We, Mona, Dag Erik and our little daughter Selma Marie, are now in India on a visit. We came here 5th January, and will stay here until 26th March. It is 4 years since our last visit, and it was exciting bringing Selma here for the first time. We arrived at a pleasant time of the year; it is 'winter', which means 25-30 degrees during the day. Thanks to our friends' hospitality and consideration, it has been a smooth transition. We are grateful that Selma Marie seems to cope well with food and temperature change.
In other words, Hyderabad is quite different from Bergen in terms of climate, culture and size. Hyderabad has a unique history, and we hope to learn more about it during our stay.
So, with some pictures from India, we wish you all the best, and we hope to see you in Norway after Easter.
We stay in our friends' flat, and Selma have already become friends with the staff here, a driver and two girls who cook and clean. They speak the local language, Telugu, to her, so we hope she will pick up some words. We also try ourselves to learn some words in Telugu, as English is not always understood.
These two last days, 14th and 15th January, there is a festival celebrated throughout South India, here called "Sankranti" or "Pongal". It is a harvest festival, and it involves kite flying and Rangoli paintings (patterns made with coloured powder). From our roof top terrace, we can see kites flying from virtually every roof top. Women dress in their beautiful sarees and Punjabi dresses, and people greet each other with "Happy Pongal" or "Happy Sankranti".
In other words, Hyderabad is quite different from Bergen in terms of climate, culture and size. Hyderabad has a unique history, and we hope to learn more about it during our stay.
So, with some pictures from India, we wish you all the best, and we hope to see you in Norway after Easter.
Mona, Dag Erik and Selma Marie Joksch Berg
