Heading Home - Take Two We woke up and hit the breakfast room at 6, which was quite an international experience. If dinner was a strange mish-mash, breakfast was even more diverse. There was an Asian section, with miso soup and other things we did not really get. There was a fruit bar, some juices, porridge, and some pastries. The pastries were sort of in the middle of where we had been directed the night before, so we were not sure if we were allowed to get...

Headed Home We had a 12:05 flight, so we didn't have to get up too terribly early, even though Hedge likes to get places very early. We left the hotel and headed to Waverly Station to get breakfast. We ended up at Caffe Nero, because we thought there was a Costa but the sign we had seen actually said, "Coming Soon!". The staff was very nice, and we grabbed some coffees, a tea for Gabe, pain chocolat and a scone. Toria didn't want to eat anything, since she...

Edinburgh - Last Day! 10 July 2015 This morning, Gabe and I went down to breakfast, as the other two wanted to sleep in. We read up in Rick Steves on Edinburgh Castle and the National Museum. After we got them up and at 'em, we headed down to Elephant House coffee shop, since the hotel has really bad coffee at the breakfast, and they only give you instant in the rooms, sans milk as we have no fridge. We had a lovely time there, enjoying the warmth, and readi...

Scotland Touring Day We woke up early this morning, and had breakfast in the hotel before we walked up to the meeting point on the royal mile. We had a nice little minibus, and took off on a nine hour and forty-five minute tour. Our first stop was the Firth of Forth bridges, where our tour guide, Howard, told us that the railway bridge was built in the Victorian Era and will last indefinitely if they keep painting it. The car bridge, however, was built in the...

Crossing the border into Scotland We woke up and bid a fond farewell to our cute little chocolate factory flat in London. We wanted to make sure we got to the station on time, since we were told that the tube would start shutting down well before the strike today, plus we arrive early for travel! So, we arrived at King's Cross via St. Pancras and stood in line to return our Oyster cards for the deposit. We ended up getting back six pounds sixty on three and a...