Get out of London, see the rest of the UK

London is a city of millions of people squeezed into a couple of miles.  But because it is such a big, amazing city, that one can forget that there are other exiting places to see and take in in the United Kingdom.  I just went up to Edinburgh on a day trip with my roommates, and saw the Scottish port city in a day's worth of its glory.  The views were great and the food was new and great.  The Rosslyn Chapel (of Da Vinci Code fame) is a bus ride away from the center of the city.  It was cool to see the centuries old church, learn it's history, and how the moviemakers dealt with the painfully obvious scaffolding engulfing the whole  structure.  We later went to the Botanical Gardens. The glass greenhouses were great and seeing all those brilliantly looking and smelling flowers after winter was awesome.  We had heard about huge lily pads there, but then we found that they were still small this time of year.  Speaking of time of year, it sounded like if you ever are in the vicinity, come to Edinburgh in the summer.  The seasonal festivities and festivals sound like they make the trip worth every pence.     

 In the end, don't forget to see other forests for other trees.