2011-09-05 Monday: Edinburgh

Today we had a train trip to Edinburgh so we started early. This is the first time we have faced commuter traffic in London. We squeezed into the train with our luggage and pretended we were sardines. The trip to Victoria Station was quick, but getting to the underground was hectic. Thousands of passengers squeeze through 10 gates to get into the underground. When the tube came we couldn’t get on the first one, we were too far from the door. We got on the second train but we had no seats and at every stop we juggled suitcases and backpacks to let fellow commuters off and on. We made it to King’s Cross Station safe and sound.

The six-hour train ride was picturesque throughout particularly when we went by the coast in the north. We walked around Edinburgh in the afternoon since the sun was out. The Architecture in Edinburgh is impressive: the Royal Mile and Princes Street especially.