Coming back to a 1st world country was luxurious in so many ways. Having a clean bathroom, access to an iron, supermarkets, our own computer to use, and being able to talk the language were very enjoyable. It was all fantastic, minus the weather. Arriving in London, it was rainy, windy and bitterly cold at 11 degrees. We had a weekend in London at my sister's to meet up with friends, get over our jet-lag and to do laundry and get ready for our trip to northern England, Wales, and Scotland. On our departure day, we were so cold that we were wearing longjohns in June of all months. The extra layer of clothing did not dampen our excitement as we saw Bath, the Lakes District, and parts of Wales before heading to Edinburgh. The
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