Day 5: Edinburgh (pronounced Edin-bur-ah)

Slept in a little today even though Tommy couldn't sleep and woke up at 5am.

Took a cab to the Edinburgh Castle after a yummy continental breakfast.
Our cabbie was awesome and sang us a song about Phoenix.

Had a guided tour of the castle by an awesome guy named Graeme who wore awesome pants trousers.

Stopped at the gift shop on the way out and got some cool stuff. 

On our way back into the center of town, we ate lunch at this place called The Filling Station.

They had a map of New Mexico on all their menus (awesome). 

Tommy tried the haggis and liked it (gross).

I refused. 

Found our way back to the rail station.

Pretty much pros at this point using the map. 

Waited, shopped, waited, looked for non-alcoholic hot apple cider to soothe my sore throat but it is apparently unheard of here. 

Took a 4 hour train ride to Manchester and talked the ear off some guy sitting next to us while Tommy slept. 

Checked into our hotel and made a reservation at the hotel restaurant.

Everything here smells like gravy. 

Finished dinner and watched some British TV.

Feeling nauseous.

Need sleep.

Us in front of Edinburgh Castle.

The view of the city from the Castle.

Our awesome tour guide with his awesome pants.

The Castle was really big and only bits of it were built around the same time so each part, as you can tell, is very different.

There was a bagpiper playing on the side of the street for money. It was AMAZING!

Day 4: Glasgow

Woke up at 9 to make it to church by 11:30.

Turns out they have all the other meetings first so we were late.

Nice walk there.

Stopped at a yummy bagel place on the way.

Church was nice, funny talks about Mums.

Felt very welcomed.

Went to the botanical gardens after.

It was free and fun.

Walked to the rail station.

Stopped at a yummy place for lunch and two more places to use the restroom on the way.

Caught the train and made it to Edinburgh safe.

Hotel is walking distance from the rail station.

Very nice, not like last night.

Pregnancy hormones getting to me, breaking out like crazy.

Time for bed.

No naps today.

Our yummy yummy bagels.

Probably one of the best things we ate on the trip!

In spring, flowers just pop out of the ground!

It was beautiful!

Pretty flowers at the botanical garden.

Love the buildings in this city.

A lot of people said we wouldn't really like Glasgow but it was one of our favorite places!

Day 3: Travel Day

Left before breakfast at our B&B so we could drive back to Dublin and catch a train to Belfast.

While taking a picture of Tommy near the train terminal, a man called him "lovely."

Fell asleep on the train.

Got to Belfast and took a bus to the center of town and caught an expensive taxi to the ferry station to be there three hours early like the website said.

Turns out we only needed to be an hour early.

Waited.

Fell asleep at the terminal.

Finally got on the biggest, coolest, ferry ever.

Fell asleep on the ferry.

Made it to Stranraer and rushed to catch our train. No one was there.

Turns out there was a train strike.

Currently taking a bus to Ayr and going to catch a connecting train to Glasgow from there.

Scary big bus, scary small roads.

Glad we're not driving.

Almost relieved we don't have to take a train from the rail station in Stranraer that looked like it was in a horror movie.

Wide awake and still sick.

*Made it to the hotel late and safe.

Got made fun of by old men on the train for wearing a "silly scarf."

Hotel ghetto.

Glad we're not staying long.

Capitol building in Belfast

A bank in Belfast. That's right, a bank.

Us on the train.

Sorry, not many good pictures of this day.

P.S. My scarf is not silly.