Monday June 11

6/11/07 Day Nineteen. Monday.

Alrighty then! Re-using the strategy we developed to invade the castle, We successfully conquered Falkirk today. Deceptively simple, yet ingenious; train to Falkirk High station, walk 6 blocks or so to the number 3 bus, ride that all the way to the wheel, keep handing them 10 pound notes until they let us ride in the nifty wheel thingee. Since the Union Canal runs into a tunnel there right under what's left of the Antonine wall, we walked on up there to take a look at it, too. Guess what??? Yup. Just like the other wall. 1/2 mile. Straight up. Gah. They really need to learn to put these ruin thingees much closer to the car parks, I think.

We celebrated this monstrous success by returning to Edinburgh (number 3 bus again, and the 17:22) and indulging ourselves at the Hard Rock Cafe.

Och, it was loovely, thank you very much. American sized tables and chairs with enough room in between them to actually get around without bumping people with your butt.. Vegetables other than of the root variety.. A menu that didn't require a translation.. or a dare.. I guess we must all be getting just a little homesick, because it just seemed like heaven.

Our invasion is almost complete. We've taken the Outer Hebrides, the Highlands, and now the east central portions of Scotland. Tomorrow, after a good breakfast and a museum or two, we'll gather our strength and head in full force for Glasgow.