Heh, I have this totally skewed picture of the UK, because every time I've gone there, it's been sunny and actually kind of nice. Even two weeks in winter, while it was pretty cold, the sun was out almost every day :D And when I went for research and wandering around, I think the only day it rained was the day I went to York, but it cleared up in the afternoon and was actually rather nice. My afternoon photographs of the cathedral are spectacular.