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Travel Blogs from Edinburgh
Hogmanay!
... br>
We had a few days in Edinburgh after new years ,which was amazing. Arielle is studying Architectural History and she was a fascinate tour guide to both the Edinburgh architecture, which is gorgeous even to the untrained eye, and to the local feeding and watering holes. I now know the location of 'Chocolate Soup’ which you can buy the most amazingly unhealthy chocolate treats and shots of melted chocolate! I have ...
The Second Longest Day of Our Lives
... the climb, but we managed and continued on. The hike was probably just over a mile and had some of the prettiest views we have ever seen. To the top was almost a straight up shot. Half way through I know we were all thinking of just laying ourselves out right on the path and calling it quits. Well about that time a girl was passing us coming down the mountain wearing high heels and a dress. Without actually saying any words we pulled our sweaty selves together ...
Royal Edinburgh Diamond Jubilee Military Tattoo
... we get to security. My husband has his stuff on the belt and walks through the scanner. I am right behind him when the security guy looks at my boarding pass and says, "OH, British Airways has cancelled some of the morning flights to Edinburg." HUH. Why didn’t the ticket counter lady mention it?? Another security person runs over and takes my boarding pass and runs off with it to see if this is one of the ...
Our Highland Fling (by Lauren)
... it felt like every pub, bar, theatre and café had been turned in to a venue for some kind of performance. The Royal Mile was full of buskers and performers promoting their shows and giving out flyers – the number of trees chopped down to support this Fringe is incredible.
The choice of shows is almost overwhelming, but we have had so much fun at those we picked – everything from a free, off-beat skit comedy in a club called the Banshee Labyrinth ...
Still alive...barely...
... I'd like to see York properly, and I'm sure we can think of a few other places to stop.
We have to get back to the vicinity of London before September 15th, though, as that's when Kel's flying home. At that point I have to find an apartment (I'd like to find a place before she leaves, but I'm not sure when we'll get to London, so I don't know how long we'll have before she leaves) and look for work. Both parts of this scare me quite a bit. It's been years since I ...