My UK Trip: Part IV The Adventure Ends

Days 11-16: Inverness and Edinburgh, Scotland; London, England; and back home

Day 11: Inverness, Scotland

- Bank Holiday

- Left Glasgow for Inverness

- Went on a tour of the Loch Ness: a bus tour, cruise of the Loch, walked around Urguhart Castle, and looked for Nessy

- Walked around Inverness at night time and saw more sights

Day 12: Inverness to Edinburgh

- Train to Edinburgh

- Saw the Scottish Jewels and the Stone of Destiny at the Edinburgh Castle

- Went to other sights: The Palace of Hollyrood House and Sir Walter Scott Monument

- We met a crazy store owner who made fun of us for being Americans. He was hilarious! He also made fun of Hilary Clinton... Sorry I didn't get a picture of him : (

Day 13: Edinburgh

- We woke up early so we could go to the Palace of Hollyrood House before we had to catch our train to London

- The train ride back to London was 5 hours long!

Day 14: Back in London

- We decided to spend another day in London so we could see more sights

- Went to the Globe Theatre (watched some of the rehearsals)

- The British Museum: The Rosetta Stone, Greece and Rome artifacts, Egyptain mummies, most of the Parthenon (from Athens), etc. 

- The museum was unorganized but there were a lot of amazing things in there. I am really excited for Egypt now!

- We went to Buckingham Palace to check times for the changing of the guards

Day 15: London

- Westminster Abby:

- Saw Darwin, Newton, Charles Lyell, and Unknown Warrior Monuments

- The Monument to Lady Elizabeth Nightingale was my favorite

- The inside was beautiful and huge and completely worth it!

- We went back to Buckingham Palace to see the changing of the guards

- They have a huge parade just for the changing of a few guards

Day 16-17: The Longest Days of my Life

- Took a train from London to Gatwick

- Flew from Gatwick to Newark, NJ

- Our flight from Newark to DC got delayed and eventually canceled

- We ended up sitting in line for 3 hours to get some customer support and as a result we had to sleep in the airport on the floor

- Instead of going to DC to catch our connecting flight (which we missed) we decided to go straight home to SLC

- After spending a lot more money and time, we ended up in SLC with no luggage and no sleep

- Don't worry, our bags came a few days later

After 17 days, 1 hotel, 8 hostels, 12 cities, 21 train rides, 3 transportation systems (Metro in DC, Underground in London, Subway in Glasgow), Taxi rides, Bus rides, and a lot of walking, we made it back home!