Snow in the Highlands
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Greetings from Scotland!! I'm typing on the tiniest keyboard ever made. Or at least it seems that way. And come to think of it - everything here in the adorable city of Edinburgh is miniature, from the bathroom sinks to the girth of the stair case steps to the size of the mittens, gloves and hats. Fortunately, I was born of small-head stock, so I was able to purchase a very cool Scottish hat that Drakey (big-head stock) is insanely jealous of.
Beginning with a 4:20am wake up call and a 6am flight, we arrived here in Edinburgh bright and early this morning. We were too early to check into our B&B (though we tried) so we were sent to stroll around town for a couple of hours in search of a breakfast joint. We must have spanned a 5 block radius in every direction looking for someplace to get a bite and EVERYTHING was closed (even at this point - 8:45am). Verdict? The Scots sleep in LATE!!! Finally, we stumbled upon an adorable French restr. where we both had traditional French breakfasts, to the likes of which I won't even attempt to pronounce, or even describe. But it was delicious!
This afternoon we toured the Edinburgh castle complete with POW barracks which were disturbing, creepy and amazing all at once, and the crown jewels of Scotland. There was some other stuff in between, but I'm just capturing the highlights here. I guess I would have to say that the view from the Castle was perhaps the most splendid of all. You could look out onto the entire city of Edinburgh, past the sea/straight clear through to Norway, some 500 miles away. Amazing.
The architecture in "old town" Edinburgh is the most spectacular I've seen in my lifetime. Or at least to my taste. I told Drakey today that this was hands down the best shopping strip ever, with the backdrop of 15th-18th Century gothic architecture, 1/2 off and "clearance" sales in every shop and real cask conditioned ale to be had at every pub break on the block. If Seattle were like this - I'd be down with shopping every day!!!
Overall, it's been an amazing day. We had some meat pies for dinner and are currently killing time before the Ghost Walk through the hidden and buried city of ancient Edinburgh. And of course - more pubbing.
I LOVE SCOTLAND!!!! and Ireland and London... but I *really* love Scotland. Mom/Dad - interesting in moving???
Last note: it's FRICKIN' freezing here. It snowed an &£*&load yesterday and so all the streets, walkways, etc. are icy and snowy - which makes for a great photo, but a treacherous walk.
Greetings from Scotland!! I'm typing on the tiniest keyboard ever made. Or at least it seems that way. And come to think of it - everything here in the adorable city of Edinburgh is miniature, from the bathroom sinks to the girth of the stair case steps to the size of the mittens, gloves and hats. Fortunately, I was born of small-head stock, so I was able to purchase a very cool Scottish hat that Drakey (big-head stock) is insanely jealous of.
Beginning with a 4:20am wake up call and a 6am flight, we arrived here in Edinburgh bright and early this morning. We were too early to check into our B&B (though we tried) so we were sent to stroll around town for a couple of hours in search of a breakfast joint. We must have spanned a 5 block radius in every direction looking for someplace to get a bite and EVERYTHING was closed (even at this point - 8:45am). Verdict? The Scots sleep in LATE!!! Finally, we stumbled upon an adorable French restr. where we both had traditional French breakfasts, to the likes of which I won't even attempt to pronounce, or even describe. But it was delicious!
This afternoon we toured the Edinburgh castle complete with POW barracks which were disturbing, creepy and amazing all at once, and the crown jewels of Scotland. There was some other stuff in between, but I'm just capturing the highlights here. I guess I would have to say that the view from the Castle was perhaps the most splendid of all. You could look out onto the entire city of Edinburgh, past the sea/straight clear through to Norway, some 500 miles away. Amazing.
The architecture in "old town" Edinburgh is the most spectacular I've seen in my lifetime. Or at least to my taste. I told Drakey today that this was hands down the best shopping strip ever, with the backdrop of 15th-18th Century gothic architecture, 1/2 off and "clearance" sales in every shop and real cask conditioned ale to be had at every pub break on the block. If Seattle were like this - I'd be down with shopping every day!!!
Overall, it's been an amazing day. We had some meat pies for dinner and are currently killing time before the Ghost Walk through the hidden and buried city of ancient Edinburgh. And of course - more pubbing.
I LOVE SCOTLAND!!!! and Ireland and London... but I *really* love Scotland. Mom/Dad - interesting in moving???
Last note: it's FRICKIN' freezing here. It snowed an &£*&load yesterday and so all the streets, walkways, etc. are icy and snowy - which makes for a great photo, but a treacherous walk.
posted by E-Rae | 10:22 AM
2 Comments:
Erin and Drakey! I'm so proud of you and am living vicariously through you guys! Nothing like castles and ghosts walks topped off with a pint of something or other... Hey, if you're going back to London, and hit Trafalgar Square, there's a cool cool place you have to go... if you're standing at Trafalgar Square facing Big Ben (I have NO idea of the direction... All sense of that is lost on me in foreign countries, especially those where they drive on the wrong side of the street), there should be a church to your right. Go past the main entrance on the main street, and to your left will be a small entrance to the crypt. You can eat on the headstones... very cool and creepy. I love your postings... they're lovely!
Hey girls, I am sitting here in I believe Drake's chair at midnight with 2 very bummed/tired puppies. I asked them if they have anything to say and they both just moaned a bit.
Wishing we all were with you,
Katie and the pups
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