lf&#xF6;rtj&#xE4;nt kaffe &#x2615;&#xFE0F;.</p><p>P&#xE5; kv&#xE4;llen hade Gopi tillagat fisken som hans granne s&#xE5; v&#xE4;nligt hade l&#xE4;mnat till oss kv&#xE4;llen f&#xF6;re. Det &#xE4;r v&#xE4;ldigt praktiskt att bo precis vid vattnet och k&#xE4;nna grannen som &#xE4;r fiskare. &#x1F603;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0186.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="2 - 4 jan - Fr&#xE5;n bergens ro till skattjakt i Kerala &#x1F575;&#xFE0F;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334; och hundvalpar &#x1F436;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0186.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0186.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>F&#xE4;rsk fisk till d&#xF6;rren</figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0262.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="2 - 4 jan - Fr&#xE5;n bergens ro till skattjakt i Kerala &#x1F575;&#xFE0F;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F334; och hundvalpar &#x1F436;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0262.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0262.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>B&#xE4;sta middagen hemma hos Gopi</figcaption></figure><p>Innan s&#xE4;ngdags blev det s&#xE5;klart mycket valpmys igen. &#x1F436;</p><p>God natt &#x1F634;</p><p>In English:</p><p>2-3 January: Delhi - Kerala</p><p>Our last day in the mountains was 100% relaxation, and the children played with their new and old friends. It&apos;s amazing to make new friends in other countries. The car ride down was even faster than going up &#x1F602;. We were all grateful for our motion sickness tablets. We were less thrilled about our sleeping compartment, which, even in first class, was very dirty &#x1F922;, but the sheets were clean despite some stains &#x1F974;. According to Hardy, it was also the hardest bed &#x1F6CF;&#xFE0F; he has ever slept on. I was happy with my air mattress that I brought for my back in case the beds were too hard.</p><p>There wasn&apos;t much sleep &#x1F4A4; during the 9 hours that took us 250 km &#x1F602;. When we arrived in Delhi at 05:00, we were happy to come home to our friends&apos; lovely house &#x1F3E0;. We were glad to rest, have a delicious breakfast, and after 5 hours, we were ready to go to the airport to catch the flight &#x2708;&#xFE0F; down to Kochi, Kerala. Everything went smoothly at the airport, except when we stood at the gate and were called up because apparently, we had something dangerous in the bag. It was our power bank that you&apos;re not allowed to check in. We had to throw it away. They are vigilant today because we have flown several times with it in checked baggage &#x1F9F3; &#x1F92D;.</p><p>It took three hours to get from Delhi to Kochi. A taxi was waiting for us at the airport. We were pleasantly surprised that the car had safety messages hanging, reminding everyone to use seat belts. We were not used to that from Delhi.</p><p>It was very nice to see Gopi in his homeland. We have been friends for 17 years. We met in Oslo at an ecotourism conference and have since met several times around Europe and at our homes, but never in India. He runs a fantastic &quot;community-based tourism&quot; agency, Blue Yonder <a href="http://theblueyonder.com/">http://theblueyonder.com/</a>.</p><p>After cuddling with his lovely 4 dogs, we took a short trip on the river - Periyar River.</p><p>Then we had dinner at a restaurant where we drank amazingly delicious fresh pineapple juice. The first time for the children. Then we were all very tired and slept well even though it is very hot and humid here. Being awake since 05:00 surely helped.</p><p>Good night &#x1F634;</p><p>4 January - Kerala - Fort Kochi - Treasure Hunt</p><p>We woke up refreshed, and before doing anything else, we cuddled with the puppies, so cute. &#x1F436;</p><p>After breakfast, we went to Fort Kochi, where we were going to try a new concept on a tour organized by Blue Yonder - a treasure hunt. We walked around Fort Kochi and solved various clues. A nice way to see the island.</p><p>The little adventure started by taking the ferry to Fort Kochi, which was full of forts. It&apos;s a cheap ferry, about 3 rupees. On the other side, lovely Naomi, who works for Blue Yonder, met us. We started by taking some coconuts &#x1F965;, drank their juice, and scooped up the meat. Did you know that fresh coconut meat is like jelly? The children liked it. Then the first clue came, and it led us to a Chinese fishing net where we met a fisherman &#x1F3A3; who explained that it&apos;s hard work, and we really felt it in his hands when we shook hands. Oh, the big dry scars he had from manually pulling up the net. We all got to try pulling. It wasn&apos;t so hard, we thought, but then he said it&apos;s a whole different ball game with a lot of fish. Unfortunately, the nets are getting lighter and lighter as the fish are running out even here. &#x1F420; &#x1F61E;</p><p>Five families make a living from this net with the help of Blue Yonder, and with this new tour, they can get a little money from another source too. It&apos;s really &quot;community-based tourism&quot;!</p><p>The next clue took us to the fort that the Portuguese built to protect the island. But for me, it felt very small to be any protection. But they surely had a good plan. &#x1F44D;&#x1F3FE;</p><p>We had a fantastic lunch at a very cozy place at the Cultural Center. It&apos;s a place we will never forget, I think, and it&apos;s not because of the food &#x1F958; but because of all the tears we left there. Not tears of sorrow but tears of joy. It was a fantastic art exhibition by twelve girls attending an art school. I got to have different paintings presented by the artists themselves, and I took a liking to both the artist and her painting. When I said that I will buy this painting, oh, how emotional she became, tears streamed down her face, and then my tears started, then Hardy&apos;s, the children&apos;s, and all twelve girls. But as I said, they were tears of joy, and now we all look forward to hanging it in our apartment in Sweden, and I know exactly where it should hang &#x1F600;. The artist&apos;s name is Siya else Benny, and I will stay in touch with her. &#x1F9E1;</p><p>Then a clue took us to &quot;Jewtown,&quot; where we walked on a very cozy street and saw a synagogue. The history of Fort Kochi is:</p><p>In the 16th century, the Portuguese under Vasco da Gama arrived and established trade agreements and fortifications, like Fort Manuel. The Portuguese presence was followed by the Dutch in the 17th century, who conquered the city and changed its landscape with the construction of Fort Kochi and the renovation of Mattancherry Palace.</p><p>Under British rule in the 18th century, Kochi became an important part of British India. The city also carries a significant Jewish history, reflected in the old Paradesi Synagogue and the Jewish quarter.</p><p>After India&apos;s independence in 1947, Kochi became part of the Indian Union.</p><p>Before leaving the island, we had a well-deserved coffee &#x2615;&#xFE0F;.</p><p>In the evening, Gopi cooked the fish that his neighbor kindly left for us the night before. It&apos;s very convenient to live right by the water and know the neighbor who is a fisherman. &#x1F603;</p><p>Before bedtime, there was, of course, a lot of puppy cuddling again. &#x1F436;</p><p>Good night &#x1F634;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[31 dec - 1 Jan Vi börjar det nya året med en fantastisk tystnad ☺️ och tigrar 🐯 i skogen.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>31 december - Ny&#xE5;rsafton &#x1F389; &#xA0;&#x1F3D4;&#xFE0F;</p><p>Dagen b&#xF6;rjade v&#xE4;ldigt sent eftersom vi alla sov som stockar. Det var s&#xE5; tyst och lugnt. Vi blev bjudna p&#xE5; en indisk frukost som vi faktiskt tyckte mycket om. Barnen fick mj&#xF6;lk</p>]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/31-dec-1-jan-full-relax/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a16e883dda5c00014dce03</guid><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hardy Ferentschik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:18:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/d0708319-0c93-4b1e-9cd3-f9bc53d1a905.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/d0708319-0c93-4b1e-9cd3-f9bc53d1a905.jpeg" alt="31 dec - 1 Jan Vi b&#xF6;rjar det nya &#xE5;ret med en fantastisk tystnad &#x263A;&#xFE0F; och tigrar &#x1F42F; i skogen."><p>31 december - Ny&#xE5;rsafton &#x1F389; &#xA0;&#x1F3D4;&#xFE0F;</p><p>Dagen b&#xF6;rjade v&#xE4;ldigt sent eftersom vi alla sov som stockar. Det var s&#xE5; tyst och lugnt. Vi blev bjudna p&#xE5; en indisk frukost som vi faktiskt tyckte mycket om. Barnen fick mj&#xF6;lk och flingor, och blev m&#xE4;tta. Sen &#xE5;t vi &#xE4;pplen. &#xC5;h, vad vi har saknat &#xE4;pplen. Vi har bara haft frukt som g&#xE5;r att skala utan kniv som bananer och clementiner. Att ett &#xE4;pple &#x1F34E; kan vara s&#xE5; gott.</p><p>Sedan tog vi alla en tv&#xE5; timmars promenad i bergen. V&#xE4;ldigt vackert, men det st&#xF6;r mig att &#xE4;ven h&#xE4;r ser man plast h&#xE4;r och d&#xE4;r. Jag har fr&#xE5;gat varf&#xF6;r man &#xE4;ven sl&#xE4;nger skr&#xE4;p i naturen. Svaret var att man ser inte skr&#xE4;p p&#xE5; samma s&#xE4;tt som vi g&#xF6;r hemma. Det st&#xF6;r inte. Jag f&#xF6;rs&#xF6;ker alltid l&#xE4;mna naturen jag bes&#xF6;ker b&#xE4;ttre &#xE4;n n&#xE4;r jag kom. Det blir en hel del skr&#xE4;p att plocka h&#xE4;r i bergen, och man kan inte f&#xE5; med sig allt. H&#xE4;r skulle man beh&#xF6;va en st&#xE4;ddag eller ett st&#xE4;d &#xE5;r &#x1F605;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0090.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="31 dec - 1 Jan Vi b&#xF6;rjar det nya &#xE5;ret med en fantastisk tystnad &#x263A;&#xFE0F; och tigrar &#x1F42F; i skogen." loading="lazy" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0090.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0090.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Full relax&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>Promenaden visade igen att med pengar kan man k&#xF6;pa allt i Indien. Med pengar har man kunnat f&#xE5; tillst&#xE5;nd att hugga ner massor av tr&#xE4;d f&#xF6;r att bygga lyxvillor, dit man n&#xE4;r allt &#xE4;r klart kan komma med helikopter &#x1F681;. Alla grannar &#xE4;r v&#xE4;ldigt arga och besvikna, men inget man kan stoppa.</p><p>Promenaden passerade n&#xE5;gra andra Home Stay d&#xE4;r v&#xE4;rdarna ville bjuda p&#xE5; te, men vi hade en lunch som v&#xE4;ntade p&#xE5; oss. Alla &#xE4;r v&#xE4;ldigt trevliga &#x1F337;</p><p>Precis som p&#xE5; julafton &#x1F936; var ny&#xE5;rsfirandet inte n&#xE5;got som vi g&#xF6;r hemma. H&#xE4;r verkar det inte vara n&#xE5;gon stor h&#xE4;ndelse. Av v&#xE5;ra v&#xE4;nner var det bara yngsta sonen som ville vara vaken och sk&#xE5;la in 2024. Milo, som hade spelat schack hela kv&#xE4;llen med sina nyfunna indiska v&#xE4;nner, gav upp 30 minuter innan tolv, sen deckade han. Men tillsammans med en annan super trevlig familj fr&#xE5;n Delhi och deras barn, lika gamla som v&#xE5;ra, stannade uppe med oss och vi sk&#xE5;lade under stj&#xE4;rnorna. Det var nog den tystaste ny&#xE5;rsafton vi n&#xE5;gonsin har haft. Bara en sm&#xE4;llare l&#xE5;ngt d&#xE4;r borta, annars helt tyst. M&#xE5;ste s&#xE4;ga att det var underbart med tystnaden.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0067.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="31 dec - 1 Jan Vi b&#xF6;rjar det nya &#xE5;ret med en fantastisk tystnad &#x263A;&#xFE0F; och tigrar &#x1F42F; i skogen." loading="lazy" width="960" height="1280" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0067.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0067.jpeg 960w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Ny&#xE5;rsafton under stj&#xE4;rnorna i full tystnad&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>Vi &#xF6;nskar er alla ett fantastiskt 2024. Njut av allt som finns i era liv. &#x1F9E1;</p><p>God natt &#x1F634;</p><p>1 januari 2024 - Gott Nytt &#xC5;r </p><p>Gott nytt &#xE5;r! V&#xE5;rt 2024 b&#xF6;rjade med att se en fantastisk utsikt &#xF6;ver Indiens n&#xE4;st h&#xF6;gsta berg. D&#xE4;r borta ligger Himalaya, det &#xE4;r nog det n&#xE4;rmsta vi kommer Himalaya detta liv. Men oj, vad vi &#xE4;r n&#xF6;jda med det. &#x1F3D4;&#xFE0F;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0083-1.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="31 dec - 1 Jan Vi b&#xF6;rjar det nya &#xE5;ret med en fantastisk tystnad &#x263A;&#xFE0F; och tigrar &#x1F42F; i skogen." loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1125" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0083-1.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_0083-1.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1600/2024/01/IMG_0083-1.jpeg 1600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w2400/2024/01/IMG_0083-1.jpeg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Nanda Devil - Indiens n&#xE4;st h&#xF6;gsta berg</figcaption></figure><p><br>H&#xE4;r i skogen finns jaguarer och det finns &#xE4;ven en tigerstig. Varje &#xE5;r passerar en tigerhona h&#xE4;r, och i &#xE5;r kom hon med tre ungar. Alla varnades p&#xE5; v&#xE5;rt Home Stay att inte g&#xE5; ut p&#xE5; kv&#xE4;llen p&#xE5; grund av tigern. En v&#xE4;ldigt konstig k&#xE4;nsla att vara i en skog d&#xE4;r det finns tigrar och jaguarer. H&#xE4;r finns ocks&#xE5; apor. P&#xE5; kv&#xE4;llen hade jag en National Geographic-upplevelse n&#xE4;r jag s&#xE5;g en hel flock apor i tr&#xE4;det, hoppande fr&#xE5;n gren till gren.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0025.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="31 dec - 1 Jan Vi b&#xF6;rjar det nya &#xE5;ret med en fantastisk tystnad &#x263A;&#xFE0F; och tigrar &#x1F42F; i skogen." loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_0025.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_0025.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0025.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>V&#xE5;rt Home Stay&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>Dagen har har bara handlar om avslappning och det &#xE4;r s&#xE5; sk&#xF6;nt efter tre veckor med s&#xE5; m&#xE5;nga intryck. Imorgon tar vi natt&#xE5;get tillbaka till Delhi, och samma dag tar vi flyget ner till Kerala.</p><p>Sov gott &#x1F634;<br>In English:</p><p>31st December - New Year&apos;s Eve &#x1F389; with a view of the Himalayas &#x1F3D4;&#xFE0F;</p><p>The day started very late as we all slept like logs. It was so quiet and peaceful. We were served an Indian breakfast that we actually enjoyed a lot. The kids had milk and cereal, and they were satisfied. Then we had apples. Oh, how we&apos;ve missed apples. We&apos;ve only had fruits that can be peeled, like bananas and clementines. An apple &#x1F34E; can be so delicious.</p><p>Afterward, we all took a two-hour walk in the mountains. Very beautiful, but it bothers me that even here, you see plastic here and there. I asked why people throw garbage even in nature. The answer was that they don&apos;t see garbage the way we do at home. It doesn&apos;t bother them. I always try to leave the nature I visit better than when I arrived. There&apos;s a lot of garbage to pick up in the mountains, and you can&apos;t take it all. They should have a clean-up day or a clean-up year here &#x1F605;</p><p>The walk once again showed that with money, you can buy anything in India. With money, they&apos;ve been able to get permission to cut down a lot of trees to build luxury villas, where, when everything is ready, helicopters &#x1F681; can land. All the neighbors are very angry and disappointed, but there&apos;s nothing one can do to stop it.</p><p>The walk passed by some other homestays where the hosts wanted to offer tea, but we had lunch waiting for us. Everyone was very friendly &#x1F337;</p><p>Just like on Christmas Eve &#x1F936;, New Year&apos;s Eve wasn&apos;t something we do at home. Here, it doesn&apos;t seem to be a big event. Among our friends, only the youngest son wanted to stay awake and toast to 2024. Milo, who had been playing chess all evening with his newfound Indian friends, gave up 30 minutes before twelve, then he crashed. But together with another super nice family from Delhi and their children the same age as ours, we stayed up with them, toasting under the stars. It was probably the quietest New Year&apos;s Eve we&apos;ve ever had. Just one firework far away, otherwise completely silent. I must say it was wonderful with the silence.</p><p>We wish everyone a fantastic 2024. Enjoy everything that is in your lives. &#x1F9E1;</p><p>Good night</p><p>1st January 2024</p><p>Happy New Year! Our 2024 began by witnessing a fantastic view of India&apos;s second-highest mountain. Over there lies the Himalayas; it&apos;s probably the closest we&apos;ll come to the Himalayas in this lifetime. But oh, how satisfied we are with it. &#x1F3D4;&#xFE0F;</p><p>Here in the forest, there are jaguars, and there&apos;s also a tiger trail. Every year, a female tiger passes through here, and this year, she came with three cubs. Everyone at our homestay was warned not to go out in the evening because of the tiger. A very strange feeling to be in a forest where there are tigers and jaguars. There are also monkeys here. In the evening, I had a National Geographic experience when I saw a whole flock of monkeys in the tree, jumping from branch to branch.</p><p>The day has been full of relaxation, and it&apos;s so nice after three weeks with so many impressions. Tomorrow, we take the night train back to Delhi, and on the same day, we take the flight down to Kerala.</p><p>Sleep well &#x1F634;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[30 dec - Halva resan gjord - nu väntar lugnet uppe i bergen]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Den 30 december - Vi tar t&#xE5;get till bergen f&#xF6;r att fira ny&#xE5;r</p><p>Idag klev vi upp tidigt, klockan 04.30, f&#xF6;r att ta en Uber till stationen. Trots att vi nu &#xE4;r mer erfarna och vet hur hela s&#xE4;</p>]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/bergets_-lugn/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">659d66a63dda5c00014dcd31</guid><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hardy Ferentschik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0010.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_0010.jpeg" alt="30 dec - Halva resan gjord - nu v&#xE4;ntar lugnet uppe i bergen"><p>Den 30 december - Vi tar t&#xE5;get till bergen f&#xF6;r att fira ny&#xE5;r</p><p>Idag klev vi upp tidigt, klockan 04.30, f&#xF6;r att ta en Uber till stationen. Trots att vi nu &#xE4;r mer erfarna och vet hur hela s&#xE4;kerhetsprocessen fungerar, spelar det egentligen ingen roll, f&#xF6;r vi &#xE4;r alla lika stressade n&#xE4;r det g&#xE4;ller att f&#xF6;rst&#xE5; vilken perrong och vagn vi ska hoppa p&#xE5; . T&#xE5;gen &#xE4;r otroligt l&#xE5;nga, s&#xE5; man har ingen tid att springa fram och tillbaka. Men n&#xE4;r vi v&#xE4;l satt i v&#xE5;ra s&#xE4;ten blev vi lugna och kunde b&#xF6;rja &#xE4;ta v&#xE5;r fina frukost, som hade blivit packad &#xE5;t oss.</p><p>Resan b&#xF6;rjade faktiskt med att vi alla fick parfymerade blommor &#x1F337; Kanske lite on&#xF6;digt, men trevligt. Sedan blev det en andra frukost som ingick i biljetten - varm mj&#xF6;lk&#x1F95B; och cornflakes. Under hela resan bj&#xF6;ds det regelbundet p&#xE5; mat.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9905.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="30 dec - Halva resan gjord - nu v&#xE4;ntar lugnet uppe i bergen" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_9905.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9905.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>V&#xE4;lkomstblommor p&#xE5; t&#xE5;get&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>Jag t&#xE4;nker ofta att det &#xE4;r s&#xE5; h&#xE4;rligt att &#xE5;ka t&#xE5;g &#x1F682; , f&#xF6;r man kan njuta av landskapet som susar f&#xF6;rbi. Men f&#xF6;r mig &#xE4;r det v&#xE4;ldigt emotionellt att se Indiens landskap susa f&#xF6;rbi, f&#xF6;r man ser s&#xE5; mycket fattigdom, smuts och uttorkade floder. Men det &#xE4;r verkligheten som susar f&#xF6;rbi och det kan man inte blunda f&#xF6;r. Fast susa f&#xF6;rbi kanske &#xE4;r lite &#xF6;verdrivet. Vi &#xE5;kte 250 km p&#xE5; 5 timmar &#x1F602; Den h&#xE4;r g&#xE5;ngen fick vi &#xE5;ka bakl&#xE4;nges, och i normala fall blir jag och Kira &#xE5;ksjuka, men t&#xE5;get &#xE5;kte s&#xE5; l&#xE5;ngsamt s&#xE5; det var inga problem med &#xE5;ksjuka.</p><p>Vi hade dock blivit varnade f&#xF6;r &#xE5;ksjuka n&#xE4;r vi &#xE4;r framme vid Kathmodam f&#xF6;r d&#xE5; v&#xE4;ntar en bilf&#xE4;rd p&#xE5; slingriga v&#xE4;gar i 1 1/2 timme, s&#xE5; all tog en &#xE5;ksjuketablett. Med hj&#xE4;lp av tabletten var vi inte oroliga f&#xF6;r &#xE5;ksjuka, men vi blev lite oroliga g&#xE4;llande trafiks&#xE4;kerheten, f&#xF6;r det stupade verkligen r&#xE4;tt ner i avgrunden, och de sm&#xE5; stolparna l&#xE4;ngs v&#xE4;gen k&#xE4;ndes inte direkt s&#xE4;kra. Sedan skulle v&#xE5;r chauff&#xF6;r bevisa hur fort man kan k&#xF6;ra p&#xE5; dessa v&#xE4;gar och hur modig han &#xE4;r n&#xE4;r det g&#xE4;ller att k&#xF6;ra om i kurvor &#x1F633; Jag h&#xF6;ll andan n&#xE5;gra g&#xE5;nger. Tur att b&#xE5;da barnen var s&#xE5; tr&#xF6;tta s&#xE5; de sov i bilen, annars skulle de nog bli lite r&#xE4;dda.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9922.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="30 dec - Halva resan gjord - nu v&#xE4;ntar lugnet uppe i bergen" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1125" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_9922.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_9922.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1600/2024/01/IMG_9922.jpeg 1600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w2400/2024/01/IMG_9922.jpeg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Lite veka pinnar enligt mig&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>N&#xE4;r vi v&#xE4;l var framme skulle vi g&#xE5; den sista biten f&#xF6;r att komma till v&#xE5;rt Home Stay - Silent Trail Sanctuary. Att v&#xE5;rt bagage skulle b&#xE4;ras av en ponny visste vi innan. Vi var lite oroliga f&#xF6;r den stackars ponnyn s&#xE5; innan vi &#xE5;kte fr&#xE5;n Delhi, s&#xE5; jag hade packat det tyngsta sakerna i v&#xE5;ra egna ryggs&#xE4;ckar &#x1F602; Hardy hade lovat oss att b&#xE4;ra sin egen ryggs&#xE4;ck f&#xF6;r ponnyns skull. Men den 10-&#xE5;riga ponnyn &#x1F40E; Konrad tog upp allt bagage med l&#xE4;tthet. Han var varken svettig eller andf&#xE5;dd n&#xE4;r vi kom fram. Fast d&#xE5; hade vi s&#xE5;klart avlastat honom med typ 30 kg &#x1F602; &#x1F434; Vi var d&#xE4;remot ganska svettiga &#x1F975;.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9937.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="30 dec - Halva resan gjord - nu v&#xE4;ntar lugnet uppe i bergen" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_9937.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9937.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Det ser tyngre ut &#xE4;n det var f&#xF6;r v&#xE5;r fyrfotade v&#xE4;n&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>V&#xE5;ra v&#xE4;nner hade redan anl&#xE4;nt en dag innan, s&#xE5; de v&#xE4;lkomnade oss, och Silent Trails hade ordnat med en fantastisk lunch som v&#xE4;ntade p&#xE5; oss.</p><p>Nu njuter vi av den friska luften och den fantastiska utsikten &#x1F3D4;&#xFE0F;. Det h&#xE4;r &#xE4;r ett st&#xE4;lle vi aldrig skulle ha hittat om det inte vore f&#xF6;r v&#xE5;ra v&#xE4;nner. De har kommit hit typ 15 &#xE5;r i rad. Alla andra g&#xE4;ster vi tr&#xE4;ffat har ocks&#xE5; &#xE5;terkommit hit i flera &#xE5;r. Det &#xE4;r ett v&#xE4;ldigt annorlunda st&#xE4;lle, lite sv&#xE5;rt att beskriva. Det k&#xE4;nns mer som ett hem, ett litet kaotiskt hem. Det &#xE4;r ganska nedg&#xE5;nget men med fantastisk service. H&#xE4;r blir man serverad mat n&#xE4;r man vill och vad man vill, och maten &#xE4;r uts&#xF6;kt. Som vegetarian &#xE4;r Indien verkligen ett paradis.</p><p>Resten av dagen bara slappade vi, och nu ska vi sova gott i den friska bergsluften. Tog en liten promenad med barnen till ett tempel. Inte det trevligaste templet med s&#xE5; mycket skr&#xE4;p, men barnen tyckte det var superkul med alla klockor &#x1F514; och v&#xE5;r v&#xE4;n son f&#xF6;rs&#xF6;kte l&#xE4;ra barnen en hinduisk b&#xF6;n.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9960.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="30 dec - Halva resan gjord - nu v&#xE4;ntar lugnet uppe i bergen" loading="lazy" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_9960.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9960.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Tempelklockor</figcaption></figure><p>Nu &#xE4;r det dags att krypa till kojs, men j&#xF6;sses vilka h&#xE5;rda s&#xE4;ngar det &#xE4;r. Min rygg kommer inte bli glad imorgon, men det f&#xE5;r kompenseras med den underbara utsikten fr&#xE5;n rummet och ren luft. &#x1F3D4;&#xFE0F;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9963.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="30 dec - Halva resan gjord - nu v&#xE4;ntar lugnet uppe i bergen" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_9963.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9963.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Underbar utsikt&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>God natt &#x1F634;</p><p>In English:</p><p>The 30th of December - the train to the mountains to celebrate New Year</p><p>Today, we got up early, at 04:30, to take an Uber to the station. Despite being more experienced now and knowing how the entire security process works, it doesn&apos;t really matter because we are all equally stressed trying to figure out which platform and carriage to board. The trains are incredibly long, so there&apos;s no time to run back and forth. But once we were in our seats, we calmed down and could start eating our lovely breakfast that had been packed for us.</p><p>The journey actually started with each of us receiving perfumed flowers. Perhaps a bit unnecessary, but nice. Then there was a second breakfast included in the ticket - warm milk and cornflakes. Throughout the journey, food was served regularly.</p><p>I often think it&apos;s delightful to travel by train because you can enjoy the passing landscape. However, for me, it&apos;s very emotional to see India&apos;s landscape passing by, as you witness a lot of poverty, dirt, and dried-up rivers. But it&apos;s the reality that rushes by. Though &quot;rushes&quot; might be a bit exaggerated. We traveled 250 km in 5 hours &#x1F602; This time, we had to sit facing backward, and normally, Kira and I get motion sick, but the train was so slow that motion sickness wasn&apos;t an issue.</p><p>However, we had been warned that when we arrive in Kathmodam, there awaits a car ride on winding roads for 1 1/2 hours, so we took a motion sickness pill. With the help of the pill, we weren&apos;t worried about motion sickness, but we were a bit concerned about traffic safety because it literally dropped straight down into the abyss, and the small posts along the road didn&apos;t feel secure at all. Then our driver wanted to demonstrate how fast one can drive on these roads and how brave he is when it comes to overtaking. I held my breath a few times. Luckily, both kids were so tired that they slept in the car; otherwise, they might have been a little scared.</p><p>Once we arrived, we had to walk the last stretch to get to our Home Stay - Silent Trail Sanctuary. We knew that our luggage would be carried by a pony. We were a bit worried about the poor pony before we left Delhi, so I, or rather, I had packed the heaviest things in our own backpacks &#x1F602; Hardy had promised to carry his own backpack for the sake of the pony. But the 10-year-old pony &#x1F40E; Konrad carried all the luggage with ease. He was neither sweaty nor out of breath when we arrived. Of course, by then, we had offloaded him with about 30 kg &#x1F602; &#x1F434;</p><p>Our friends had already arrived a day before, so they welcomed us, and Silent Trails had arranged a fantastic lunch waiting for us.</p><p>We&apos;re just enjoying the fresh air and the fantastic view &#x1F3D4;&#xFE0F;. This is a place we would never have found if it weren&apos;t for our friends. They have been coming here for about 15 years. All the other guests we&apos;ve met have also been coming here for several years. It&apos;s a very different place, a bit hard to describe. It feels more like a home, a little chaotic home. It&apos;s quite run-down but with fantastic service. Here, you get served food whenever you want and whatever you want, and the food is delicious. As a vegetarian, India is truly a paradise.</p><p>The rest of the day, we just relaxed, and now we&apos;re going to sleep well in the fresh mountain air. Took a short walk with the kids to a temple. Not the nicest temple with so much litter, but the kids thought it was super fun with all the bells &#x1F514;, and our friend&apos;s son tried to teach the kids a Hindu prayer.</p><p>Now it&apos;s time to hit the hay, but oh my, the beds are so hard. My back won&apos;t be happy tomorrow, but it&apos;ll be compensated by the wonderful view from the room and the clean air. &#x1F3D4;&#xFE0F;</p><p>Good night &#x1F634;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[28 dec -  Barfotavandring 🦶 i dimman vid Gyllene Templet 🏰  och trevlig ”fängelseupplevelse”]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Den 28 december - Det Gyllene Templet</p><p>Dagen b&#xF6;rjade lite tidigare idag eftersom vi har l&#xE4;rt oss att om man orkar vara s&#xE5; tidig som m&#xF6;jligt p&#xE5; turistattraktionerna, d&#xE5; har man &quot;mindre&quot; folk att tr&#xE4;ngas med. MEN</p>]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/barfotavandring-i-dimman-vid-gyllene-templet/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">659cedf63dda5c00014dcce0</guid><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hardy Ferentschik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 07:09:35 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_3445.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_3445.jpeg" alt="28 dec -  Barfotavandring &#x1F9B6; i dimman vid Gyllene Templet &#x1F3F0;  och trevlig &#x201D;f&#xE4;ngelseupplevelse&#x201D;"><p>Den 28 december - Det Gyllene Templet</p><p>Dagen b&#xF6;rjade lite tidigare idag eftersom vi har l&#xE4;rt oss att om man orkar vara s&#xE5; tidig som m&#xF6;jligt p&#xE5; turistattraktionerna, d&#xE5; har man &quot;mindre&quot; folk att tr&#xE4;ngas med. MEN det &#xE4;r inte l&#xE4;tt att komma upp p&#xE5; morgonen f&#xF6;r oss fyra, sv&#xE5;rast &#xE4;r det f&#xF6;r barnen - som sagt, det &#xE4;r jobbigt att vara turist &#x1F602;.</p><p>Vi tog en Uber till Gyllene Templet. Uber &#x1F698; fungerar perfekt h&#xE4;r i Indien &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3; och det &#xE4;r f&#xF6;rdelaktigt f&#xF6;r man vet att man inte blir lurad p&#xE5; priset och det k&#xE4;nns alltid sk&#xF6;nt.</p><p>Vi hade lockat barnen med Gyllene Templet genom att s&#xE4;ga att det &#xE4;r riktigt guld man ser skina, s&#xE5; det fanns lite f&#xF6;rv&#xE4;ntningar, men det sprack med dimman &#x1F602; Vi s&#xE5;g inte mycket guld utan vi s&#xE5;g mest barfota f&#xF6;tter &#x1F9B6; &#x1F9B6; man f&#xE5;r n&#xE4;mligen inte g&#xE5; in med skor &#x1F45E; i templet. Man fick tv&#xE4;tta b&#xE5;de h&#xE4;nder och f&#xF6;tter innan man kom in. Huvudbonad m&#xE5;ste alla ha s&#xE5; Milo och Hardy fick n&#xE5;gra oranga, jag och Kira hade egna sjalar. &#xC4;ven om vi inte s&#xE5;g mycket, blev det en mystisk st&#xE4;mning med dimman och den konstanta s&#xE5;ngen i bakgrunden. Hardy fick ocks&#xE5; en ny upplevelse de fr&#xE5;gade n&#xE4;mligen honom f&#xF6;r ett kort, &#xE4;ven mig n&#xE5;gra g&#xE5;nger. S&#xE5; h&#xE4;r fick Kira n&#xE4;stan vara i fred. <br></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9860.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="28 dec -  Barfotavandring &#x1F9B6; i dimman vid Gyllene Templet &#x1F3F0;  och trevlig &#x201D;f&#xE4;ngelseupplevelse&#x201D;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_9860.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9860.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Milo och Hardy med sina oranga huvudbonader</figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9817.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="28 dec -  Barfotavandring &#x1F9B6; i dimman vid Gyllene Templet &#x1F3F0;  och trevlig &#x201D;f&#xE4;ngelseupplevelse&#x201D;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_9817.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9817.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Dimman l&#xE5;g t&#xE4;t och gav en magisk k&#xE4;nsla&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>Att komma in till det heliga templet var k&#xF6;n l&#xE4;ngre &#xE4;n h&#xF6;gs&#xE4;song p&#xE5; Lisebergs popul&#xE4;raste attraktion s&#xE5; det skippade vi. Men n&#xE5;got vi inte skippade var upplevelsen att sitta p&#xE5; golvet och &#xE4;ta med hundratals indier. Det var en makal&#xF6;s upplevelse. Kanske fel att s&#xE4;ga, men jag k&#xE4;nde mig som i en film d&#xE4;r huvudpersonerna sitter i ett f&#xE4;ngelse &#x1F602; Alla fick sitta ned p&#xE5; rader, s&#xE5; kom de och slevade upp maten p&#xE5; pl&#xE5;tbrickor. Vattnet kom i n&#xE5;got jag f&#xF6;rst trodde var en s&#xE5;dan d&#xE4;r golvreningsmaskin, men det var f&#xF6;r att servera vattnet &#x1F4A6; Maten var v&#xE4;ldigt god, men vi h&#xF6;ll oss borta fr&#xE5;n vattnet och Kira h&#xF6;ll sig helt borta fr&#xE5;n maten. Hon sa att hon tar hand om oss n&#xE4;r vi blir magsjuka &#x1F602; &#x1F922;.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9843.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="28 dec -  Barfotavandring &#x1F9B6; i dimman vid Gyllene Templet &#x1F3F0;  och trevlig &#x201D;f&#xE4;ngelseupplevelse&#x201D;" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_9843.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9843.jpeg 640w"><figcaption>Gratis mat f&#xF6;r alla&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>De serverar tusentals portioner varje dag, s&#xE5; de hade skapat en v&#xE4;ldigt effektiv matleverans som imponerade. Barnen var dock inte s&#xE4;rskilt imponerade av dagens &#xE4;ventyr, de ville helst &#xE5;ka tillbaka till hotellet och mysa. Efter en Domino pizza &#x1F355; f&#xF6;r Kira tog vi en Uber till hotellet, och resten av eftermiddagen bestod av film f&#xF6;r barnen och fantastisk massage f&#xF6;r oss vuxna. Tid f&#xF6;r l&#xE4;xor blev det ocks&#xE5; f&#xF6;r barnen. De fick med sig en v&#xE4;ska full med 20 kg l&#xE4;xor som de betar av &#x1F4D5; d&#xE5; och d&#xE5;.</p><p>Kv&#xE4;llen avslutades med middag p&#xE5; hotellet och med en film &#x1F37F; p&#xE5; Netflix. Imorgon &#xE5;ker vi tillbaka till Delhi f&#xF6;r en natt innan vi &#xE5;ker upp till bergen och firar &#x1F973; ny&#xE5;r &#x1F942;.</p><p>God natt &#x1F634;</p><p>In English:</p><p>December 28 - The Golden Temple</p><p>The day started a bit earlier today as we&apos;ve learned that if you can manage to be at tourist attractions as early as possible, you&apos;ll have &quot;less&quot; crowd to contend with. BUT it&apos;s not easy to get up in the morning for the four of us, especially challenging for the kids - being a tourist is tough, as mentioned &#x1F602;.</p><p>We took an Uber to The Golden Temple. Uber &#x1F698; works perfectly here in India &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3;, and it&apos;s advantageous because you know you won&apos;t be cheated on the price, which always feels reassuring.</p><p>We had enticed the kids with the enchanting Golden Temple, mentioning that it&apos;s real gold shining, so there were some expectations, but they shattered with the fog &#x1F602; We didn&apos;t see much gold; instead, we saw mostly bare feet &#x1F9B6; &#x1F9B6; as you&apos;re not allowed to enter the temple with shoes &#x1F45E;. Everyone had to wash their hands and feet before entering. Headgear was also mandatory, so Milo and Hardy got some orange ones, and Kira and I had our own scarves. Even though we didn&apos;t see much, there was a mysterious atmosphere with the fog and the constant singing in the background. Hardy also had a new experience; they asked him for a photo, and me a few times. So, Kira almost got some peace.</p><p>Entering the sacred temple, the line was longer than the peak season at Liseberg&apos;s most popular attraction, so we skipped that. But one thing we didn&apos;t skip was the experience of sitting on the floor and eating with hundreds of Indians. It was an incredible experience. Maybe it&apos;s wrong to say, but I felt like I was in a movie where the main characters are sitting in a prison &#x1F602; Everyone sat in rows, and they came and served the food on metal trays. Water came in something I initially thought was a floor cleaning machine, but it was to serve the water &#x1F4A6; The food was very tasty, but we stayed away from the water, and Kira stayed completely away from the food. She said she&apos;ll take care of us if we get food poisoning &#x1F602; &#x1F922;.</p><p>They serve thousands of portions every day, so they had created a very efficient food delivery system that impressed. However, the kids were not very impressed with today&apos;s adventure; they mostly wanted to go back to the hotel and relax. After a Domino&apos;s pizza &#x1F355; for Kira, we took an Uber back to the hotel, and the rest of the afternoon consisted of movies for the kids and a fantastic massage for us adults. There was also time for homework for the kids. They brought a bag full of 20 kg of homework that they tackle &#x1F4D5; now and then.</p><p>The evening ended with dinner at the hotel and a movie &#x1F37F; on Netflix. Tomorrow we head back to Delhi for a night before going up to the mountains to celebrate &#x1F973; New Year &#x1F942;.</p><p>Good night &#x1F634;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[27 dec - Från Frukostglädje till Gränsceremoni 🍳 🎊]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>27 december - Amritsar - showen mellan Indien och Pakistan</p><p>Idag valde vi att sova s&#xE5; l&#xE4;nge som m&#xF6;jligt, f&#xF6;r p&#xE5; detta hotell serveras frukost &#xE4;nda fram till 10.30, och det gillar vi. En annan sak vi uppskattade, fast vi</p>]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/fran-frukostgladje-till-gransceremoni/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">659c172a3dda5c00014dcca7</guid><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hardy Ferentschik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:05:20 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9748-1.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9748-1.jpeg" alt="27 dec - Fr&#xE5;n Frukostgl&#xE4;dje till Gr&#xE4;nsceremoni &#x1F373; &#x1F38A;"><p>27 december - Amritsar - showen mellan Indien och Pakistan</p><p>Idag valde vi att sova s&#xE5; l&#xE4;nge som m&#xF6;jligt, f&#xF6;r p&#xE5; detta hotell serveras frukost &#xE4;nda fram till 10.30, och det gillar vi. En annan sak vi uppskattade, fast vi &#xE4;r lite f&#xF6;rsiktiga med att s&#xE4;ga det, var att det erbj&#xF6;ds en h&#xE4;rlig English breakfast med scrambled eggs, b&#xF6;nor och stekt tomat &#x1F345;. Det var riktigt gott att f&#xE5; en hel stekt tomat, d&#xE5; vi inte har &#xE4;tit n&#xE5;gra f&#xE4;rska gr&#xF6;nsaker f&#xF6;r att undvika att f&#xE5; Delhi Belly, eftersom de tv&#xE4;ttas i kranvatten. S&#xE5; stekta hela tomater var v&#xE4;lkommet. Milo blev glad &#xF6;ver att de hade Nutella som ett alternativ till toasten, eftersom det alltid brukar vara n&#xE5;gon konstig fruktgel&#xE9; som inte &#xE4;r s&#xE5; popul&#xE4;r.</p><p>Det &#xE4;r ett femstj&#xE4;rnigt hotell &#x1F3E8;, och det m&#xE4;rks med leende personal &#xF6;verallt, inklusive vid frukosten. Men den h&#xE4;r g&#xE5;ngen stressade jag dem lite n&#xE4;r jag ville v&#xE4;nta p&#xE5; mina scrambled eggs &#x1F373; s&#xE5; att jag SJ&#xC4;LV kunde fylla tallriken med det jag ville ha till mina &#xE4;gg. En ny trevlig inder kom fram varje minut och fr&#xE5;gade om jag beh&#xF6;vde hj&#xE4;lp. Att jag skulle s&#xE4;tta mig s&#xE5; serverar de &#xE4;gget. De blir verkligen stressade om man vill g&#xF6;ra n&#xE5;got sj&#xE4;lv &#x1F92D;.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9713-1.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="27 dec - Fr&#xE5;n Frukostgl&#xE4;dje till Gr&#xE4;nsceremoni &#x1F373; &#x1F38A;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_9713-1.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_9713-1.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9713-1.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>H&#xE4;r kan vi verkligen vila upp oss efter dagens &#xE4;ventyr</figcaption></figure><p>Att det &#xE4;r ett fint hotell m&#xE4;rks ocks&#xE5; av den stora m&#xE4;ngden mat &#x1F372; att v&#xE4;lja p&#xE5;, allt i &#xF6;verfl&#xF6;d. Tankarna g&#xE5;r till alla fattiga man ser i Indien, men det &#xE4;r inget man kan g&#xF6;ra &#xE5;t v&#xE4;rldens &#x1F30E; or&#xE4;ttvisor. V&#xE5;r resa och att se detta ger hela familjen en k&#xE4;nsla av tacksamhet &#x1F64F; &#xF6;ver allt vi har, samtidigt som vi donerar pengar till v&#xE4;lg&#xF6;renhetsorganisationer som arbetar f&#xF6;r en r&#xE4;ttvisare v&#xE4;rld.</p><p>Efter frukosten hade vi tid att vila n&#xE5;gra timmar. Vi alla lider av olika &quot;kr&#xE4;mpor&quot; som mage, huvudv&#xE4;rk &#x1F915; och tr&#xF6;tthet. Sj&#xE4;lv har jag nog aldrig &#xE4;tit s&#xE5; mycket paracetamol som under denna resa. &#xC5;terigen &#xE4;r jag mycket tacksam &#xF6;ver m&#xF6;jligheten att ta ett piller &#x1F48A; s&#xE5; att sm&#xE4;rtan g&#xE5;r &#xF6;ver.</p><p>Efter vilan bar det av till Hardys nummer 1 attraktion i Indien, det han sett mest fram emot att bes&#xF6;ka: &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3;&#x2728;&#x1F1F5;&#x1F1F0; Wagah Border! &#x1F1F5;&#x1F1F0;&#x2728;&#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3;,</p><p>den magiska gr&#xE4;nsen mellan Indien och Pakistan! &#x1F310;&#x1F91D; Varje dag &#xE4;ger en spektakul&#xE4;r ceremoni rum vid fyra, d&#xE4;r gr&#xE4;nsvakter fr&#xE5;n b&#xE5;da l&#xE4;nderna deltar i en f&#xE4;rgsprakande uppvisning av snabb marsch, flagghissning och patriotiska s&#xE5;nger! &#x1F389;&#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3;&#x1F3B6;&#x1F1F5;&#x1F1F0;Trots politiska sp&#xE4;nningar lyser ceremonin av entusiasm och fredlig samvaro bland publiken. &#x1F54A;&#xFE0F;&#x1F917;</p><p>Det som verkligen lyser, eller snarare h&#xF6;rs, &#xE4;r den h&#xF6;gsta musiken och st&#xF6;rsta h&#xF6;gtalaren jag n&#xE5;gonsin h&#xF6;rt p&#xE5; n&#xE5;got evenemang. Men oj vilken st&#xE4;mning det var, och vi fick de b&#xE4;sta platserna. Vi fick dem f&#xF6;r att jag har l&#xE4;rt mig lite indisk stil, n&#xE4;mligen att vara envis, le och s&#xE4;ga n&#xE5;gra viktiga ord som VIP, Passport, Sweden, your friend over there says to come here, och fungerar det inte skickar man fram dottern - ja, d&#xE5; f&#xE5;r man de b&#xE4;sta platserna &#x1F602;</p><p>N&#xE5;gon som ovilligt fick den b&#xE4;sta platsen var en gatuhund som p&#xE5; n&#xE5;got s&#xE4;tt kom in i showen och f&#xF6;rvirrat f&#xF6;rs&#xF6;kte ta sig &#xF6;ver till den pakistanska gr&#xE4;nsen, men vakten stod i v&#xE4;gen, och bra var det, f&#xF6;r jag tror att den har det mycket b&#xE4;ttre bland hinduerna i Indien &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3; &#x1F436;</p><p>Det var verkligen en stor show vid Wagah Border, definitivt en av de mest m&#xE4;rkliga, roliga och konstiga attraktionerna vi sett i Indien hittills.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/b4bf1be4-bdee-4252-ba1b-c42196303915.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="27 dec - Fr&#xE5;n Frukostgl&#xE4;dje till Gr&#xE4;nsceremoni &#x1F373; &#x1F38A;" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="960" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/b4bf1be4-bdee-4252-ba1b-c42196303915.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/b4bf1be4-bdee-4252-ba1b-c42196303915.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/b4bf1be4-bdee-4252-ba1b-c42196303915.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Som en rockfestival - Wagah Border</figcaption></figure><p>Vi hade en v&#xE4;ldigt trevlig chauff&#xF6;r som tog oss till Spicy Chilly, en mycket trevlig restaurang med god mat som kombinerar indisk och kontinental mat och som uppskattades av barnen. Men det mest minnesv&#xE4;rda var v&#xE5;ra bordsgrannar, som nyfiket fr&#xE5;gade var vi kom ifr&#xE5;n, och s&#xE5; b&#xF6;rjade konversationen som slutade med en middagsinbjudan f&#xF6;r imorgon. Vi delade lite information om Sverige, vilket fick deras &#xF6;gon &#x1F440; att poppa ut n&#xE4;r vi ber&#xE4;ttade att man inte beh&#xF6;ver vara gift f&#xF6;r att bo ihop eller ha barn. &#xD6;gonen n&#xE4;stan trillade ut n&#xE4;r vi ber&#xE4;ttade att vi har f&#xF6;r&#xE4;ldraledigt och att tre m&#xE5;nader &#xE4;r vigda till fadern. Vi fick l&#xE4;ra oss hur viktigt br&#xF6;llop &#x1F492; &#xE4;r i Indien; det &#xE4;r h&#xF6;jdpunkten i livet, och man b&#xF6;rjar spara s&#xE5; fort man f&#xE5;r en dotter. De visste allt om br&#xF6;llop, eftersom de &#xE4;gde en sk&#xF6;nhetssalong som specialiserade sig p&#xE5; att g&#xF6;ra bruden vacker inf&#xF6;r br&#xF6;llopet. De visade f&#xF6;re och efter bilder p&#xE5; f&#xF6;rvandlingen, och det var otroligt vackra brudar. Men det tar &#xF6;ver tv&#xE5; timmar att bli klar som brud &#x1F470; N&#xE4;r de h&#xF6;rde att Hardy och jag inte var gifta efter 24 &#xE5;r tillsammans sa de att vi skulle gifta oss i Indien, och de bjuder p&#xE5; min f&#xF6;rvandling &#x1F92D;.</p><p>Hotellet hittade vi n&#xE4;stan inte, eftersom det var mycket dimmigt &#x1F32B;&#xFE0F; igen. Denna dimma ligger tydligen h&#xE4;r en vecka varje &#xE5;r vid den h&#xE4;r tiden. Hotellet har en stor s&#xE4;kerhet, bilen blir skannad och &#xE4;ven v&#xE4;skorna innan man f&#xE5;r komma in.</p><p>Hotellet har en s&#xE5;dan d&#xE4;r film &#x1F3A5; uppfart, ni vet, man k&#xF6;r in i en typ rondell, s&#xE5; st&#xE5;r en och v&#xE4;ntar och &#xF6;ppnar leende d&#xF6;rren &#xE5;t en. Idag har jag aldrig haft s&#xE5; m&#xE5;nga som har sagt Madam till mig. Det &#xE4;r &quot;Madam&quot; och &quot;Sir&quot; hit och dit &#x1F602;</p><p>Hotellets TV har s&#xE5; att man kan koppla upp sig p&#xE5; Netflix, s&#xE5; nu ligger barnen och tittar p&#xE5; film. Det &#xE4;r dessa lugna stunder mellan alla &#xE4;ventyr som &#xE4;r v&#xE4;ldigt viktiga f&#xF6;r oss alla f&#xF6;r att orka. Vi &#xE4;r mycket tacksamma att vi har r&#xE5;d att bo p&#xE5; de b&#xE4;ttre hotellen d&#xE4;r man inte beh&#xF6;ver kolla om lakanen &#xE4;r rena &#x1F6CF;&#xFE0F;.</p><p>Imorgon ska vi uppt&#xE4;cka The Golden Temple.</p><p>Ha det fint och var tacksamma f&#xF6;r allt ni har i era liv &#x1FAF6;</p><p>In English:</p><p>December 27 - Amritsar</p><p>Today, we chose to sleep in as much as possible because at this hotel, breakfast is served until 10:30, and we like that. Another thing we appreciated, though we&apos;re a bit cautious about saying it, was the delightful English breakfast offered with scrambled eggs, beans, and fried tomatoes &#x1F345;. It was truly delicious to have a whole fried tomato, as we haven&apos;t been eating fresh vegetables to avoid Delhi Belly, given that they are washed in tap water. So, fried whole tomatoes were a welcome treat. Milo was delighted that they had Nutella as an option for toast, as it&apos;s usually some strange fruit jelly that isn&apos;t as popular.</p><p>It&apos;s a five-star hotel &#x1F3E8;, and it shows with smiling staff everywhere, including at breakfast. However, this time, I stressed them a bit when I wanted to wait for my scrambled eggs &#x1F373; so that I could fill my plate with what I wanted for my eggs. A new friendly Indian approached me every minute, asking if I needed help, telling me to sit down, and then serving the eggs. They truly get stressed if you want to do something yourself &#x1F92D;.</p><p>That it&apos;s a nice hotel is also evident from the large amount of food &#x1F372; to choose from, all in abundance. Thoughts go to all the poor people we see in India, but there&apos;s nothing we can do about the world&apos;s &#x1F30E; injustices. Our journey and witnessing this make the whole family feel grateful &#x1F64F; for everything we have, while we also donate money to charities working towards a fairer world.</p><p>After breakfast, we had time to rest for a few hours. We all suffer from various &quot;ailments&quot; like stomach issues, headaches &#x1F915;, and fatigue. Personally, I&apos;ve probably never taken as much paracetamol as during this trip. Again, I am very grateful for the opportunity to take a pill &#x1F48A; so that the pain goes away.</p><p>After the rest, we headed to Hardy&apos;s number 1 attraction in India, the one he has been looking forward to the most: &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3;&#x2728;&#x1F1F5;&#x1F1F0; Wagah Border! &#x1F1F5;&#x1F1F0;&#x2728;&#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3;,<br>the magical border between India and Pakistan! &#x1F310;&#x1F91D; Every day, a spectacular ceremony takes place at four, where border guards from both countries participate in a colorful display of quick marching, flag hoisting, and patriotic songs! &#x1F389;&#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3;&#x1F3B6;&#x1F1F5;&#x1F1F0; Despite political tensions, the ceremony is filled with enthusiasm and peaceful coexistence among the audience. &#x1F54A;&#xFE0F;&#x1F917;</p><p>What truly shines, or rather, is heard, is the loudest music and the biggest speaker I&apos;ve ever experienced at any event. But oh, what an atmosphere it was, and we got the best seats. We got them because I&apos;ve learned a bit of Indian style, namely being stubborn, smiling, and saying a few important words like VIP, Passport, Sweden, your friend over there says to come here, and if that doesn&apos;t work, you send your daughter forward - then you get the best seats &#x1F602;</p><p>Someone who reluctantly got the best spot was a street dog that somehow entered the show and confusedly tried to get over to the Pakistani border, but the guard stood in the way, and it was good, for I think it has a much better life among the Hindus in India &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3; &#x1F436;</p><p>It was truly a grand show at Wagah Border, definitely one of the most peculiar, fun, and weird attractions we&apos;ve seen in India so far.</p><p>We had a very pleasant driver who took us to Spicy Chilly, a very nice restaurant with good food combining Indian and continental cuisine, appreciated by the children. But the most memorable part was our table neighbors, who curiously asked where we were from, and so the conversation began, ending with a dinner invitation for tomorrow. We shared some information about Sweden, and their eyes &#x1F440; almost popped out when we told them that you don&apos;t need to be married to live together or have children. Their eyes almost rolled when we mentioned that we have parental leave and that three months are dedicated to the father. We learned about how important weddings &#x1F492; are in India; it&apos;s the highlight of life, and people start saving as soon as they have a daughter. They knew everything about weddings as they owned a beauty salon specializing in making the bride beautiful for the wedding. They showed before and after pictures of the transformation, and they were incredibly beautiful brides. But it takes over two hours to get ready as a bride &#x1F470; When they heard that Hardy and I weren&apos;t married after 24 years together, they said we should get married in India, and they would cover the cost of my transformation &#x1F92D;.</p><p>We almost couldn&apos;t find the hotel again because it was very foggy &#x1F32B;&#xFE0F;. This fog apparently lasts for a week every year at this time. The hotel has extensive security; the car is scanned, and even the bags are checked before you can enter.</p><p>The hotel has one of those movie &#x1F3A5; driveways, you know, you drive into a kind of roundabout, someone stands waiting, and opens the door with a smile. Today, I&apos;ve never had so many people address me as Madam. It&apos;s &quot;Madam&quot; and &quot;Sir&quot; here and there &#x1F602;</p><p>The hotel&apos;s TV allows you to connect to Netflix, so now the kids are watching a movie. These quiet moments between all the adventures are very important for all of us to cope. We are very grateful that we can afford to stay at the better hotels where you don&apos;t have to check if the sheets are clean &#x1F6CF;&#xFE0F;.</p><p>Tomorrow we will discover The Golden Temple.</p><p>Take care and be grateful for everything you have in your lives &#x1FAF6;.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[26 dec - Första tågresan 🚂 i Indien - gränsen till Pakistan - Amritsar]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>26 december<br>T&#xE5;gresa till Amritsar - gr&#xE4;nsen till Pakistan</p><p>Idag har vi l&#xE4;mnat Delhi f&#xF6;r att ta oss till Amritsar. Vi har &#xE5;kt t&#xE5;g f&#xF6;r f&#xF6;rsta g&#xE5;ngen i Indien &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3; &#x1F682;. Det</p>]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/tagresa-amritsar/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">659a51893dda5c00014dcc6a</guid><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hardy Ferentschik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2024 08:18:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9694.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9694.jpeg" alt="26 dec - F&#xF6;rsta t&#xE5;gresan &#x1F682; i Indien - gr&#xE4;nsen till Pakistan - Amritsar"><p>26 december<br>T&#xE5;gresa till Amritsar - gr&#xE4;nsen till Pakistan</p><p>Idag har vi l&#xE4;mnat Delhi f&#xF6;r att ta oss till Amritsar. Vi har &#xE5;kt t&#xE5;g f&#xF6;r f&#xF6;rsta g&#xE5;ngen i Indien &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3; &#x1F682;. Det var lite kaotiskt att komma in till stationen. Vi satt helt fast i trafiken utanf&#xF6;r stationen i &#xF6;ver 20 minuter, s&#xE5; vi var lite stressade, men den h&#xE4;r g&#xE5;ngen fanns det inget alternativ att kliva ur taxin f&#xF6;r att g&#xE5;. Bilarna st&#xE5;r 10 cm fr&#xE5;n varandra n&#xE4;r det blir stopp, och d&#xE5; &#xE4;r det om&#xF6;jligt att komma ut och &#xE4;nnu mindre chans med v&#xE4;skor &#x1F4BC; &#x1F639;.</p><p>F&#xF6;r att komma in till perrongen &#xE4;r det s&#xE4;kerhetskontroll d&#xE4;r allt bagage ska g&#xE5; igenom en skanner. Allt trycks in, s&#xE5; jag undrar vad man egentligen ser, och de personliga skannerna man g&#xE5;r igenom tjuter f&#xF6;r varje person, men det bara trycks p&#xE5; med mer folk bakifr&#xE5;n &#x1F602;.</p><p>T&#xE5;get kom i tid och f&#xF6;rst trodde vi att vi skulle vara sj&#xE4;lva i vagnen, men det var bara f&#xF6;r att t&#xE5;get kom 30 minuter innan avg&#xE5;ng och vi var f&#xF6;rst p&#xE5;. Vagnen fylldes till max p&#xE5; fem minuter innan avg&#xE5;ng. Vi satt i businessklass, s&#xE4;tena var stora och v&#xE4;ldigt sk&#xF6;na. Det var SJ-standard i renlighet och slitet, men sen skiljde det sig. H&#xE4;r fick vi mat hela tiden, och de st&#xE4;dade toaletterna &#x1F6BD; ocks&#xE5; hela tiden.</p><p>Det &#xE4;r ca 450 km till Amritsar, och det tog oss 8 timmar, s&#xE5; d&#xE4;r &#xE4;r vi tillbaka till SJ-l&#xE5;ngsamhet eller ? &#x1F639;. Vi var framme n&#xE4;stan vid midnatt, och vi var v&#xE4;ldigt glada &#xF6;ver att hotellet hade ordnat med en pickup &#xE5;t oss. Det k&#xE4;ndes tryggt. Mindre tryggt k&#xE4;ndes det n&#xE4;r vi b&#xF6;rjade &#xE5;ka f&#xF6;r det var noll sikt, f&#xF6;r dimman l&#xE5;g s&#xE5; t&#xE4;t. Jag har aldrig sett s&#xE5; t&#xE4;t dimma &#x1F32B;&#xFE0F; man s&#xE5;g ingenting. Alla bilar k&#xF6;rde med varningsblinker, men typ bara de 10% som hade lysen som fungerade. Vi k&#xF6;rde v&#xE4;ldigt sakta, men jag var livr&#xE4;dd f&#xF6;r att vi skulle k&#xF6;ra p&#xE5; n&#xE5;gon ko eller m&#xE4;nniska. Men ingenting h&#xE4;nde och vi kom fram till hotellet som &#xE4;r otroligt lyxigt. Vi fick en god v&#xE4;lkomstdrink. Rummet &#xE4;r inte stort, men v&#xE4;ldigt fint, rent och modernt. S&#xE4;ngarna och kuddarna &#xE4;r ocks&#xE5; v&#xE4;ldigt sk&#xF6;na, s&#xE5; vi kommer att sova gott. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9706-1.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="26 dec - F&#xF6;rsta t&#xE5;gresan &#x1F682; i Indien - gr&#xE4;nsen till Pakistan - Amritsar" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="960" srcset="https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w600/2024/01/IMG_9706-1.jpeg 600w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/IMG_9706-1.jpeg 1000w, https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9706-1.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Noll sikt -Amritsar&#xA0;</figcaption></figure><p>Vi &#xE4;r s&#xE5;&#xE5;&#xE5; tr&#xF6;tta, s&#xE5; nu s&#xE4;ger vi god natt &#x1F634;</p><p>In English:</p><p>26th December<br>Train Journey to Amritsar</p><p>Today, we left Delhi to make our way to Amritsar. We experienced train travel for the first time in India &#x1F1EE;&#x1F1F3; &#x1F682;. It was a bit chaotic getting into the station. We were completely stuck in traffic outside the station for over 20 minutes, so we were a bit stressed, but this time, there was no option to get out of the taxi and walk. The cars are 10 cm apart when they stop, making it impossible to get out, especially with bags &#x1F4BC; &#x1F639;.</p><p>To access the platform, there&apos;s a security check where all baggage goes through a scanner. Everything gets crammed in, so I wonder what they really see, and the personal scanners we go through beep for each person, but they just keep pushing more people from behind &#x1F602;.</p><p>The train arrived on time, and at first, we thought we would be alone in the carriage, but that was only because the train arrived 30 minutes before departure, and we were the first ones on. The carriage filled up to the max in five minutes before departure. We were in business class, the seats were large and very comfortable. It was similar to SJ (Swedish Railways) standards in cleanliness and wear, but then it differed. Here, we got food all the time, and the toilets &#x1F6BD; were also cleaned continuously.</p><p>It&apos;s about 450 km to Amritsar, and it took us 8 hours, so we are back to SJ slowness, or ? &#x1F639;. We arrived almost at midnight, and we were very happy that the hotel had arranged a pickup for us. It felt safe. It felt less safe when we started to drive because there was zero visibility due to thick fog. I have never seen fog so dense &#x1F32B;&#xFE0F;; you couldn&apos;t see anything. All cars were driving with hazard lights, but only about 10% had working headlights. We drove very slowly, but I was terrified that we might hit a cow or a person. But nothing happened, and we arrived at the hotel, which is incredibly luxurious. We got a tasty welcome drink. The room is not large, but very nice, clean, and modern. The beds and pillows are also very comfortable, so we will sleep well. We are soooo tired, so now we say good night &#x1F634;.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[21 - 26 dec - Jul på elitklubb i Delhi och en ny vän Foxie 🐕]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>21-26 dec - 6 dagar i Delhi med v&#xE5;ra k&#xE4;ra indiska familj </p><p>Nu har vi tillbringat n&#xE5;gra dagar i Delhi och h&#xE4;ngt med v&#xE5;r k&#xE4;ra indiska familj. Den h&#xE4;r g&#xE5;ngen bor vi i Delhi</p>]]></description><link>https://familytravel.site/gymkhana/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65997e403dda5c00014dcc27</guid><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hardy Ferentschik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2024 16:43:58 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9671.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9671.jpeg" alt="21 - 26 dec - Jul p&#xE5; elitklubb i Delhi och en ny v&#xE4;n Foxie &#x1F415;"><p>21-26 dec - 6 dagar i Delhi med v&#xE5;ra k&#xE4;ra indiska familj </p><p>Nu har vi tillbringat n&#xE5;gra dagar i Delhi och h&#xE4;ngt med v&#xE5;r k&#xE4;ra indiska familj. Den h&#xE4;r g&#xE5;ngen bor vi i Delhi centrum p&#xE5; det lilla 11 B&amp;B. V&#xE5;r dotter Kira tycker att det h&#xE4;r &#xE4;r det b&#xE4;sta boendet hittills eftersom hon har blivit v&#xE4;n med &#xE4;garens hund Foxie. &#xC4;garen Ajay &#xE4;r en verklig djurv&#xE4;n. Han har tagit hand om fyra gatuhundar, och han skulle fylla hela huset om han inte drev ett B&amp;B. Han och flera grannar hj&#xE4;lper kvarterets gatuhundar. De f&#xE5;r s&#xE4;ngar, vaccinationer, mat och nu p&#xE5; vintern f&#xE5;r de flera t&#xE4;cken s&#xE5; att de inte ska bli kalla. Aiay rekommenderade en toppenorganisation, Wings and Tails Foundation, som vi kan donera till f&#xF6;r att hj&#xE4;lpa Indiens gatuhundar &#x1F415; Han s&#xE4;ger att de g&#xF6;r ett fantastiskt jobb. Det k&#xE4;nns bra att sk&#xE4;nka pengar dit &#x1F642; Om ni vill l&#xE4;sa se h&#xE4;r: www.wingsandtailfoundation.in</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://familytravel.site/content/images/2024/01/IMG_9535.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="21 - 26 dec - Jul p&#xE5; elitklubb i Delhi och en ny v&#xE4;n Foxie &#x1F415;" loading="lazy" width="496" height="640"><figcaption>Foxie v&#xE5;r nya v&#xE4;n</figcaption></figure><p>Vi har uppt&#xE4;ckt att sushi &#x1F363; h&#xE4;r &#xE4;r lika dyrt som i Sverige men mycket gott. Barnen nj&#xF6;t av rekordm&#xE5;nga bitar p&#xE5; Yum Yum Cha p&#xE5; Khan market. Jag &#xE5;t n&#xE5;got otroligt gott, stone pot.</p><p>&#xD6;ver julen &#x1F384; bytte vi boende till en medlemsklubb, Gymkhana. En 110 &#xE5;r gammal elitklubb som grundades av de brittiska kolonialisterna. Man kan bara bli medlem om man har arbetat f&#xF6;r staten, och idag &#xE4;r det n&#xE4;stan om&#xF6;jligt att f&#xE5; medlemskap. Medlemskapen g&#xE5;r i arv. V&#xE5;ra v&#xE4;nner &#xE4;r medlemmar, och d&#xE5; f&#xE5;r man ta med g&#xE4;ster, och de hade ett julfirande den 23 december som vi deltog i. Det var mycket mat &#x1F372; och ett annorlunda betalsystem. En kiosk fanns d&#xE4;r man fick springa och betala och sedan ta med sig kvittot f&#xF6;r att f&#xE5; maten. Det blev mycket springande. Fr&#xE5;n den 24 till 26 december bodde vi i deras stugor, och det var en upplevelse med s&#xE5; m&#xE5;nga regler att f&#xF6;lja. Old classic brittisk stil. Man kan inte spela tennis &#x1F3BE; utan r&#xE4;tt kl&#xE4;der, man m&#xE5;ste ha fina skor och r&#xE4;tt kl&#xE4;dsel f&#xF6;r att g&#xE5; in i byggnaden, och till barnens fasa var barn inte till&#xE5;tna p&#xE5; de flesta st&#xE4;llen i klubben. F&#xF6;rsta g&#xE5;ngen de/vi upplevde n&#xE5;gon form av diskriminering &#x1F620; Ett par g&#xE5;nger blev vi tillsagda att l&#xE4;mna st&#xE4;llet eftersom barn inte var v&#xE4;lkomna. Usch, ingen trevlig k&#xE4;nsla att inte vara v&#xE4;lkommen, men s&#xE5; har det historiskt varit f&#xF6;r alltf&#xF6;r m&#xE5;nga p&#xE5; grund av fel hudf&#xE4;rg, fattigdom och s&#xE5; vidare. Det var en fantastisk upplevelse att bli bjuden till klubben, f&#xF6;r n&#xE5;got liknande finns inte i Sverige eller &#xF6;vriga EU nu n&#xE4;r Storbritannien &#xE4;r ute ur bilden. Men vi k&#xE4;nde oss inte helt avslappnade i denna elitklubb.</p><p>Att &#xE5;ka Tuktuk blev d&#xE4;remot en mera avslappna erfarenhet efter n&#xE5;gra turer och nu b&#xF6;rjar vi bara tycka det &#xE4;r roligt. Det &#xE4;r som att &#xE5;ka en attraktion p&#xE5; Liseberg &#x2013; det guppar, sv&#xE4;nger, och du k&#xE4;nner det i magen, allt ackompanjerat av konstant tutande. &#x1F602;</p><p>Hur var d&#xE5; julen i Indien. Som f&#xF6;rv&#xE4;ntat var det s&#xE5;klart inte som i Sverige d&#xE5; man inte riktigt firar jul. Men man f&#xF6;rs&#xF6;ker &#xE4;nd&#xE5; med lite julfirande h&#xE4;r och d&#xE4;r. Vi var p&#xE5; en julmarknad &#x1F385; i Sundet Nursery.</p><p>Men dessa dagar i Delhi har varit f&#xF6;r att h&#xE4;nga med familjen i deras vardag. Vi har varit med och k&#xF6;pt glas&#xF6;gon &#x1F913; mycket billigare h&#xE4;r s&#xE5;klart. Haft h&#xE4;rliga hemmamiddagar med fantastisk mat, skratt och s&#xE4;llskap. Barnen gick till en spelhall. D&#xE4;r h&#xE4;ngde de i tv&#xE5; timmar f&#xF6;r en kostnad f&#xF6;r 375 SEK totalt &#x1F61D;.</p><p>Vi f&#xF6;rs&#xF6;kte med en sightseeing till Red Fort men det visade sig att h&#xE4;r i Indien &#xE4;r museum ocks&#xE5; st&#xE4;ngt p&#xE5; m&#xE5;ndagar. St&#xE4;ngt och allt var det &#xE4;nd&#xE5; GALET med s&#xE5; mycket folk f&#xF6;r d&#xE4;r finns ocks&#xE5; marknaden Chrndni Showk. Det &#xE4;r nog hittills det mest obehagliga k&#xE4;nslan jag hittills haft i Indien. Det var s&#xE5; mycket folk och l&#xE4;ngre fram s&#xE5;g jag hur n&#xE5;gra m&#xE4;n slogs. D&#xE5; kom ur mamman fram och jag v&#xE4;nde och pl&#xF6;jde mig fram till en lugnare plats och vi tog en Tuktuk tillbaka till v&#xE5;rt B&amp;B och d&#xE4;r lugnade vi ner oss med att mysa med hunden Foxie. &#x1F493;</p><p>Jag har ocks&#xE5; upplevt ett allm&#xE4;nt sjukhus, ett av de st&#xF6;rsta i Delhi. De s&#xE4;ger att l&#xE4;karna d&#xE4;r &#xE4;r helt otroligt duktiga f&#xF6;r de ser hundratals patienter varje &#xE5;r. Men &#xE4;ven efter att ha h&#xF6;rt detta skulle jag nog &#xE4;nd&#xE5; v&#xE4;lja ett svenskt sjukhus &#x1F3E5; f&#xF6;r att standarden &#xE4;r n&#xE5;got jag aldrig har sett tidigare. Det var nog 8 s&#xE4;ngar i ett litet rum. Men n&#xE5;got som vi saknar &#xE4;r kanske all engagemang bland sl&#xE4;kt, v&#xE4;nner och bekanta som ser till att patienten aldrig beh&#xF6;ver vara ensam. Det var minst 4 personer runt varje s&#xE4;ng. Kontrasten till detta var helt n&#xE4;r jag ocks&#xE5; bes&#xF6;kte en privat klinik d&#xE4;r var allt i toppskick och man blev bjuden p&#xE5; te och kaka &#x1F36A;.</p><p>Imorgon ska vi &#xE5;ka t&#xE5;g &#x1F682; f&#xF6;r f&#xF6;rsta g&#xE5;ngen i Indien upp till Amritsar, det &#xE4;r mycket sp&#xE4;nnande och lite nerv&#xF6;st.</p><p>&#x1F634; God natt, vi h&#xF6;rs imorgon.</p><p>P&#xE5; engelska</p><p>21 - 26 Delhi</p><p>We have now spent a few days in Delhi, hanging out with our dear Indian family. This time, we are staying in the center of Delhi at the quaint 11 B&amp;B. Our daughter Kira thinks this is the best accommodation so far because she has befriended the owner&apos;s dog, Foxie. The owner, Aiay, is a true animal lover. He takes care of four street dogs, and he would fill the entire house if he didn&apos;t run a B&amp;B. He and several neighbors help the neighborhood&apos;s street dogs, providing beds, vaccinations, food, and now, during winter, extra blankets to keep them warm. Ajay recommended an excellent organization, Wings and Tails Foundation, to which we can donate to help India&apos;s street dogs &#x1F415; He says they do fantastic work. It feels good to contribute money there &#x1F642; If you want to read more, check here: www.wingsandtailfoundation.in</p><p>We discovered that sushi &#x1F363; here is as expensive as in Sweden but very delicious. The kids enjoyed a record number of pieces at Yum Yum Cha in Khan Market. I had something incredibly tasty, a stone pot.</p><p>Over Christmas &#x1F384;, we changed accommodations to a members&apos; club, Gymkhana. A 110-year-old elite club founded by British &#x1F1EC;&#x1F1E7; colonialists. One can only become a member if they have worked for the state, and today, it&apos;s nearly impossible to get membership. Memberships are inherited. Our friends are members, and as guests, we attended a Christmas celebration on December 23. There was a lot of food &#x1F372; and a different payment system. There was a kiosk where you had to run and pay, then bring the receipt to get your food. It involved a lot of running. From December 24 to 26, we stayed in their cottages, an experience with so many rules to follow. Old classic British style. You can&apos;t play tennis &#x1F3BE; without the right clothes; you must have nice shoes and proper attire to enter the building. To the children&apos;s horror, kids were not allowed in most places in the club. It was the first time they/we experienced any form of discrimination &#x1F620; A couple of times, we were told to leave because children were not welcome. Not a pleasant feeling, but historically, many have experienced this due to the wrong skin color, poverty, and so on. It was a fantastic experience to be invited to the club, as there&apos;s nothing quite like it in Sweden or the rest of the EU now that the UK is out of the picture. However, we didn&apos;t feel entirely at ease in this elite club.</p><p>What did help us relax after a while was hopping on a Tuktuk. It&apos;s like riding an attraction at Liseberg &#x2013; it bounces, turns, and you feel it in your stomach, all accompanied by constant honking.</p><p>How was Christmas in India? As expected, it wasn&apos;t quite like in Sweden, as they don&apos;t really celebrate Christmas. But they try with a bit of Christmas celebration here and there. We went to a Christmas market &#x1F385; at Sundet Nursery.</p><p>But these days in Delhi were mainly about spending time with the family in their everyday life. We joined in buying glasses &#x1F913; that cost 2000 SEK. Had lovely home-cooked dinners with fantastic food, laughter, and company. The kids went to a gaming hall, where they spent two hours for a total cost of 375 SEK &#x1F61D;. We attempted a sightseeing trip to Red Fort, but it turned out that museums are also closed on Mondays in India. However, closed and all, it was CRAZY with lots of people due to the Chandi Chowk market. It was probably the most uncomfortable feeling I&apos;ve had in India so far. There were so many people, and farther ahead, I saw a few men fighting. That&apos;s when the mom in me surfaced, and I turned and plowed my way to a quieter place. We took a Tuktuk back to our B&amp;B, where we calmed down by cuddling with Foxie.</p><p>I also visited a general hospital, one of the largest in Delhi. They say the doctors there are incredible, as they see hundreds of patients every year. But even after hearing this, I would probably still choose a Swedish hospital &#x1F3E5; because the standard is something I have never seen before. There were about 8 beds in a small room. But something we miss is perhaps all the engagement among relatives, friends, and acquaintances who ensure that the patient never has to be alone. There were at least 4 people around each bed. The contrast to this was when I also visited a private clinic where everything was top-notch, and I was offered tea and cookies &#x1F36A;.</p><p>Tomorrow, we&apos;ll take a train for the first time in India, heading up to Amritsar. It&apos;s very exciting and a bit nerve-wracking.</p><p>&#x1F634; Good night, talk to you tomorrow.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>