Garfield Guest House Edinburgh
264 Ferry Rd. Edinburgh, Scotland, EH5 3AN, United Kingdom
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Scotland VS England
... still there are no changes so far. I don’t
know enough about the politic of Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom to
judge on that situation but after talking with some people, it appears that
it’s a divided debate here as well, that could go on for a long time. The facts
are that the Scottish economy is not strong enough at the moment to support the
country by itself. Just like it did in Quebec, ...
Green Hills and Rugged Landscapes
I can't believe how lucky I was to be in Edinburgh when I was. Sunny weather and generally warm the WHOLE time I was there. With the blue skies and green hills, there was just so much natural beauty, it was hard not to find the city enchanting. The castle in itself has a striking presence that looms over the city. I was just surprised by how GREEN it was for being the capital city. So much open areas to lay out ...
36. Hogwarts
... lanes and architecture that made me feel like a student at Hogwarts. Edinburgh really lives up to the stereotype.
As it so happens, Edinburgh is the birthplace of the first Harry Potter book. We saw 'The Elephant House' - the cafe where J K Rowling wrote 'Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone' on a typewriter while her small daughter slept. From there you can see the inspiration for Hogwarts all around you.
Approaching ...
Scotland and London the 2nd
... is the type of place that's written about and painted, not seen and felt. And yet, here it was. In green and brown and white and blue the scene was spelt. It had a massive beauty: a monstrous, angry beauty that was heavy to feel. It sat on your shoulders, in your ears, wrapped your eyes and blocked your nose so that you couldn't look away, you couldn't feel away, like the blue lights behind your eyelids, or itches for parts you can't reach or didn't think existed. The ...
Short Connection
... After lunch, we had about 40min to walk around... but that was rough with our packs. It was kinda expensive just to leave our packs in the railway station for just an hour and a half, so they came with us. And they're fuller and heavier than when we started this long journey. Sooo... it didn't take long before feets and backs were achin. We did manage to see the Edinburgh castle up ...


