Josh and I arrived in London and decided to wander the city for a while, both recalling that there are lots of trains running between London and Glasgow. So, we took the tube (subway) a few times, but walked A LOT. The tube now costs four pounds per ride (that's $8!). Around 1:00 we decided to grab some lunch and get our train. So we went to the train station and found that the tickets were going to be $120/person just to get to Glasgow! We went to an internet cafe and discovered that the cheap tickets had to be booked way in advance. I really wanted to go to Scotland, as you could tell from my post last week about the exciting blog posts to come, so I suggested we research renting a car. Turns out it was cheaper to rent a car than to take a train (with gas it probably ended up being a little more expensive), and we'd be able to get all the way to Oban that day. The train would have required finding a place to stay in Glasgow for the night. So we rented a car and drove 9 hours from London to Oban. We got there at 3 in the morning, and everything was closed except a gas station. So we used the bathroom at the gas station and slept in the car. The next morning we found a cute bed and breakfast with a view of the ocean from our room. Over the next few days we traveled all around Scotland, experiencing much more of the region than we would have been able to without a car. On Monday we drove back to London, flew to Bremmen, Germany, and took a bus from Bremmen back to Groningen. I'm VERY tired, but it was definitely worth it! Enjoy the pictures and posts, there are probably 5 new ones, so keep scrolling down!
For my sister, the former Krispy Kreme corporate employee, guess what is in the Stanstead (London) airport?
No trips on the agenda until the end of the month when we're going to Vienna. We may try to get over to Berlin for a day or two before the weather gets much colder. Oh, and I have homework...
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