Arrived in the U.K.

We made it!  Our flight was fine, with no delays or cancellations.  A good improvement from last year.  We had an interesting approach into Heathrow, with great views of both Oxford and London.  We picked up our new Peugeot and drove to Abingdon, where we'll spend our first week.  We had lunch at Waitrose and picked up some groceries.  It felt fabulous to be back at Waitrose!

Then we checked into our Airbnb, a flat on the third level of a building in central Abingdon.  We look out over a great pub and the River Thames.

We arrived in good weather!  We spent the afternoon and evening outside, trying to stay awake.  Cooked a quick dinner.  Now the kids are asleep at 8:30, and D is going across the street to the pub... to pick up some celebratory dessert, although he might alternatively get caught up in revelry from England's victory in today's World Cup game :)

Waiting at our gate

Oxfordshire

Oxford!

Flight map during approach (including one hold pattern)

Fun 270 degree aerial tour of London

Our flat is the entire top floor

People watching

Out for a stroll

By the old city wall

Cooking dinner

Another evening stroll

Hit the playground to revisit some fave structures!