While my parents had to leave to catch a flight to Dublin (spending the night before going back to the states), we had time for breakfast before they took off.
I am glad they got to come and see everything over here, it was wonderful to see them :) Marc and I had the rest of the day; we came back to Edinburgh on the sleeper train.
We filled up the day going to the Science, Natural History and the Victoria and Albert museums.
The Science museum had several floors dedicated to medicine, including veterinary and psychology so we nerded out for a few hours.
Natural history museum was crazy; it is free, but there was a huge line to get in because they regulated how many people go in at a time to help regulate the flow.
Victoria and Albert had a massive collection of Raphael cartoons, including stencils used in the making of some of the scenes of the chapel.
We wandered around China Town and the Theatre district, and at night eavesdropped on some of an opera in an open air theatre.
We were dreading coming back in the reclining seats on the sleeper, but got lucky (in a way). A train derailed in Edinburgh (empty, no one hurt) causing delays. They had to send us through Glasgow and then on to Edinburgh, and in doing so upgraded everyone to get a sleeper berth. It is wonderful. When traveling by train overnight, always go with the sleeper car. Get your tickets early, and the expense is completely worth it.
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