Here’s the short answer: Edinburgh was awesome.  Quick and cool.  Fun and fascinating.  A perfect getaway.

Well, okay, the getaway part doesn’t really apply to me – seeing as how I’ve “gotten away” on a regular basis for the better part of this year – but the plan was that I’d make the trip with one of my best friends, Hannah, a new mum of a beautiful baby boy.  At the end of the day, though, there were too many challenges, and I found myself in that familiar role on the road solo.

But I mean, really…there are worse things in life.

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