Blogs from Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 9

Zum letzten Mal gibt's zweimal full scottish breakfast und zwei vegetarische Abwandlungen, wässrigen Kaffee und für A starken Schwarztee, bevor wir stilecht Schottland im Regen verlassen. Zum Abschied kurven wir durch Perth, das uns seinen recht großen, industriell genutzten Hafen zeigt und erfreuen uns auf der ungewohnt unproblematischen, weil auf der Autobahn verlaufenden Strecke zum Flughafen, des gälischen Musiksenders von BBC. Dudeleien aller Art, Geigen, Harfen, Zupfwerk, getragene Melodien von rustikalen Stimmen, die verschiedenen ch-Laute und trotzdem fröhlich klingene Folksongs. Am Flughafen trinken wir literweise Wasser aus unseren zahlreichen Flaschen und geben die letzten Pfund aus, bevor wir eine Wertung aller Unterkünfte vornehmen, die wir euch nicht vorenthalten wollen, in der Reihenfolge schlecht bis perfekt: 8. Platz (4 Punkte): Invarery Independent Hostel: zu dreck... read more

Good morning…. had my first ever kipper in butter sauce for breakfast. Very nice too… apart from the millions of bones, too fine to pull you just have to eat them… Grant had the black pudding with his usual, well liked also. So windy Wellington, – there is definitely a contender for your WINDY sign. Here. Of course the windiest spot in Edinburgh is where they have the tourist bus stops. I said to the girl whose job it was to wrangle and ticket the tourists . “You need a nice glass shelter here” she said “We had one until about 3 years ago, “Don’t tell me the wind blew it away”, I said. “I was standing under it at the time, just shattered and fell on our heads, they stopped the buses that day!” Funny ... read more

When we had worked out that we were going to be passing through Edinburgh on our way to the Highlands we thought about the thrill it would be to attend the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in the place where it all started,within the grounds of Edinburgh Castle.Within moments of going online way back at the start of this year we had booked tickets and the day was set for one of the highlights of the BBA V3. It is going to be a long day today, as not only do we head north of the border to Scotland but we are also attending the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Edinburgh and will have a 45 minute drive to get back to our hotel after the show finishes probably around 11pm. So our very good night’s sleep has put ... read more

I was surprised at how much sleep I had manged to get in the dorm room. The super creaky floors hadn't woke me up too much too often. I had read online that it could be murder to get a shower as the bathroom for my room was in the kitchen and therefore used by all and sundry, who also had bathrooms in their rooms, which we didn't. However getting up pretty early solved that problem. I also had a very healthy breakfast of a pork pie, gotta enjoy them while I can as I won't be able to get them on my return to Asia. My plan for this morning was to head to Dean Village. I knew nothing about it, but the girl on reception had recommended it and said it was a short ... read more

I arrived around lunchtime as my train had only taken about an hour and a half. It was about a ten minute walk from the station to my hostel. I was staying in the New Town area. My hostel was a bit of a dump, but it was one of the cheapest places I could find, £15 a night for a ten bed dorm. Some places were charging crazy prices as unfortunately my trip coincided with the fringe festival. I decided to head up to the castle as I had visited it many, many years ago as a child and thought it would be nice to return. Walking up the Royal Mile was a complete clusterfuck, bodies everywhere. I was instantly regretting my decision to be in Edinburgh. Eventually, I made my way through the crowds ... read more