I've travelled every country, I've travelled in my mind

One of the things Anni-Frid likes most to do is reading. Her passion for books comes from her childhood, when, according to her, reading and playing the piano were her main hobbies. Among the books she likes most are the famous The Lord Of The Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, all Leon Uris's works - especially the novel Mila 18 - and the deep Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés. It's said Doris Lessing and Anaïs Nin are also appreciated by Frida.

I identify myself a lot with her, since I also love reading since I was a child. Indeed I would really like to know if she has ever read authors like Eça de Queirós, Mary Shelley and, mainly, Jane Austen, who is my great favorite. It would be wonderful!

I'd like to know which books are these, but it's impossible trying to identify them in this picture...

Benny and Frida enjoyed sharing their love for reading with each other

Does anyone know what book are they reading here?

Benny and Frida's bookshelves in their Lidingö's home 

It would be amazing if we could read the titles of the books! All I can see are some Arts books on the first shelf upwards

Frida with a Swedish edition of Anaïs Nin's Delta of Venus

Being successful isn't easy

ABBA had a really hard work with lots of rehearsals for TV shows and world tours. Below you can see some of the band's most popular performances with their respective rehearsals. 

ABBA during a concert from their 1977 Tour...

... and during their hard - or funny? - work before that 

Playing Take A Chance On Me on German TV show Am Laufenden Band in 1978...

I like their entrance on the stage!

... and enjoying themselves during their rehearsal for it

ABBA performing Money, Money, Money on the French TV show Top Club France in 1978...

... and during their rehearsal before it

Performing He Is Your Brother and Chiquitita on UNICEF's beautiful charity concert, "UNICEF - A Gift of Songs", in January 1979 (exactly 33 years ago)...

... and having a good time together before the special

Endless love...

... is my love for Benny and Frida!

Enjoy more unusual pictures of them.

I don't know where this picture was taken, but, by Frida's hair, it's definitely from 1974

Playing during a photo shoot also in 1974

You give me love, you make me shine!

Benny: "Take your hand off my girl!"

The couple in a Björn Skiff's concert, in 1979

Singing The Way Old Friends Do

Super Troupers

See also Rare Benny and Frida, More rare Benny and Frida and Crazy for you

Enjoying them once again

As I promissed, here's the continuation for Don't you enjoy them?.

ABBA in Brighton, England, one day after the band's victory in Eurovision Song Contest in 1974

ABBA at studio with some - I guess - fan in 1975

This picture was taken at the time of ABBA 1975 Tour

At a concert from their 1977 Tour

It looks like Benny is lost with his accordeon...

ABBA beautifully pictured in London in 1978

ABBA with the TV presenter Franck Pourcel in 1978

The band having some drinks with Franck

ABBA with a (lucky!) fan in Germany in 1978

A nice picture from the band's 1979 Tour...

... and another amazing one, probably by a fan

See also ABBA rarities, More ABBA rarities and More rare ABBA

Don't you enjoy them?

I don't know about you, but, as I love ABBA, Frida and Benny & Frida (Ohh! Really?!), I simply love to find out rare pictures of them. Some of my findings may not be as notable for everyone as they are for me, I'm sure they may really be news for many people, though. So here I'm sharing with you some of the rarest ABBA photos I've found on the last months. Hope you like it!

Agnetha is really looking like Barbie here

But could Björn be Ken?

ABBA in Waterloo, Belgium, in 1974

Boating in 1975

ABBA on the German TV show Disco in 1975

In Australia in March 1976

Sometimes we may find one or another alternate from a photo shoot that is pretty well-known... 

... and it really makes us happy!

Björn poses for the camera during a break on ABBA - The Movie filming

Probably singing Hole In Your Soul

A very cool picture from 1979 Tour

Thanks to my friend Edit for the first two pictures!

Would you like to see more?

Wait for the next November 11 and go to ABBA rarities, More ABBA rarities and More rare ABBA

She only thinks about it

I've noticed Agnetha was really obsessed with makeup when she was younger - maybe she is even nowadays, I don't know. She liked wearing lipstick and blush, and had a special taste for (light blue) eye shadows. No wonder Björn said on ABBA - The Movie that his wife was wearing five pounds of makeup before a concert...

A little of face powder before some performance...

... and a little of eye shadow maybe before a TV show

Well, I guess it wasn't only Agnetha's makeup box, but also Frida's!

"It is not perfect yet!"

Before a performance on a TV show in the 1980s

Anni-Frid and other flowers

Have you ever imagined a flower called Anni-Frid? Or even Frida? I guess Anni-Frid would definitely love it, as she has always seemed to be a great flower enthusiastic. Let's check it over...

Even as a child Frida enjoyed flowers...

... and she hasn't changed

The couple posing for a picture with nice flowers in 1976

Frida's holding a beautiful bouquet and with flowers adorning her hair during a press conference, also in 1976

Benny's looking like he is not having a good time at all...

But Frida's holding a bouquet as usual!

Again with flowers... and Benny

With another bouquet and among lots of flowers in 1982

Frida was graced with a lovely bouquet during Mamma Mia! premiere in Moscow in 2006