Off to London: Meltdown pays off.

We left Edinburgh this morning. The doorman at the Balmoral was extremely nice- he walked to the train station with the walker as we took the cab. He made sure we were okay and then took off. The train left on time and we had about a three hour ride. Lunch was really good, and we had great service as we were in the first class cabin. The scenery was gorgeous: coastal cliffs, rolling hills, and randomly 4 nuclear reactors! At King's Cross station, there were a ton of trollies, so managing the luggage wasn't bad. It was much better than flying.

We got to the Ritz and the major meltdown happened. The doorman was not the most congenial, as he was not as compassionate about Mama's walker as others have been. Also, after checking in, we got a tour through the center of the hotel where we found out that during most of the day in the restaurants and bars you need a coat and tie (which I didn't bring!). The room was way smaller than Edinburgh too. I spoke with Kay at Camden Travel to find another room somewhere else as things were not going well. After speaking with the front desk to ask if we could check out tomorrow rather than Sunday. The manager soon called back to see what they could do. They offered a much larger room with 2(!) bathrooms: one of the bathrooms having the most incredible shower stall/handicap access ever. And they gave her permission to smoke. Off to bed as we head of to Churchill's War Room tomorrow.