Back in London I made my way from the hotel back to Tracy's for a much earned break. I did absolutely nothing for the rest of the day apart from fall asleep at six pm that night as I was so exhausted! The following week I took in a few more key sights, changing of the guard being one, however this was done with about a million other tourists, so I managed to see the guards march into Buckingham Palace and march back out and that was about it! I also went and had ...

All feeling worse for wear we hopped on a ferry to Ireland (spotting a submarine on the way - I'm not sure why, but it was very exciting) and a few hours later we got to Dublin. We had a pretty relaxing afternoon as not much was planned and we were all horribly tired, so it was time for a bit of a lie down until we met up with the newbies. We went on a bit of a city tour in the bus and saw the sights and then that night sampled a few more beverages - but not too ...

First stop in Scotland was Gretna Green, heralded at the Las Vagas of Scotland due to the fact it was made famous for the countless shotgun marriages held here. All the underage lovers from England would come just over the border to here to get married at Gretna Green since the legal age for marriage was and still is I think 16, where as it is 18 in England. While we were there we had our own little marriage ceremony between a couple that had won the spot through...

England! I made it whohooooooo! I easily navigated Heathrow airport and made my way down underground to the tube.A nice tube man chatted to me while I was waiting for the next train, told me which way to go and how long it would take, and chatted to me about my travels until he announced my chariot had arrived and on I hopped. At the other end I rang Tracy to get the directions to her place and she met me half way to walk me back. How nice it was to see a friendl...