Finally Here!!!

18/11- 'What a great way to fly'
What a long long trip. We are in Singapore for another hour waiting to board, and then 4 more hours till we arrive in South India (Hyderabad). The plane was so cool. We had the best food, inflight movies, snuggly blankets and fluffy pillows.
Singapore airport is modern and beautiful. They have two beautiful mosiac gardens which are filled with orchids and a tranquil pond with massive Asian goldfish.

Gabby- Absolutely amazing on the plane and it is wonderful to watch her explore and be excited with this experience.

Daniel- So cute as he became teary saying goodbye to 'Cuddles' (Our dog). On the flight we heard nothing but Daniel talking asking endless amount of questions.
Sarah- Loved the sleep, food and 4 animations she watched.

21/11 - Unbelievable India
From the time the airplane had landed we could smell India, the pollution and dust, nevertheless touchdown was overwhelmingly exciting. Seeing my cousins after 17 years did it to me. The travel in the car was hilarious as the kids could not believe the noise.

This photo does not do reality justice. This bus was packed the rafters

Sarah- "How is everyone going to fit in this car?" When we started driving, I could not believe that there were people on the side of the road just going to the toilet. There are so many motorbikes. This was scary driving in Indian traffic. Every second there was someone beeping at somebody, and dodging cars. No wonder we passed so many hospitals. I can't believe that most people do not follow the road rules.

From the terrace of Cousin Sireesha's house overlooking Hyderabad

Something to pray for or be challenged by:
Driving home from the airport, seeing how many people are homeless, even sleeping next to large hotels with vacant signs.

Oh my Dan the man.
Some funny questions Daniel asked this morning:
How do you sharpen a knife?
Why are there no seat belts in India?

Daniel, No Comment - Joe

India on the balcony- 
Our first day in Hyderabad! Wow the noise pollution!! We woke up earlier than everyone else and I went out to experience India on the balcony with my kids. The could not believe the noises of motorbikes, trucks, scooters, and lorrys. They are fascinated by the amount of people, stray dogs, dust and watching young children and babies on motorbikes with their mums holding on, whilst their dads dodge through the traffic.

Every morning as Gabby wakes up , she asks" can I see the Indian people?" which means, can see go out on the balcony. what will she see today??

Street Sweepers from Gabby's Balcony :)

Oh my Dan the man.
Daniel, not seeing women fully covered in burkas, innocently, yelled to us to come to the balcony as he thought they were kidnappers. I spend the next 10 min explaining, that these people were women covered up because of their faith and that we are in a Muslim city. Daniel asked if God loved them. I said " He sure does!"

What's next?
Joe heads to Bangalore for work to meet the many colleagues and friends he has dealt with over the years. He can't wait to get to Bangalore

Something to pray for or be challenged by:
Last night we went out to a nice restaurant and ate like royalty. Thanks to my cousins. When we arrived home, noticed that there were people sleeping in the underground car park of our apartments. I found out that this family are the 'apartment watchman's. They literally sleep among the cars on the floor on a mat. their toothbrushes and belongings (if any) are there beside them.