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UK_Travel//9.13.09

09.13.09 | 3 Comments

(Edinburgh, Scotland) Woke up at 8a. Tiffany woke up at 7:15a. I am still a bit tired. It’s 2a at home. Time for breakfast. I’m getting hungry. We’re out on the streets. hmm. Local. Southern Cross Cafe. Lovely. I ordered a bacon/egg roll. Tiffany had a croissant and a small cappuccino. Excellent Food. Multiple floors. All the buildings in the city are at least 5 stories tall. After breakfast we walked up to the Royal Mile. Across the street we saw a group of people standing around. Walking Tour! Free! Ahh. Tips are welcome. The guide is walking us around the town. Popular sites. Great Stories. History. Culture. Our groups is made up of people from all over the world. Australia, Germany, US, England, New Zealand, China, and Ireland. Two and one half hours. Tour is over. Time for the Scottish Art gallery. All sorts of fantastic paintings. Monet, Van Gough, and Raphael. Off to the Wavorly Station information building. Coffee Stop. Costa Coffee. They are everywhere over here. Museum of Scotland. Seven Stories Tall. Roof top. some great photos. Really awesome. Saint Giles Cathedral. Incredible architecture. Bag pipes are everywhere. Playing them on the side of the road for money. Time for a late lunch. Something Local. Obviously. Fish and Chips from the Clam Shell. Place is super small. More like a street vender. We’re eating outside on a great set of stairs. I bet they’re super old. One order to share. Drinking some tap water. yikes. Time to revisit our hotel for a quick rest before our trek. 4p Now time for a massive hike. Holyrood park. We’re climbing to the top of Aurthur’s Seat. Highest spot in Edinburgh. This is super intense. Rocks everywhere. Wrong path. Bummer. Wrong Mountain! Not cool. Down we go. The second mountain is more crazy intense.  I think I might die. I;m a bit perturbed about climbing the wrong mountain. Oh well. Got some great photos. This one is at least twice as high. I don’t know how we missed it.  We chose the wrong path. crazy. A lesson perhaps? Some Scottish dude just ran past me. haha. He is a beast. Still Climbing. Close to the top? Nope. More to go. Victory. This is gorgeous. Beautiful. Impossible to describe. We can see the whole of Edinburgh. At least two loch’s. This city has so much character. There isn’t a flat spot. Super cold now. Wind is powerful.  Tiffany is freezing. Time to go down the other side. Sun is setting. Lovely. Ruins in the distance. Lets investigate. Saint Andrews Church was once here. Back to the Royal Mile. Old shops are everywhere. Time for more food. Third meal. 8p. Small Italian Cafe. We split a small salami pizza. Back to the hotel.  I’m tired again. Good night planet Earth.

BTW: the British TV Programs here are great. Also, No photo upload today. Not enough time to download.

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