Edinburgh at last!

My train arrived at Waverly Station after about 4 hours like I mentioned earlier. It was a wonderful, comfortable and scenic ride that I highly recommend to everybody.

I was feeling energetic and excited to finally be in the land of Sean Connery and Braveheart so I decided to forego a taxi and just pull my suitcase and walk to the hotel. How hard could it be right? If given the chance for a do over, I would go a different route.. a route that is not up a steep hill that seems to go on forever. My suitcase began to feel like I was dragging a car by the time I got to my hotel. I was drenched in sweat, breathing hard and red-faced as I walked into the lobby and I would not have blamed the young fresh-faced girl behind the counter if she called an ambulance or security as she looked my way. I know, I am out of shape! Oh well, I made it alive and that is what counts. Look at how awesome this city is so far!

Wedding Bells are ringing

I interrupt this blog to bring you an update! I know I should have been bringing you all up to date on my travels through Europe but I have been very busy with other matters since I returned home. My son Nate got married 6 June to his sweetheart (since high school) Kristi. Here is a pic I took of the new married couple as proof. Now I should be able to get my thoughts back on track and finish my travel blog as promised.
~Bev

Scotland at last!

The train ride was only about 4 hours and what a beautiful ride indeed. The speed of the train prevented me from taking pics that weren't blurry but rest assured, I did manage to take some nice video that I plan to upload soon as I can get these photos samples loaded for you all. Of course, I am only trying to share the best sample of photos I can spare for now. Perhaps more later on..

But I digress! Here are photos of the lovely hotel I stayed in. The outside looks so true to the town's history but once you go inside you notice how modern everything is. The Hotel is the SAS Radisson in case you are in the area and looking for a good hotel.

Ticket to Hogwarts please..

This is found at Kings Cross station in England. This is the only train station where you can catch the train for Edinburgh. Notice the fun tribute they have to Harry Potter ? Yeah, it is a tiny bit corny but important none the less. This is for you Potter fans out there to enjoy. You're welcome!

:o)

Hugh don't say!

Did mention how much I enjoyed London? It was so nice to see Hugh Jackman here.

By the way, I must apologize for not posting any pics until now. I had some major internet challenges once I left for Scotland and then again once back in London again. I will continue to post my pics for you all but the dates will obviously be misleading.

Thanks for understanding!
~Bev

Planes, TRAINS, and automobiles

Here are a few pics of some train stations I went to in order to prepare for my trip to Edinburgh (pronounced 'Edin-burrah') Scotland. It was challenging to navigate through the crowds but at least all the signs were all in english! It will be a while before I am brave enough to venture into foreign lands that don't use english as their common tongue. Notice how tidy everything is? Oh yeah, I liked that! Onto Scotland!

Madame Tussaud's

I had to go to see all the wax replicas of celebrity and historical figures. See if you can recognize a few of them.