Last spring we went to Switzerland, France and Monaco for three weeks. While in Switzerland we met and spent a delightful day with some fellow Aby owners. Pet Talk regular Abycat Alice and her husband Magnus came from Sweden to meet us in Paris and then spent a week touring with us.

I know you'll have great fun. There's lots to see and do in England and they sort of speak English... Americans have the habit of referring to dark bread as "wheat" to somehow distinguish it from the content in white bread. When I was asked by a waiter in London what kind of bread I wanted with breakfast I said, "wheat." He said, "It's all made of wheat. Light or dark?" The worst part is that the dollar is really weak against every currency but the Indian rupee so anticipate "sticker shock" when you see the prices and translate it into dollars (£1.00 = $1.85). Airport security is tight but less intrusive than the TSA is here as they have had a lot more years of practice.