2013 was very oh-hum when it came to family trips. We did just two trips in the whole year. So 'travel' was one of the things we decided to focus on for 2014. But you know when you make plans and you get what you wanted... and then some? That's exactly what has happened.
February and March we were in India. A month each in Kerala and Jammu with trips to Karnataka and Punjab thrown in and of course Mumbai being our stop-over place between trips. This was one of the very few trips when we managed to strike the perfect balance between meeting family and friends and traveling. Back home in Amsterdam i couldn't stop raving about the trip and how the year had started out so well.
In April we made a trip to Malaga, Spain. A relaxed 10 day holiday in the sun when it was rainy and cold in Holland. We came back all tanned and had just settled back in rhythm when news came that Amit had to relocate to Stockholm.
Stockholm?! Too many things got in the way of full on excitement. Ayaan was supposed to start preschool, and since there was no exact date as to when we have to move, we din't let him join in the spring session. We spent the next two months sorting our stuff, getting rid of the unwanted and boxing the rest (it is surprising how much stuff one collects over the years!). The last two weeks went in goodbyes and dinners with friends.
We finally moved to Stockholm in July. It was love at first sight!! Stockholm is beautiful. 'I-can't-stop-taking-pictures' kind of beautiful. The buildings flow with the landscape and you see rocks and boulders everywhere. It's a city built around nature. If something didn't need to be moved. It's left as is.
Its been a month and we've had the best time. We've made friends at the play ground - there is a girl who is going to start in the same school as Ayaan, I found a language class i want to take when Ayaan starts school, Amit has settled into a routine - and then the bomb hit.
We are moving to Denmark in a couple of months.
Seriously? Seriously? Copenhagen?! Sure i am excited. But too many things are in the way of full on excitement. No exact date of moving, new school for Ayaan, finding an apartment, re-packing and the eventual unpacking.
It's a new start. And what could be better that moving to the world's happiest city? Right?
I am thinking back to when i wished for a different year. To the higher forces that make the world turn... our wish for this year is done. Thank you for listening. Really. But now could we just stay in one place and not look at another travel plan for the rest of the year?
Please?
February and March we were in India. A month each in Kerala and Jammu with trips to Karnataka and Punjab thrown in and of course Mumbai being our stop-over place between trips. This was one of the very few trips when we managed to strike the perfect balance between meeting family and friends and traveling. Back home in Amsterdam i couldn't stop raving about the trip and how the year had started out so well.
In April we made a trip to Malaga, Spain. A relaxed 10 day holiday in the sun when it was rainy and cold in Holland. We came back all tanned and had just settled back in rhythm when news came that Amit had to relocate to Stockholm.
Stockholm?! Too many things got in the way of full on excitement. Ayaan was supposed to start preschool, and since there was no exact date as to when we have to move, we din't let him join in the spring session. We spent the next two months sorting our stuff, getting rid of the unwanted and boxing the rest (it is surprising how much stuff one collects over the years!). The last two weeks went in goodbyes and dinners with friends.
We finally moved to Stockholm in July. It was love at first sight!! Stockholm is beautiful. 'I-can't-stop-taking-pictures' kind of beautiful. The buildings flow with the landscape and you see rocks and boulders everywhere. It's a city built around nature. If something didn't need to be moved. It's left as is.
Its been a month and we've had the best time. We've made friends at the play ground - there is a girl who is going to start in the same school as Ayaan, I found a language class i want to take when Ayaan starts school, Amit has settled into a routine - and then the bomb hit.
We are moving to Denmark in a couple of months.
Seriously? Seriously? Copenhagen?! Sure i am excited. But too many things are in the way of full on excitement. No exact date of moving, new school for Ayaan, finding an apartment, re-packing and the eventual unpacking.
It's a new start. And what could be better that moving to the world's happiest city? Right?
I am thinking back to when i wished for a different year. To the higher forces that make the world turn... our wish for this year is done. Thank you for listening. Really. But now could we just stay in one place and not look at another travel plan for the rest of the year?
Please?
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