To Oxford

We survived the bus from Hell.   We had a good time going through the highlands otherwise.  We rode the Harry Potter train over the viaduct,  saw the forbidden forest, and the site where Haggrid's house was when the movies were filmed. They took the house down afterward 🙁

We also saw some very pretty scenery and learned a lot about Scotland.

Today I learned about the trains and how the rail passes work.  For instance, the first time I asked the person at a ticket counter about how it worked, she recommended we reserve seats, but I didn't have the passes with me that day, so I told her I'd do it the next day.  She said they might run out of seats.  I assumed that meant we couldn't ride the train if the seats were taken, but apparently it means you can ride, you just have nowhere to sit if someone who reserved the seat claims the one you are sitting in.  You can sit there otherwise or look for another seat.  If you can't find a seat, you have to stand or sit on the floor.  We faired fairly well, only having to stand for about a half-hour during the 6 hour trip, but I reserved seats for the next trip.