I've Come to find my roots in Scotland

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  Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Monday, October 20, 2003

Now after the madness of the Thai Reunion, I allowed myself a day to recover and headed up to Scotland the following day via bus. The bus is such a great way to travel through the UK as it is so cheap and the views of the countryside are so worth the longer travel times. Upon arrival in Edinburgh and seeing for the first time the Edinburgh Castle, I felt largely patriotic and though I come into my roots. I was more comfortable walking around Edinburgh than anywhere I have ever travelled, and loved just being there! So I headed off to find my hostel, I wandered about and found it.. right at the base of Edinburgh Castle, so every time I looked out the window I could gaze at it. So logically, the first thing I did was go to the castle, unfortunately it was raining and windy, and my umbrella got upturned inside out, therefore I couldn't really enjoy the outdoor portion of it, but the indoor chambers where incredible, from the Great Hall, where Murray is set in stain glass al over the place, to the Crown Jewels and Stone of Destiny

Edinburgh Castle

. It was all quite surreal. However, the one humorous aspect of the visit was that there is a giant medieval siege gun known as the Mons Meg, nice one! After that I wandered over he the Weaving company and watched a demonstration of weaving tartan, but was so wet that I decided to headed back to the hostel for a little nap. When I arrived, there were two other Canadian girls in my room and they were looking for food, so we chatted for a bit and then headed to the famous fish and chip spot on the Royal Mile, only to find the delicacy of a deep fired MARS bar, so yes, it is as bad as your thinking, I tried one! It was amazingly delicious, although I could feel my heart slowing down. It is exactly as you imagine it, lightly battered, then put in oil, so that the outside doesn't melt but the inside is all gooey and sticky. But one is all you need in a lifetime. After that we headed back to the hostel to prepare for my morning when I headed into the Highlands!

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Stained glass in Great Hall - Regent Murray

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