MD - about the UK thing....

I HATED London mostly I guess. We took a direct flight from LAX to heathrow, which was a miserable 10 hrs+ in economy and I got sick on board, as in a cold. Someone with SARS no doubt....but anyways so we got to London and went to the hotel and they had booked us in some miserbale room that was hardly bigger than my bedroom (which isn't sayign much). Then as the time progressed in London, parents both got stomach flu type things, I got sicker, we all went to see Stonehenge feeling miserable, and I decided it was a bad trip.

We went to the Lake District for a coupel days after that and that was relaxing but still not much fun or excitement, adn still feelign crappy.

Then we went to Scotland, and I agree with you Scotland was better. We stayed in Edinbourgh. We had a great view of the castle right outside of our windows. I guess I can say I did enjoy Scotland - it was large enough and city-like enough that we could find places to go and eat/etc, but not nearly as city like as London, which gave it a relaxing feel. Oh yeah and we crushed 2 tires on the rental car on the way to the Lake District and got kicked out of a supermarket in the Lake District. Takes all kinds....