Simple ID? My dear, this is the UK! I had to just about split a vein and give blood to get a passport (I had to produce four different certificates, bank statement, my driving license plus utility bills). You can't even get an internal flight in the UK without a passport. You used to be able to, but since 9/11 everyone here has pissed themselves silly over security (even though the IRA were doing a pretty good job blowing shit up for at least 25 years previous to 9/11 u_u). Lol, I always get so jealous that you can go where you want on mainland Europe and no one cares XD

Wow, I bet it will look amazing in Feb! I've seen the northern lights before here, but they don't look that fantastic. I'd love to see them in "full bloom", but I guess you can't time that.