Blogs from Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 121

So this is my new blog. I don’t know how often I will be able to update as I do not have regular internet access. At this current moment I have nicked Simon’s matric card to get into the U of E library. Oh well. Ok, Where to start? With my adventures in packing before I left, with my arrival and time in London, or with last night? I would like to leave out packing all together because, other than a huge thank you to all who helped (especially mom); I would like to forget the whole experience. So I will begin with last night as it is fresh in my mind and then jump around a bit with stories about London. And if you don’t like it, remember this is my blog and you can ... read more

So Suzy drove me to London Stansted this morning for my flight to Edinburgh. I made it on time only to find the flight delayed. The have a stupid system where they don't assign seats people just rush onto the plane like a heard of hungry animals! I made some friends while in the crowd, a man and a woman in their late 40s heading to a funeral. We decided to watch the crowd and make fun of them so we soon sat next to eachother continuing our sarcastic banter. We first waited 20 minutes for the plane to be refueled, we were then teased by a couple of minutes of runway action only to hault to an announcement that a passenger would be leaving the plane and that we needed to wait for the stairs ... read more

After a year together Liani surprised me with a trip to Edinburgh. We flew up early and stayed in the lovely EQ2 apartments overlooking the regenerated EQ canal basin. Edinburgh is beautiful, much much nicer than old London town, and if I had the opportunity to work there rather than London, I would. We did the open top bus tour which due to the small size of the city, can be completed within half a day. It was interesting to hear the rather murderous bloody history of Scotland. They were very intolerant of crimes, stealing a loaf of bread would result in a public beheading! We saw the new Scottish Parliament which has apparently caused quite a stir amongst the more traditional Scots who were unimpressed with the modern design. I liked it but I can ... read more

Cow Parade in Edinburgh Our holy cows are somewhat passive but what a variety!... read more

Hello Everyone! Our time in Scotland was short, very short, but we took in what we could and had a great time running around. The landscape out here is unbelievable and the architecture is absolutely amazing (many cuts and lines…get it Fred?). We were expecting rain in Scotland, since it is well know for that, and it pretty much rained the whole time there. We weren’t disappointed at all though because it just wouldn’t be Scotland if it was always sunny and dry. When we last blogged it up, we were heading back to London where we were going to catch our overnight bus to Glasgow. As uncomfortable as an overnight bus sounds, it was quite uncomfortable, but we got some sleep and the 8 hours seemed to fly by. Before we knew it we were ... read more