At least one of your credit cards probably has some kind of rental vehicle policy included for free; you can look up the details online and if the coverage is sufficient, waive the expensive rental agency stuff.
I had no trouble driving a car in Britain, although when you get into the singletrack roads in Scotland, it can be hard to remember to veer LEFT to let people pass!
Eric & I spent about the same amount of time in London as you will, and those are the things we saw. No complaints, but I don't think I have enough perspective to be utterly helpful. I would recommend booking the Eye in advance (you can do it online) and I really liked the fact that we timed our ride so that we saw the sunset.
I liked the inn we found in London; it was very close to and Underground stop and quite reasonable. I'll see if I can find the details and send them your way.
Edinburgh was delightful, though I spent most of trip to Scotland riding around the countryside and visiting castles and distilleries. Definitely take a stroll down High Street between the Castle and Holyrood, and plan on spending some time in the castle. I had a very good tour guide there.
As we cull books, I think that I have some travel guides to Scotland. It's been 8 years since I was there, so I don't promise that they're completely up-to-date, but they might be useful nonetheless. If you're interested I'll pull them out for you.
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I had no trouble driving a car in Britain, although when you get into the singletrack roads in Scotland, it can be hard to remember to veer LEFT to let people pass!
Eric & I spent about the same amount of time in London as you will, and those are the things we saw. No complaints, but I don't think I have enough perspective to be utterly helpful. I would recommend booking the Eye in advance (you can do it online) and I really liked the fact that we timed our ride so that we saw the sunset.
I liked the inn we found in London; it was very close to and Underground stop and quite reasonable. I'll see if I can find the details and send them your way.
Edinburgh was delightful, though I spent most of trip to Scotland riding around the countryside and visiting castles and distilleries. Definitely take a stroll down High Street between the Castle and Holyrood, and plan on spending some time in the castle. I had a very good tour guide there.
As we cull books, I think that I have some travel guides to Scotland. It's been 8 years since I was there, so I don't promise that they're completely up-to-date, but they might be useful nonetheless. If you're interested I'll pull them out for you.