On the way back to Edinburgh, I decided to stop for a day in Loch Lomond and also for a day in Glasgow.

Loch Lomond is another huge tourist trap, with one exception. I wandered into the Balloch Castle Park for a really beautiful late afternoon walk. I had read about it in my guidebook. The really special part of the park was called the Fairy Glen. It was the section of the park that was totally different from the rest of the park, which was most open grassy fields. Instead the Fairy Glen was a heavily wooded area with little streams running through it. It was complete with a mossy floor, massive shadey trees, and tiny little bugs that flitted around in such a way that reminded me of pixies in movies.

Lucky for me, I had this area of the park all to myself. I sat, had a snooze, and then walked back to my hostel (check this out), which was 3.5 miles away. Walking that 3.5 miles with my pack was DEFINATELY not fun though. I survived, and I am in Glasgow now, enjoying cheap internet and free museums.