Khala took us to visit Brick Lane, which has a large Asian (people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) population and culture. Visiting Brick Lane prepared us for the evening's activity: Wah Wah Girls, a show about Indian immigrants in East London. There were multiple plots that were left unexplained and the singing was sub-par, but the Indian dancing was phenomenal and made up for all of the other kinks in the show.
(Asian part of Brick Lane)
(More Brick Lane)
(Wah Wah Girls! Khala was very excited:)
The next day we said goodbye to Khala and Nana and boarded a train to Rugby. The train ride was going well until we got to Rugby - the doors to the train wouldn't open. After I had a mini panic attack, we calmly got off at Coventry, the next stop, and took the next train back to Rugby.
(Me and Nana)
(Stuck in Coventry)
Our cousin Shereen picked us up and we went to Dado's house. It was nice to see everyone again. After Shereen left, we relaxed for a bit with Dado and our great uncle, Uncle Pervez. Shereen picked us up again and we went for a nice dinner at a restaurant called Prezzo with Shereen and our other cousins Aneesa and Arun as well as Auntie Linda and Uncle Naheed. We had two years worth of catching up to do, so it's no wonder that we didn't get home until after eleven.
Rabia and I didn't fall straight asleep though - we've recently become obsessed with this British TV show called The In-Betweeners, so we stayed up to watch TV. The In-Betweeners is about these 4 awkward British boys and their high school experiences - it is absolutely hilarious! New favorite show.
(The In-Betweeners...http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=the+in-betweeners&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=5s_FT9iZN-K80QWkobHwBQ&biw=1024&bih=644&sei=7c_FT63SM6aw0QWs2rCVBg)
The next day, Shereen picked us up in the morning and took us out for breakfast which was so nice. We went to this cute place in the countryside that served hot drinks and cakes. It was fun having cake for breakfast and sitting out in a garden in the countryside.
(With Shereen)
We drove back to Rugby and walked in the park for a bit. Shereen had to go, so Rabia and I went shopping in the Town Centre. As it was Sunday most shops were closed, but it was still nice to be out and about. It was sunny and hot, which is unusual for Rugby, so we took advantage of the weather. When we got back to Dado's house, it was only a matter of minutes before Auntie Ruby and our cousins Max and Zac came to visit. It took them two hours to drive to Rugby to see us, so it really meant a lot to us that they came.
(Uncle Pervez, Zac, Rabia, Me, Max, and Dado)
Max (12) and Zac (9) are the loveliest little boys. They are so cute and polite. We had a lot of fun chatting with Auntie Ruby - she even helped plan our upcoming trip to Paris. Uncle Azhar came from Oxshot to stay with us for the weekend too. He is taking us to Stratford-upon-Avon and Paris.
We were sad to see Auntie Ruby and the boys leave, but Uncle Azhar took us for a drive in the English countryside, which was fun. We drove to Draycot, Southam, Leamington Spa, Warwick, and Kenilworth - it was quite a drive. We got out at Warwick to see Warwick Castle and Draycot to see a huge reservoir.
(Reservoir)
We came back late to Dado's and had a pizza party and watched Bridesmaids until 2 in the morning. It was definitely a good weekend.
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