Dreamhouse Apartment Hotel Tollcross Edinburgh

... already know all the best spots!

We plan to visit Edinburgh before going onto London. As my husband is of Scottish heritage. I need MUCH advice on getting around Edinburg, Scotland without driving ourselve. We only have a few days before we head down to London so we would like to maximize our time there without being frantic

... without it but I guess a lot of people will have lots of memories of their time there.
I had thought of going to Raith Rovers game but changed my mind the day before traveling - good job I did - the Raith match was cancelled!

Anyway - enjoyed the game. Ended 2-0 to Alloa who now move into the promotion contention in Scottish League two.

... is screaming for mercy. Found some very nice cookies though, yum!

Time for some wandering! We didn't hit the Royal Mile unfortunately, but we did get a good wander up and down Princes Street. Waiting around in Pizza Hut for some food, just having a general laugh.. who needs to be touristy when you get the full-on local effect?

And the best part was.. SNOW! Very random and very light, but it was there :)

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom kilgiraffe

... later!

The Park&Ride was brilliant - free parking, and then £1.20 single into Edinburgh (30 min journey), and the bus was literally there straight away. I got off at Princes Street and went into the Tourist Info ...

A day of frolicking with faeries and fearing the phantoms...

This morning I spent a delightful time with a little faerie named Eryn. We flitted around together preparing magical faerie cakes with pink and purple icing sprinkles with faerie dust, madly preparing for the great gathering. Much work needed to be done: dusting, decorating, setting the table, picking sweet peas. But all was a success when the faeries arrived and feasted ...

I got my medical forms back from the doctors today. They haven't told me that I'm dying so I presume that I am fit and healthy. Not feeling it today though - but thats got nothing to do with my travels. As soon as it arrived I headed to the Post Office to post it to New Zealand Immigration before I lost my bottle! All I have to do now is wait and see if immigration will let me in!!! I will keep you posted.

... this afternoon, just checked mail, read about potential courses if I end up not likng one of the ones I am initially signed up for, and planned some short trips to check out some of the museums in the area. As of now, the classes I am taking are global environmental processes, typically taken in the first year, natural hazards, typically taken 2nd year, and nature-society geographies, typically taken 3rd year. The second, more ...

... I was feeling a lot closer to making the decision to stick around. My next stop was Monifieth. A sweet little town across the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh and directly across from the famous St-Andrew's university. My father's cousin and her husband took me in for a few days and made me feel quite at home. It was so much fun to listen to stories of my family and hear about the descendants of my grandmother's sisters. There ...

... accent) a great city, would be good to visit again but a maybe a little too cold for kelly in winter time. . . . . (i didnt like this entry so i am goin to try again) Wow what a whirlwind!!! wide footpaths to walk on, castle on the hill side, people who speak english and a reunion of buddies from melbourne with Bell and Nay joining in on the festivities as well!!!! what a culture shock, but so easy to slip back on in. Rach ...

Hmmm... I keep having thoughts about why I am doing this, with the odd moment of terror about whether or not it is the right thing to do! So, basically, I thought I would capture a few of the pertinent reasons that have motivated me so far, so that I can look back on this and enforce my behavior (at least within my own mind).....so here goes: Lifes too short - No list of reasons seems ...