One week in England and...

Things are very different...

The food is different - yay fresh fruits and vegetables! Cheese! Bread! Coffee! Meat! Chocolate! Cake! I've been making the most of it and have suffered more than one stomache ache as a result. Hasn't stopped me yet though...

The climate is different - and not to my liking! Having grown used to 40 - degree heat, I'm unimpressed by typical English summer, which is even worse than usual. Living in sweaters is not my idea of summer at the best of times.

The people are different - ahhhh, family! It is really really nice to see everyone again. The cousins are bigger and more grownup looking (but as heart-meltingly cute as ever), but everyone pretty much is the same as I remember - just the way I always want it to be. I arrived right into the thick of things, with everyone at 102 for the Great Family Picnic the next day.

Despite the dismal weather, it was one of the best yet. A few days later we had a non-wedding Wedding (aka very low-key), which was absolutely lovely.

Has being here been much of a shock? Not really. I'm still away from home, so perhaps there's still time to go crashing back to earth.


I miss India though. A lot. I know I will return, as soon as I possibly can. I desperately want to see everyone again, and there's so much more of the country to discover. I can see why so many people go to India again and again.



(Now that I have access to high-speed internet, photos to accompany previous posts are to come.)