I'm loving Edinburgh. It's been cold, rainy, overcast and generally not so hospitable and I love it. I'm totally happy with my decision to fit Scotland into the trip - it's such a great place.
I did a walking tour today that covered the highlights of the city - the castle (there's always a castle), the churches (there's always at least one) and the general history of the place - which apparently is slightly different from Braveheart (who knew?). I'm going to walk around taking pictures tomorrow and then going on a "haunted" tour tomorrow night. I figure the haunted tour will be pretty crap - but it gives me an excuse to take some night shots without having to wander around the city alone at night with my camera (thus painting a giant bullseye on myself).
Then on Wednesday I go on my day tour out to Loch Ness in search of the monster (and, I'm told, so really amazing scenery). I'm really looking forward to getting into the highlands a bit and seeing what it's like outside the city.
I haven't decided what to do with Thursday yet, I might grab a train or a bus to Glasgow - just to check it out. I've heard it isn't as nice as Edinburgh - but I probably should see it while I'm here. Then, Friday, it's back on the bus to London where I'll crash until I meet up with the family on Monday morning. Then it's cruise-city baby!
I've uploaded some pictures of San Sebastian for your viewing pleasure. I'll try to upload the Scotland pictures when I get back to London this weekend. Hope all is well with everyone back home.
3 comments:
from what I've seen on TV and books that I have read,the haunted tour may be crap,but the history of the city is verra interesting. Hope you will be touring Mary's Close and the rest of the underground city. So many suffered such hardships in those places just to live day to day. Say "hey" to Nessie for me and give her a wee bit o haggis. Have a great cruise and tell all the Jacomes how much we miss em.
I liked Glasgow - though it's definitely more industrial than picturesque (at least that was the case when I was there in 2001). I can't imagine it's changed much since my visit.
The people were very friendly.
Can't wait to hear about your transatlantic cruise. How Cooooooool! You're like Christopher Columbus!
So did you find the Loch Ness monster?
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