Blogs from Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 20

Adrianne's fun fact of the day: If you hit the button labelled "subscribe", you will be sent an email that tells you I've updated my blog. It's easy, it's convenient, it saves you the hassle of constantly refreshing my page. And now back to your regularly scheduled programme: So Day Three was somewhat less eventful than Days One and Two. We woke at the completely respectable 10 AM local time, and headed out for more city exploration. Because we are responsible people who are first and foremost concerned with our health, followed closely by goal accomplishment, we began our day with a city tour. Which we have taken like, three times. We saw the sights, caught some great views (mmm, love me some views), and learned that the Scots are a sarcastic and funny group of ... read more

Below are two "poems" I wrote whilst sitting on the plane, attempting to avoid small talk with the woman next to me who was most definitely not my mother. I think they are going to be very influential. Both are quite ground breaking. A Reflection on Airline Tea Oh tea, You are overly milked, And not uniformly sweet, You are a lie wrapped in Styrofoam. You are not nearly caffeinated enough to make your false promises worth the effort it takes to consume you. How I wish there was more of you. Despite your hideous nature, You are the only sustenance I am currently awake enough to intake. I need a tea at least four times your size. Sucks to be you because I packed really good tea in my checked baggage. Sucks to be me ... read more

What up readers? So this blog comes live from the airplane. Okay, not really live. And probably not from the plane either. Shush, it’s my blog, I can say what I want. Anyway, I am currently two hours away from the illustrious city in which I hope to reside for at least the next four months. (Mom, Dad, I’m totally kidding. I’ll be here for the full duration of my program if I have anything to say about it.) It is one in the morning Toronto time and six in the morning Edinburgh time. I was drifting in the sweet realms of unconsciousness about ten minutes ago and had been for about an hour when the stupid airline makes an announcement that they are serving breakfast. AT ONE IN THE MORNING. If I were sure my ... read more

Geo: 55.9503, -3.18761 2 blogs today (maybe – it's getting late, and we're exhausted). We got in too late last night to send anything out. We left the Highlands today. Back past Ben Nevis and the gorgeous and wild Highland mountains and glens. We're on our way to Edinburgh for the Military Tattoo – no we're not getting ink. It's a spectacle of music and dance with the Edinburgh Castle in the background. There are performances by military bagpipe and drum bands, Scottish dancers, and other groups from around the world. This year performance included groups from South Korea, Mexico, Mongolia and New Zealand. Incredible! On the way we stopped at the Falkirk Wheel. This is a one of a kind rotating boat lift, joining the top canal with the bottom one (100' feet apart) without ... read more

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo... read more