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Rain, rain, go away. The rain first started as we left our Glasgow airport motel. We were told there would be a fine if we didn't return the key, yet a half hour before breakfast would begin, there was no one in sight, so I documented our leaving the key. We then drove in to the city center, parked our car, and caught the train to Edinburgh in order to shave off some time on our journey. We were greeted by a beautiful ceiling light at the Waverly Station and the disconcerting taxi ramp inside the station. Once outside -- rain and more rain. Luckily there were some breaks, but we spent most of the day at Edinburgh Castle, which is mostly an outdoor tour, thus, we were damp all day. Still, the castle was beautiful and what a view. Even with the rain and fog you could just make out the Isle of Arran. The competing tour guides was a bit overwhelming at times, but equally entertaining. Seeing the roundabouts from overhead gave me a slightly better understanding. Apparently you don't have to go round. I forgot to shoot any footage at the Elephant House Cafe (where J. K. Rowling first started writing the Harry Potter books), but it was lovely and had surprisingly good food. We strolled through some of the Fringe Festival on the way to the train station, but mostly had American students wanting to show us card tricks (??). We weren't able to stay for the Military Tattoo because of the drive home. The sky was very strange that night, but sadly the camera didn't quite capture it.

• Release Date

  Aug 25, 2011

• Runtime

  02:18