Picked up the hire car at Heathrow, and given the choice between a Vauxhall Corsa or a Fiat 500, I chose the cute-as-a-button Fiat; I soon-after discovered that the speed limit signs on the motorways are even more of just a suggestion than at home!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my parents for having the sense of timing to see me born English; as I am now free to roam the UK and EU. After leaving Australia on my Australian passport, and arriving in the UK on my British passport, I am somehow back to being English, but of course still being Australian.
Apart from a blocked nose (which is improving rapidly) the only effect of travel seems to be a great case of jet lag, which was to be expected. So, all-in-all successful travelling, and we'll just see how the recovery goes over the next couple of days which I'll keep fairly quiet and slow.
A couple of photos from the front door (it really is gorgeous):