Haló!

I greet you in Scots Gaelic, as we spent the greater part of yesterday navigating wynds and closes in Old Town, Edinburgh. We are currently staying in Old Town, right below Edinburgh Castle, and both our uni accommodation and the University of Edinburgh are situated in Old Town.

As we left our hostel, we were met with the beauty of a radiantly blue sky, and the unique trumpet of the bagpipes, right outside of Edinburgh Castle. We stopped for a listen, and continued on our walk. Quentin and I had no destination, we took turns deciding whether to turn left, right, or straight on at every juncture.

We happened upon Victoria Street and it’s colourful shops early on in our journey, and I couldn’t keep both feet on the ground at the sight! We continued on with our walk, and managed to end up right in the centre of the University of Edinburgh! This happy coincidence was great, and Quentin poked our head into the rather impressive student union in the centre of Bristo Square.

Our friend Isaac met us here and we journeyed on, roping him into our policy of “no direction”. We came upon The Meadows, a beautiful expanse of green just below the University. Here we read an information posting to warn us of badgers (snort) and listened to a street performer play the accordion rather well.

We soon ventured away from The Meadows in search of Some Food. We settled on the “Greyfriar’s Cafe”, where I had, shocker, chips and hot chocolate. When discussing what to do next, we realised we were next to the National Museum of Scotland, which with free admissions was a pretty enticing option. So that’s where we went!

We enjoyed the museum very much. Quentin was interested in an exhibit on glass, while I found a section on email and telephones to be very interesting. We were quite worn out by now, but the night was not done yet. We went back to the hostel for a rest in the lounge, and then went out for dinner, which was…..

Quentin’s first ever fish and chips!!! His review is as follows:

“Delicious, but I miss green vegetables.”

Whoops! Forgot to tell him about mushy peas. We all went home very full and very happy.

More tomorrow!

Em xo