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Travel Blogs from Edinburgh
The first day in Edinburgh
... taken next to. However, on the way back down, the Bag Piper was receiving a ticket and, first I wanted to take a picture of the plight of this poor man, but Chas though it a little rude. So, we gave him his privacy. Later, however, I heard the music again, so, it must not have been that tramatic.
Next onto lunch at the Deacon Brodie Pub. Deacon Brodie is the inspiration for Stevenson's story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ...
Adieu Alba
... Rote Beete, Zwiebeln, Grünzeugs und Poulet machte uns wieder etwas munter. Ausklingen liessen wir den Abend in einem Café, wo wir internetmässig die letzten Checks unserer Weiterreise unternahmen.
Wir verlassen Schottland ungern. Insbesondere die Highlands haben uns fasziniert. Dennoch freuen wir uns auf etwas gemässigtere Temperaturen und hoffen, die Trekking-Schuhe und die Langarm-Shirts inkl. Fleece- und Regenjacke mal im Koffer lassen zu ...
Day Twenty-Four - Another Day of Bus and Train
This is going to be my shortest entry yet. This morning I was up early and eating breakfast just after 7:30. After eating I checked out of my B&B and headed to the bus stop. I caught the 9:10 bus from Portree and got into Inverness at 12:30. Thankfully the bus station and train station in Inverness are next to each other. Because by the time I got off the bus and retrieved my bag I ...
Back to University, back to reality
I have returned and I fully admit it is a struggle to settle back in. I have a solid base here; a home, friends, university and the place is amazing but with one year down and a summer of travel behind me, the thrill has embed away. I have caught the travel bug and I cannot sit still. So I have applied for an exchange, come January I will be sitting elbow deep in snow in Missouri, ...
Edinburgh Castle and Tennent's Lager (!!!)
... I'm British, I know how to Queue", well it's the truth. We Americans hate lines but the British are OK with it...like it's just a way of life. The castle was everything that it is hyped up to be. Faboo. Favorite part? Probably St. Margaret's Chapel. Why? It is the oldest building on the grounds, it is just about adorable AND it is my grandmothers first name :)
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