And Just like that Spring Break is Halfway Done

Wednesday morning came pretty early for Becca. I felt pretty bad for keeping her up late, and then waking her up so early, but I was very grateful that she walked me to the bus station. there's no way I would have found it on my own, and it was pretty close. We found my gate and I purchased my ticket before saying our goodbyes. Although my time in London was short, I had an amazing time with Becca. Becca II is great, but she doesn't quite compare to the original :) My flight to Glasgow was as long as my bus ride to the airport (only an hour) The prestwick airport made me nervous because they kept you waiting in a common area without telling you your gate number until forty minutes before your plane takes off. Security asked me to remove my shoes for the first time, they didn't ask anyone else, so I must have looked suspicious. Once in Glasgow finding the bus to the city center was easy and a quarter the price it cost to get into London. It was rainy in Glasgow, and a bit chilly, but my hostel was close. I had been worried about this hostel based on the booking website, but it turned out to be great. After check in I headed back out in search of food and the Glasgow Cathedral and necropolis. I found a fast food place that was super cheap (according to European standards) I had a good sized cheeseburger, chips :) (fries) and an Irn Bru (Scottish bubblegum flavored soda) all for two pounds. A very good deal. I found the Cathedral with ease, although crossing the streets proved a bit difficult (in addition to driving on the left, their walk lights operate strangely. I would explain this better if I even remotely understood it) I took some pictures and walked up to the necropolis. Jackpot. I love cemeteries to begin with. They're beautiful, and usually way under appreciated. The necropolis was huge with countless beautiful monuments. I took a bunch of pictures while strolling through it. With a limited amount of daylight left (and Glasgow being a bit seedy) I headed for home, with a slight detour to find the meeting place for my tour the following day. On the way back from the tour I found a cute little store with cupcakes in the window. I had my second cupcake for spring break, amazing!! Right next door was a super cute candy store. I perused it and found favorites from my childhood, including candy lipstick and the super sour toxic waste :) I bought what I hoped would be hand made peanut butter cups (they were just chocolate, but still delicious) and strawberry truffles. This time when I set out for the hostel I made it without being side tracked by tasty treats. In fact I was in a bit of a hurry as the rain had picked up. Once back I changed out of my wet clothes and went down to the common area to check my email and hang out. I met Michael form Canada, who was quite vocally and musically talented. So was Jack the check in worker. They played and discussed music and we planned to go out for a drink or two later. A couple of girls from a hostel (very scary) across the road came over to see if they could move over to ours. They were also Canadian and both named Nichole. They joined us at the pub for drinks. It was very entertaining and pretty awesome to hang out with these strangers and discuss where we came from and where we were going. Four drinks and ten pounds later we headed back to the hostel to turn in. Earlier in the day I received a call from the bus tour company. The tour I had booked was canceled due to not enough people signed up, so instead of seeing Castles I would get to tour Lochs including Loch Ness. This meant I needed to wake up earlier but I didn't have to pay the price difference (The Loch Ness tour was more expensive) I chatted with yet another Canadian who was sleeping below me before turning in for my early morning.