Bangalore friends

It was so nice to stay in Bangalore for a few days and catch up with Australian friends; Bruce, Gail and their daughters Arabella and Jasmine. Lucinda and Audrey shout out a huge “thanks”. They had the best time playing. It was a real treat to hang out with Sandhya again too. This friendship is now in it’s 30th year and has spanned 3 continents.

Shopping for veggies with Gail
Shopping for veggies with Gail

Up on top of the Nandi hills.  There used to be more hills around Bangalore, but they've been successively mined to the ground and converted into high rise towers.
Up on top of the Nandi hills. There used to be more hills around Bangalore, but they’ve been successively mined to the ground and converted into high rise towers.

Had to be photographed.
Had to be photographed.

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Burgers in Bangers mate.

Having lunch with Sandhya
Having lunch with Sandhya

Sandhya and the girls.  I swear Sandhya hasn't changed in 30 years!
Sandhya and the girls. I swear Sandhya hasn’t changed in 30 years!

As a post script: On the first day back at school, Audrey’s teacher asked the class to think of everything they did on their holidays and choose two things to draw about. Audrey ran out of fingers counting what she had done (riding elephants, camels, rickshaws, tiger safaris, snorkelling…) – yet she chose to draw “Mum meeting up with her friend Sandhya”.

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