Blogs from Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 22

Geo: 55.9503, -3.18761We were packed and on the road around 8am bound for Scotland in Maureens little mini. Our first port of call, Edinburgh. It was a somewhat pretty, but largely uneventful two and a half hour drive from Durham to Edinburgh. Its a nice city, old buildings, cobblestone roads, a relaxed feel and castle towering over the city. That was to be our primary destination for the day.First though, lunch, at the Worlds End pub. Named so as its location is at the end of the main road (the Royal Mile), was by the city gates, and as far as Edinburghs residents knew at the time, marked the end of the world. My choice of food, Balmoral Chicken, chicken breast stuffed with Haggis, a Scotish 'delicacy'. Delicious. From here Nat and I marched up the ... read more

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Boar, die Zeit rast immer noch! Hab ich schon mal erwähnt, dass mir alles zu schnell geht gerade? Nun bin ich schon wieder über eine Woche in Edinburgh und habe gefühlte 1000 Dinge erlebt. Aber mal von vorne. Letzte Woche Freitag hat mich Ryanair gut nach Schottland gebracht, bin pünktlich halb 11 morgens gelandet. Habe mit Isa (meine Freundin vom Studium in Bremen, mit der ich jetzt zusammen das Praktikum mache) ausgemacht, dass ich mein Gepäck auf Arbeit abstellen kann bis sie Feierabend hat und mich mit zu sich nach Hause nehmen kann. Das hat auch wunderbar geklappt, nebenbei hab ich schon mal einen ersten Blick auf das Büro und meine zukünftigen Kollegen werfen können. Dann habe ich gleich angefangen Wohnungen zu besichtigen. Die Termine hatte ich am Mittwoch und Donnerstag über eine Internetseite ausgemacht, die ... read more

Day 5 - Inverness to Edinburgh Today we traveled south towards Edinburgh with plenty of stops along the way. On the way to our first stop we saw snow on the roadside and light flurries on the windshield, not the king of weather we were hoping for. Dalwhinnie distillery is sited just below a small loch fed by a fresh water stream. The pristine water is used on the distillation process. The product is a single malt Scot's whiskey that is reported to be smooth and lightly smoked. I say reportedly because it still tastes like medicine to me. Still, Duncan's tour was interesting. We are in the "silent season" when operations are shut down for two weeks maintenance. The upside of this is that we were able to hear the commentary. The fundamental process is ... read more