Sleeping in a little and using the morning to relax, Kelvin, William and I didn’t hop on the train to Edinburgh until a little after 11 a.m. The two hour train ride gave all of us ample time to catch up and gossip, wince we had 6 months worth to chat about. Since William would be off to work when we arrived, he made a list of various sights we could go see, starting with Edinburgh Castle, which required quite the uphill hike. In the end, it was totally worth it, though, because at the top is an amazing view of the entire city as well as Scotland’s Crown Jewels.

After a couple hours of exploring the castle grounds, Kelvin and I head back down the hill to figure out what to do next. What to do ended up being grabbing some Starbucks and sitting around smoking and chatting before heading to Fopp, this kick ass music/book/DVD store that I am now in love with. I ended up buying a bunch of books because even with the exchange rate, they were still cheaper than in the US. Since William wasn’t meeting us for a little longer, we were off to a park by the train station to smoke and chat.

Once we returned to Lanark, we decided to again spend the evening just hanging out. Kelvin and I ended up with his neighbors just chatting and enjoying the evening. Since I had to leave early the next morning to meet up with Amanda and catch my flight, we figured that was the best plan. Besides, it was nice to have a normalcy break during my trip, actually staying somewhere that wasn’t a hotel.