Ocean Hostel Edinburgh
55 Constitution St. Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 7BG, United Kingdom
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Waiiiitt a Minute! Whats your name ??!!!
... call themselves Irish when its their grandma or grandpa who were actually born here years and years ago! Man he was a talker then he made me say out because that’s apparently how you can tell if they are Canadian or not, which is actually so true we all say out the same way! It was so crazy and funny that I started to get truly sad I wont have someone slagging off the yankies or calling me a ***** when Im paying them!
Im ...
Kilts+the 80s
... like real Europeans, also there was a theater festival going on in the old town so it was way crowded. I learned today that Europeans LOVE face paint and sometimes it is frightening....so we stayed in the cool less-touristy part of town. Then we went to the National Gallery to look at the collections for the afternoon then walked back to our dorm...45 minutes away. They say the best way to learn your way around a city is to ...
Even more windy
... a collection. There were 3000 bottles of Whiskey, all unopened with some dating back to 1897.
After the tour, and when I had too much alcohol fumes we headed out for fresh air in the direction of the Edinburgh castle.
As it was miserable weather we thought we would be lucky and there wouldn't be many people waiting to enter the castle. Unfortunately we were disappointed there was a lengthy queue for the ticket windows. We then spotted the prepaid ticket machines. No one ...
Hooray for Holyrood
... trail ahead is closed, a sign warning of falling rocks, and I walk along the road that curves up and around the back of the peak. Rounding a bend I can see the coast and the entrance to the Firth of Forth far below. Further on I take a grassy trail up a steep rise and suddenly all of Edinburgh is spread out at my feet, from Holyrood Palace to Edinburgh Castle, the spires of it's churches gleaming in the sun. I briefly consider climbing the rest of the way to the top of ...
A Night with No Sleep
... was a Marks and Sparks (I love Marks and Sparks if I could I'd probably live in a Marks and Sparks that is how much I love it). Found the perfect case and it was reduced to half price a whole 17 pounds yay! =) I also picked up a t-shirt, an umbrella with stars on it and a Mother`s Day card for my Grandma and my Mam.
After repacking my case I headed downstairs to meet up with my Contiki Group. they seem like a nice lot a bit cliquing ...


