England - Part 1

So I arrived in London around 6:00am last Friday from Johannesburg. Unfortunately, there were no other seats available for me other than a middle seat. So I decided to take a page out of my older brother's book and buy an African sleeping pill. I slept for about 7 hours of the 11 hour journey. I spent the late morning and early afternoon with my English aunts and their friend, then I met up with my cousin Robert in London and we went to a pub. We had a few drinks before meeting up with his friends in a place just outside London called Clapham. I learned very quickly that English beer is much heavier and stronger than American light beers but overall it was a good night. The next day, I went to watch Rob play rugby, then he and I went to his old boarding school, Oundle, which is about 2 hours away from London. We met up with my other cousin, Andrew, and my aunt and uncle, Tess and Don, at a pub for dinner where I proceeded to eat the largest meat pie I have ever seen. The next day, we went back to Oundle to watch Andrew play a field hockey match and Rob play another rugby match. Then we went back to Harpenden where they live and had some really good Indian food. On Tuesday, I went to Birmingham to visit my other cousin Michelle. She showed me the university and we went to workout for a few hours as well. Then we went for a "curry" (more Indian) where I ordered a Lamb Vindaloo. It was incredibly spicy but I loved every mouthful. I am now obsessed with Indian and am very excited for tomorrow night as I will be ordering another Vindaloo. Yesterday, I left Harpenden for London to see my other aunt, Frances, and my cousins, Olivia and Timmy. Last night, we went to watch Olivia play a concert with her orchetsra. They were very good and it was nice to finally see Olivia play as I have heard about her talents from my grandmother, Jill, and the family for pretty much my entire life. Today, Frances and I went to pick up Tim from his boarding school, Eaton, and we are going to have lunch and hang out before I go with Olivia and her boyfriend to a jazz concert in central London. Tomorrow, we are going to watch Tim play a concert with his orchestra at Eaton and Monday, I leave for Spain for 8 days, starting in Seville.