Our good friend's Elin & Magnus and their two kids, Rebecka and Lukas came back to Oxford for visit in September. We had just gotten to see then in July/August when we went on our trip to Norway. If you recall, we became great friends in 2007, the first year we lived in Oxford. We were neighbors from across the hall, and it was a fantastic year we will all never forget. Now we live in a different flat of course, but it was just big enough to add a family of 4 for a visit! Good thing kids are little! 
The weather wasn't so great, but they remembered typical English summer weather and were well prepared. The great thing for us was that E&M already know Oxford very well and didn't need us to show them around. So Brian and I could carry on with work during the day, and the Bjorks could visit their favorite Oxford places. We would then all meet up for dinner at the flat - and play with the kids! Good practice . . . :) 
We did take a weekend trip to the southern coast (well north part of the southern tip of the UK). We drove through the small city of Wells and visited the gorgeous cathedral. (A place is the UK isn't called a city unless it has a cathedral. Wells is the smallest city in the UK.) We then drove to Weston-super-mare and stayed in a B&B right across from the coast. There wasn't much for super warm, summery weather, but we just enjoyed visiting a new place.
On the drive back, we drove through the Cheddar Gorge. It's a beautiful natural gorge carved out of the Sommerset hills. It's also where cheddar cheese was first made. There is a lot of farmland and pastures in the area as well. And the caves within the gorge, was the perfect dark, damp place to store the cheddar cheese rounds while it matured. We had a great time with the Bjorks visiting and we hope to see them again next year, probably in Sweden - especially with their expanding family and new house! :)
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