Panda Villa Edinburgh

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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

312 miles - set off at some un-Godly hour to drive from Chesterfield to Fife, Scotland to watch football! Trish likes the journeys but thinks the idea is crazy. Anyway, we are here now! Prior to the match we walked around the town - NOT Scotland's biggest attraction. Anyway, 2:30pm and I arrive at the ground ready for the match. One stand is fairly ...

... itself was such a shock. It was like a combination of London and Vienna. Such gorgeous old buildings, I couldn't wait to explore..

..Meet up with some of my friend's mates in the station, aaaand then we end up in the St. James shopping mall thingy for an hour and a half. Now unlike most teenage girls - I. Hate. Shopping. Well at least just going around staring at clothes. Seriously, what is the point? My adventure ...

Fun trip to Murrayfield for Scotland v Fiji.....lots of happy Scottish faces after the win, boys in fancydress, stag parties galore, chuc-chucs ferrying folks home in the rain, great cocktails in an Italian Jazz bar and running to catch last train back home on a busy busy Saturday night train heading South.

... It is a shame about the music, for a festival that was all about the line up, it didn’t deliver many good gigs. Still it had a wonderful feel and the best crowd ever (excluding Glatonbury). If you combined the music of Roskilde with the easily comfortable grounds and crows of T in the Park you would have a very comprehensive experience.

Approximately 50 bands, countless Michael Jackson songs, way too much beer, far less sleep than is healthy, 3 showers ...

... here...(since I can't say this out loud)... I hated The Hobbit. I thought it was worse than awful. (I think I just heard one of the guys start crying next door...)

Evidence?
http://s67 2.photobucket.com/albums/vv82/amj7348/S cotland%20Day%203/

Oh, the Real World... one of the guys paid one of the girls to kiss him, which she did.... and it starts...

Cheers,

Ashley

... walk around the town and had a nice tea break in a neat little tea shop then it was off to see the Roman mueseum/exhibit that was just great as well and I really did enjoy seeing and learning about the Romans and how they lived in the area. Then it was back to Edinburgh after a great day in the Border lands and a short rest break at the Hostel i was staying at first in Edinburgh called Belford Hostel. I then saw a lot of Hostellers dress up for a Halloween party. It was a fun ...

... and a cholesterol-filled meat-centric breakfast, I headed over to the amazing Edinburgh Castle. This place was a medieval masterpiece! We took a quick 30-minute tour, then went around ourselves to see such things as the Scottish Museum of War, the Scottish Crown Jewels, the world war memorial, and the panoramic view of the surrounding hillside and nearby North Sea. The war museum was especially interesting; the memorabilia of the Scottish Highlanders ...

... i got on. The Bus driver was a bit mean and wasnt letting people take any bags on board with them not even hand bags but i quickly snuck up while he turned around as i did not want to give up my bag. he even made a guy put his laptop underneath which was harsh. We had a pritty decent sleep up there considering and i was given the best details to how to get to Haggis departure point. Checked in and got on the bus and away we went.

... to my ribs! The big adventure for this morning was to explore Edinburgh Castle and a few museums. I got to Edinburgh Castle in time for opening where I was greeted by a chap named Michael Brown (pronounced Brooon) in his Scottish tartan kilt and wee jimmy hat who gave a group tour of Edinburgh Castle and its history. My main impression from this tour was the immense pride and sense of identity that the Scottish people have ...