Beautiful Edinburgh! Probably one of my favorite cities in the world. This weekend I took a trip to stay with an old friend in her new home. Edinburgh is only a one hour train ride from St Andrews, but it's just far enough away to feel like an escape, a real holiday. My tiny town is beautiful, but sometimes one just needs the abide in the midst of city life and city people, of only for a little while.
And it was exactly what a holiday should be- the perfect blend of doing and relaxing. We saw the Castle, walked the Royal Mile, saw the famous view of Edinburgh from Calton Hill, visited the National Gallery of Scotland, climbed to Arthur's Seat (!), drank cider and whisky (!!) and chatted in century(s) old pubs, ate eggs on toast for breakfast and fish and chips for dinner and fell into bed exhausted (but happy) every night.
I cannot reccomend Edinburgh enough. It's small enough to walk everywhere and large enough to feel like a proper city, and absolutely full to overflowing with history. And yet somehow the city seems to be slightly overlooked as a tourist destination. Far more mangable than London and with much friendlier people (not that one could really compare the two!), all I can saw is, it was a perfect little trip and I really can't wait to return.
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| the outside of the Memorial to the Great War in Edinburgh Castle |
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| doing my best Master and Commander impression (not very convincing?) |
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| touching Hume's toe (apparently this is a thing) |
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| walking the Royal Mile from Edinburgh Castle to Hollyrood Palace |
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| part of the Burn's Memorial and a view of the Crags |
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| view of Edinburgh from Calton Hill |
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| my very first dram of whisky |
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| at Arthur's Seat |
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| yes, this is what we climbed |
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| St Margaret's Loch and St Anthony's Chapel |
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| the swans of St Margaret's Loch |
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| a proper pub lunch |
