8:00 pm. Atlanta Ga.
After saying good bye to our parents, and some last minute legal document signing (thanks Dad!) we headed to the Airport and we boarded our Virgin Atlantic Flight to London. The plane was called “Scarlet Lady” which seemed like a good sign.
9:00 am. London, U.K.
The flight went well and we arrived in London on time. Heathrow, as promised, was a maze as we had to change terminals. We transferred to Terminal 2: The Queens Terminal, again a fitting sign of a trip we’ll planned. The famous London Fog had set in, causing a short delay in our flight to Edinburgh, but we boarded the small, twin propeller plane and made our way up north.
6:00 pm. Edinburgh, Scotland.
We landed with out a problem at EDI and grabbed a bus into town. Everything was easy, and we termed traveling in the U.K. as “Foreign Lite”, since even though we are in a different country, the language is the same making navigating a new city easy. First impression: Edinburgh is beautiful and going to be a lot of fun. But we were way too exhausted to do any exploring. We checked into our cute hostel: Royal Mile Backpackers.
We then went to the pub next door, had some good fish and chips and a pint of local beer. Then we came back, showered and passed out. It was a long day, but all things considered it went really really well.
Today is our first real day in Edinburgh and we are excited to go out and explore- but first I have to wait for Aaron to wake up! Stay tuned!
-Jon
Glad you made it there safely. Best of luck as you start your adventure. Can’t wait to see the photos.
You’re off to a great start!!! Can’t wait to hear more….?
Scarlet Lady Huh?
Methinks we’ve found Jon’s Boardgamer title…… It’s not lost on me that you guys ended up in the Forever Queen terminal as well. Because of course you did!