Edinburgh, Scotland

The four of us (Teresa, Laura K., Rebecca and myself) are finally on the way back to London, and there is WiFi on this train. What a better way to pass by the time than to blog about our adventure in Scotland.

Day 1 - Tagged along with Kim and Courteney (who were frolicking along to Belgium) to find the train station at Kings Cross. We found it okay, but since I was quite weary since the buses hardly run at 5AM and the tube wasn't open yet. We met up with our tour group and got on the train in time. I slept most of the way and listened to the trusty iPod. We arrived in Edinburgh around 11:10AM, and boarded a coach for a two-hour tour of Edinburgh. Our guide was Robin, who was so adorable, and wore his kilt and played the bagpipes. Can I just say that I love the bagpipes and was looking for a CD in Scotland, but I'll just download single songs.

After the tour, we went to our B&B which was very quaint and very ... British. The four of us were rooming with two girls studying in Oxford. After settling in, we explored to streets before finding an Italian restaurant for a late lunch. I had ravioli and Pinocchio the Clown for dessert ... with a very phallic-looking cone. I took a picture for proof. After, we just shopped around, then we headed back to our room. Rebecca and I stayed behind, while Teresa and Laura went on one of the haunted graveyard tours. Normally I would've happily joined in, but I wasn't feeling well and was tired. Good thing too, because they were lost for about two hours afterwords before finally finding our place.

Day 2 - Woke up and got ready for a day in the Highlands. First there was breakfast - I had tea, juice, sweet rolls (I ate a bunch since I probably never see them again. Oh, sob!), and a crossaint with Nutella spread. I loved the breakfast, especially the tea. On the bus to the Highlands, our tourguide/bus driver was Fred who wore his kilt. Our first stop was a little village whose name escapes me, but they had Hamish the Highland 'Coo'. He's quite the tourist attraction. We fed him vegetables and posed for pictures. Heading through the Highlands, we got out of the coach a few times for pictures. I never have seen Mother Nature at her best before - the Highlands are so beautiful. They are much better to look at though, I have never felt such strong winds in my life. I could easily have been blown over.

We finally see Loch Ness, no monster though, just one big lake. Whilst driving along, our driver was playing Last of the Mohicans and other songs with bagpipes, and I was a happy puppy. We toured around Uruquart Castle, some of us trying to take photographs or taking refuge from the strong winds. We boarded a small cruise ship (because we just weren't cold enough ... try to follow that logic), and went along the Loch Ness. Boarded the coach again, and drove back to Edinburgh.

Teresa wasn't feeling well all day, so she stayed behind in the room while the rest of us went to another Italian place and brought Teresa back some Subway. Read some Oliver Twist, then it was bed time.

Day 3 - Woke up around 8AM, went down to breakfast and had more sweet rolls and tea before checking out. The four of us set out to tour Edinburgh Castle for a few hours, still freezing our arses off. With a few hours to spare before meeting our train, we found a TGI Friday's and were in heaven. We miss American food and what did I get? Chicken fingers and fries.

Walking around Edinburgh and not being familiar with the streets takes a while out of your day, so we hightailed it to our B&B, grabbed our bags and got on the coach headed to the train station. Which brings us to our present circumstances, in which Teresa is listening to my Alice Cooper playlist on my iPod.


It was indeed a fantastic trip, we had loads of fun. I could easily spend a week in Edinburgh, I just loved this city. I like better than London, to some degree - less crowded, more lowkey, less snooty people. Plus, they have kilts and bagpipes, icing on the cake for me.

On the train now ... and it's snowing outside our window. :)

Pictures are being uploaded as we speak. Keep checking for mor
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