Edinburgh South

We are visiting the UK and Norway at the end of May and first part of June in 2010. I have never been to Europe and am very excited about it.

Our daughter has been attending Kingston University this past year so we are going to see her, travel and pack her up to come home. We have family in Stavanger so we don't need hotels and ...

... 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.

... sundown we mosied off to the cinema to watch New Moon [murdering the adventurer in me once again..] which was.. *shudders* then just had a nice chillout in the train station until it was time to leave. My friends on the bus back, and me with the new friends on the warm train.

Nothing amazingly special, but it was a great day. And our new mates are coming over tomorrow for some more fun times! Gotta love travel. :)

... and sat on the grass to watch Superbad. Great film. By the time it finished the temperature had dropped very low. Everyone ran back to the tents to get warm. Everyone that is except for those who had gotten too wasted and were already passed out.
When it got late enough we went to explore the Boom Bus. The Boom Bus was a big bus that was shaped like a cassette tape and had a DJ on the roof. Everyone was dancing to good music out the front of it. We danced ...

... unpredictable). As we all gathered in a circle to listen, he just started walking off in the opposite direction...I thought he was getting stage fright...but after getting about 1/4 a mile away, he turned suddenly and started running a full out sprint toward Dr. Petruso with this crazy look in his eye, shouting "The British are coming! The British are coming!"...eventually stopping within inches of Dr. P, cool as a cucumber. The moral ...

... of items even though it was completely gross outside. There's a store called Pound- Savers and another called Pound- Stretchers which is like a cross between a Wal-Mart and a Dollar Store...basically dollar store size with Wal-Mart prices and selection. And I got a free diary (aka planner)! (read: sarcasm) Tonight there's going to be a pizza dinner for all the new international students that I will probably go to. Oh and I have my schedule ...

... a kilt in a night club he is up for anything (noticed not experienced!) - there is a reason it's called a fake tan - it looks bloody fake! I think i'm the only person in Edinburgh that has a natural tan! - football is an obsession which I think I'm going to get addicted to. - there are only two things Edinburgh people talk about 1/ the weather and 2/ the trams that will be finished by 2010 I've got an address, home number etc so if you want them email me :)

Yesterday we took the train from London to Edinburgh. It is a beautiful city. One of the best we've ever seen. The four hour train ride was good. We sat at a table with a little boy that Jason played a Simpsons Top Trump card game with. The time went by fast, and the coastal scenery was awesome. Edinburgh is full of hills, but the main sites are close together. We've finally experienced the more typical UK weather...rain and major wind. We had to walk up a long ...

When the plane landed at Edinburgh on Wednesday 5 April, I cried...that's it, it was ALL OVER. The trip we'd dreamed about and planned for so long, the 10 months we lived to the full and immersed ourselves in a medley of exotic new places, colours, flavours, people, sensations... it was over. I asked myself: how will we ever be able to adjust to familiarity and drudgery of daily life again after having experienced SO MUCH? We've been ...

... ask if there was a contingency plan. So, Kenny asssumed the Slave Master role and we started hiking at a much faster and harder pace than before. About an hour later, the weather had really turned bad. Heavy rain and strong cross winds. Lunch? Lunch? Where from! At one stage, we huddled behind this large rock and had boiled sweets. That was lunc! The last 4 hours of the hike were spent walking in these conditions, with our waterproof pants and jackets, walking in boggy marsh. It ...