# back to Edinburgh - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/back-to-edinburgh/ - Published: 2020-03-06T05:36:25-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout **I climb into the taxi** in Bowness on Solway. It’s such a strange feeling being in a vehicle, almost unnatural. The irony of being rushed by places in mere minutes compared to truly being in nature as I walked along was not lost on me. I arrive back to the train station in Carlisle in just under thirty minutes, a place that took me two days to walk from…. ![](https://i2.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_4727.jpg?fit =940%2C704&ssl=1) **I board the train**, and am soon back in Edinburgh, Scotland. A powerful yet quiet aura is surrounding me. I am different, while everything and everyone one around me is the same. ![](https://i1.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_6029.jpg?fit =940%2C705&ssl=1) After checking into my final hotel, I head back outside, and just starting walking aimlessly. I end up on the top of a hill overlooking this beautiful city. A mighty crag that I barely noticed when I started this journey weeks ago speaks to me deeply. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_5982.jpg?fit =940%2C705&ssl=1) **A quiet** middle eastern restaurant calls my name. Sipping one hundred year old whiskey as a rain storm suddenly opens up a downpour on the streetwalkers. Tomorrow I head back home, and realize that I will slowly morph back into my old self, but not entirely. ![](https://i2.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_5998.jpg?fit =940%2C705&ssl=1) **There will always be a part of me**, no matter how small, that will always feel the power of this journey, this walk, and how it fundamentally changed something inside of me. Let’s close the chapter on this story. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/back-to-edinburgh/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20back%20to%20Edinburgh&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fback-to-edinburgh%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/back-to-edinburgh/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/back-to-edinburgh/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/back-to-edinburgh/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/back-to-edinburgh/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…