Many of you responded with interest to J.K. Rowlings too. Did you know that she wrote the first book on paper while sitting in the Elephant House Restaurant with her baby sleeping next to her? The restaurant sits above the graveyard that contains the tombstones with Tom Riddle and McGonagall's names. This is the view from the window. That is Edinburgh Castle in the background. We went on two tours in Edinburgh: one in the daytime through both the old and new parts of the city, and one at night through some graveyards and up to a hill overlooking the water. Most of the buildings are stone and the streets are cobblestone. We stayed in a Hostel and had Starbucks for breakfast.