http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom , Scotland , Midlothian , Edinburgh en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:34:50 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:34:50 +0000 Nachdem das letzte Wochenende so enttuschend war musste das nchste ja besser werden. Und das wurde es auch viel besser sogarSchon allein das Wetter war um Lngen besser der Samstag begann mit blauem Himmel und Sonnenschein. Ich hatte ber die Arbeit Freitickets fr die Camera Obscura und das Edinburgh Dungeon besorgt und damit stand unsere Tagesbeschftigung fest. Erstes Ziel Castle http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-790166.html Today we drove to Edinburgh. We opted for the motorway instead of the scenic route but still managed to see a few country towns along the way. Edinburgh is such a pretty city I was expecting it to be dull and drab a little working class but the streets were filled with gorgeous buildings.Our first stop was Edinburgh Castle home to the Scottish Royal Jewels and a place steeped in Scottish hi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-789818.html Today we39re off on a local sightseeing tour of Edinburgh the tour should include Edinburgh Castle the Royal mile Holyrood House in the shadow of Arthurs Seat and the new Scottish parliament buildings. Tonight we will go to a Scottish show for an evening of singing dancing and bagpipe playing. I39ve been forewarned this will be the night I39ll be trying hagis.It39s been hard to fin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-787924.html I think this is by far the most over due blog we have ever posted We went to Scotland for Easter long weekend in April. We arrived in Edinburgh on Good Friday then travelled up north to spend Saturday and Sunday with our friend Scotty then spent Monday back in Edinburgh. We took a super early train from London to Edinburgh which is a fourhour trip and arrived just before lunchtime. We galliv http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-787663.html How to Travel Europe or Who is This Schengen Guy http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-787096.html I39ve heard vicious rumors to the effect some of you dear readers are under the impression that we39ve had horrible weather and suffered incredible trials and that our trip has been one obstacle after another. Not true. We are having a great time. We are feeling stronger every day and we do smile and we do laugh often. Really.Of course we know that nobody really wants to hear about the good http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-786970.html These miles of dry stone wallsThat hold in ploughed fields and kingly hallsThe dead of centuries in hills of sandThe stones that bind themAre proud of what lies behind them And varied as the counties in this curious land.Pedaling into the wind and driving ran over the top of the Morfoot Hills towards Edinburgh yesterday I finally understood that the dry in this lyric does not refer to the usual http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-786570.html Destination Scotland or Hello Haggis http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-786069.html Believe it or not the sun came out and the wind died down. We slept in a bit and had a leisurely breakfast. Joe and I headed out to the Royal Mile this time towards the bottom and Holyrood Palace. This is where the Queen stays when she is in town. Though the original structure dates from the 120039s the palace we see today is due to the renovations under Charles II. Along the mile are the te http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-785713.html Boar die Zeit rast immer noch Hab ich schon mal erwhnt dass mir alles zu schnell geht gerade Nun bin ich schon wieder ber eine Woche in Edinburgh und habe gefhlte 1000 Dinge erlebt. Aber mal von vorne.Letzte Woche Freitag hat mich Ryanair gut nach Schottland gebracht bin pnktlich halb 11 morgens gelandet. Habe mit Isa meine Freundin vom Studium in Bremen mit der ich jetzt zusammen d http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-785617.html Our first full day in in the capital of Scotland was cool and drizzly with a sharp cold wind off the North Sea. We met our guide Gail in the lobby and headed out across the bridge from the New Town to the Royal Mile. The buildings here are about eight stories high and narrow mostly made of dark stone. There have been tenements here since the town was developed and though the buildings here are mo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-785614.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-785221.html Monday the fifteenth of April. I haven39t even set foot in a new place yet and I39ve already had an existential crisis and got a hole in my trousers. I39m supposed to check out of Castle Rock hostel at 10.30 am and as I39m traveling without an alarm clock I wake up at exactly ten thirty pack up the shit strewn across the floor grab some breakfast make a hitchiking sign and eventual http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-782455.html I took the Ryan Air commuter from Dublin to Edinburgh on Tuesday morning. Expecting full customs and passport checks I arrived at the Dublin airport 2 full hours in advance. Big mistake. Apparently travel within the EU is much easier than I expected. Perhaps I mistakenly took the wrong line but it seemed like everyone from the US was going through the same line group think at its finest. At lea http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-780878.html After 3 blue sky mornings in a row this morning is a bit cloudy. Well this is winter. The Grassmarket newly refurbished hotel is so comfy that I39d rather linger in my bed today. Read my review here.After so many early trains I need a holiday within a holiday.One of the good thing about solo trip is you can do whatever you want. And today I want a late start. I enjoyed my breakfast in bed whi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-773151.html On this sunny but windy day Charles and I started the afternoon with the Portrait Gallery of Scotland. There as expected we saw a bunch of nice paintings. Afterwards we had HighTea and the Gallery cafe. Next we walked around a bit and ended up in a pub. As we sat and drank I noticed that there was an advertisement for a Super Bowl party that will be held this Sunday. It turns out that the S http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-768892.html Sorry about the typos on the previous blog. Too much whisky I guess. I meant to write that Madeline and her classmates were tittering about Miss Clavel. Anyway...here39s the video I promised of me driving in Scotland. Warning this video is not for the feint of heart.BTW it is now my birthday I will party like a Scotsman tomorrow http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-768688.html Today went to Edinburgh Castle ate Haggis at Deacon William Brodie39s Tavern and went on a whisky tour. It was a wee bit rainy and very windy but still fun.At the Castle we saw the Scottish Crown Jewels and lot39s of exhibits about the Scottish military. At the restaurant we ate haggis and drank. I had a couple pints of beer sadly Charles39s had two pints of cider andit pains me to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-768669.html Just returned from our meal in Edinburgh. It was excellent. We went to a Lebanese restaurant called Beirut. We walked around a bit inn the rain and then stopped at a pub. The beer was really good. So good in fact that we stopped at a store and bought a bottle for the room. The pub itself wasn39t very cool. Charles and I were the only two in it. It was too modern...Katty Perry sang about http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-768500.html A gentle rain falls as the sun sets in Edinburgh. Charles is still taking a nap. At first I couldn39t figure out how to turn on the lights in our hotel room. Then I discovered that you have to put your room keycard in a special slot for any of the lights to work. Interesting...I was disappointed not to find a bidet in the bathroom. I haven39t used one since 1988...good times.There was ho http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Midlothian/Edinburgh/blog-768461.html