Wanna say, "The cold never bothered me anyway"

English follows

永住組の友達が、年末年始に10年ぶりくらいに日本に帰ったら、「空があまりに青くて。気づいたらわたし、空ばかり眺めていたの」だって。

ブリテン島の冬は、灰色の匣に閉じ込められたかのように陰鬱だからね。ちょっとわかるわ。

東京人が南の島に行くと綺麗な海ばかり眺めて飽きないのに似た感じかも。

今日はしかしお天気が良いので、息子と一緒にブッシーパークに走りに行った。

表題写真程度の白っぽい晴れで、まだまだ寒くても「いい天気！」「少なくとも雨降ってない！」とウキウキしちゃう、ロンドンの冬4周目。

しかし、どうせ寒い季節だからと、このハーフターム休暇に北欧にスキーに行く予定を入れてたら、到着日の最低気温がマイナス24度の予報だといま知って、

ええ…ビビってる。

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My Japanese friend, who's lived in London for ages, finally made it back to Japan for a winter visit after a long time away.

She went like; "OMG, the sky! So blue! I couldn't stop staring!"

I get it. British winters are like being trapped in a gray box. Short daylight, wet, and just gloomy.

It maybe the same feeling Tokyo friends get when they escape to a tropical island and can't get enough of the crystal-clear ocean.

This is our fourth winter in London.

Today my boy and I went Bushy Park for a run. How a little bit of sunshine makes us happy.

See the photo above – "slightly sunny" is an understatement! It's still chilly, but we were even saying things like, "Lovely day, isn't it? At least it's not raining!"

We're off to Scandinavia for skiing during this half-term break. When I booked it, I thought, "Well, it's going to be cold anyway." Famous last words.

Yeah, and now I found the forecast for our arrival day…Minus 24 degrees Celsiu (the lowest, though).

Oh well…wish us luck.