I am arrived

...And, welcome all, now that anyone knows about this site by means other than word of mouth.

No picture today (everything was either after dark, or in a security zone). But, here are some of my experiences so far (1st 20hrs or so):

*Spent the transatlantic leg of the flight smack in the middle of a large group of senior citizens on a theater tour. The woman next to me (center seat) was having a really rough time of it - I think she was annoyed with the flight attendants for part of the time, but mainly battling a vicious cough & mobility issues...but what this resulted in was that at fairly regular intervals, she would look up from the little movie screen in the back of the seat in front of her, and say in a very tired tone either "oh no, oh no" or "this is a nightmare" or else "sh*t" and then return to what *she was doing.

*Had tabbouleh salad and apple crumble(?) served to me at 4:30pm on a one-hour, economy class flight.

*Saw Edinburgh castle in the dark, and what I think is a carnival left over from Hogmanay (=massive Scottish new year's party)

*Had my suitcase tipped over (intentionally, and with an air of lighthearted hijinks) by drunk-ish highschoolers in Princes St.

*Successfully ferreted out Calton st. (it was either an alley, a close or a wynd. I still don't know the technical distinctions)

*Conquered UK power infrastucture! (=got plug converter oriented in the correct direction...perhaps I should sleep now)