Our train back to London was much more bearable than the ride there, probably because it was not combined with endless other forms of travel. After arriving at the london train station, we had an hour bus ride to the area where our hotel was. This place we found was actually a "hostel" type hotel accomodation, so it was modest, but just what we needed. We had our own sink, and private room, but a shared bathroom/shower. We settled in a bit and then ventured off t...

Well, the time difference finally caught up with us, and we slept until about 1pm today. But it was ok, because I guess it had to happen for us to catch up. We then decided it would be fun to rent some bikes and go for a bike ride. Our hostel offered bike rentals, so that is just what we did. However, leave it to Kristin and I to make a super easy concept super complicated: Atttempt 1: First, the bikes the hostel let us rent had super high seats, and we needed to...

After all that endless travel, we were more than relieved to be at our hostel. It was pretty great. We had a private room, and there were two kitchens that we could make use of. We just wanted to explore our first night, so we walked toward this music we could hear very loudly from this park that was right across from our hostel. We stopped in some stores along the way. As we got closer, we come to realize that it was a Duran Duran concert that we were hearing. W...

Alright, so I am not sure who the genius was who put me in charge of the itinerary for this trip, but I may have overlooked a few things... such as 8 hours on a plane, with 6 hours before the train leaves, with 5 hours on the train to Scotland does not make for a very fun day. But that is what it was. 8 hours from Houston to London.The plane ride was bearable, we each got our own television, and could choose from numerous movies and TV shows. The line for customs...