the sun never sets on the british empire

and never rises in england.

actually overheard on the Beeb:

DJ 1: "they say there is a place in norway where the sun shines for 14 days in a row"
DJ 2: "you know for some of that time the sun is actually in the sky and never sets"

Now, there was no hint of humor here. some might suggest this is because english humor involves a lot of deadpan, but they had been being "funny" quite a bit through their show.

we've actually been pretty lucky with weather whilst here, which included two nice days out of doors with no rain.