I am just going to comment on the train part...We stayed in London first, then took the train to Edinburgh. We reserved our tickets in advance, easy peasy. You just have to avoid the crowds at Kings Cross who are taking pictures at Platform 9 3/4. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> We did first class and the quiet car. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Thumbsup.gif" alt="" /> Loved the ride through the countryside, up the coast... Maybe it is because I am a huge Who fan, but the line "out of my brain on the train" from Quadrophenia ("5:15") kept running through MY brain...
