Last weekend, Michael and I hopped the English Channel to visit my friend Jo, her husband Alex, and their gorgeous daughter Charlotte for a long weekend at their home outside of London. Not only was it great to catch up with friends, it was absolutely wonderful to be in an English-speaking country again! We took a day trip to Cambridge on Saturday, and lucked out with blue skies and warm weather, which is never expected and always appreciated in late October in the UK. I took a number photos around Cambridge if you'd like a mini tour of the town, but here a few to whet your appetite: Our visit to Cambridge also brought Michael his first real fish & chips experience in the UK, and satisfied my craving for afternoon tea and scones. British food win for the team. On Sunday, the weather during the day held in our favor and we headed to Woburn Abbey - a bit like Downton Abbey, but on much smaller scale, and no sign of Carson or Mrs. Hughes. But this Abbey did have a resident potter who, I will admit, got a bit of my business. We were scheduled to fly back to Paris on Sunday evening, but our good fortune with the weather during the day turned on us, and we found ourselves at Luton airport amid severe fog. Our 2 hour delayed flight turned into a 3 hour delayed flight, and then into a cancelled "you're on your own suckers" flight - thanks, easyJet.
Thanks to Jo, we were rescued and rebooked on a flight the following morning. Unfortunately, it was still foggy the next day, which delayed the flight again but we eventually made it back to Paris, and straight to work for me in jeans and an apology on behalf of the fickle British weather gods.
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