I decided to go to Edinbourgh to visit my friend Beth. We met at Xavier and she went to the Edinbourgh School of Art and Design. (She’s an awesome artist www.bethshortt.com).
I was at the train station on my way to Edinbourgh very proud that I had the train system down and knew where I was headed when I overhead someone asking for directions. While overhearing the conversation I realized that he had been given wrong directions. When he walked away I told him that I was going to Edinbourgh, which leaves from Platform 5 and changes trains at York. Noticing my American accent he asked where I was from. It turns out he was not just from Indiana but also Fort Wayne. On the train ride our conversation continued and we found out the I went to school with his cousin Brad and he went to school with my cousin Charlie… small world.
As soon as I arrived in Edinbourgh I had just enough time to put my bags in Beth’s apartment before we were off to salsa dancing lessons with her two friends. My new Fort Wayne friend joined us. After dancing we stopped in a restaurant to get some food; our choices included: fried fish, fried sausage, fried pudding or french fries. So I had fried fish with vinegar and brown sauce. I’ll have to agree with the stereotype that the Scottish are not known for their food.
The next day was full of sightseeing as we had our own personal Scotsman, Robert, one of Beth’s good friends. Highlights included the Crags, Arthur’s Seat (both hills), The Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinbourgh Castle, Royal Mile, the Fourth Brige and (the Kingdom of) Fife and the National Museum of Scotland. At the Museum of Scotland I saw Dolly the cloned sheep!!!!wheww.. it was a bit of a hectic trip.
I was at the train station on my way to Edinbourgh very proud that I had the train system down and knew where I was headed when I overhead someone asking for directions. While overhearing the conversation I realized that he had been given wrong directions. When he walked away I told him that I was going to Edinbourgh, which leaves from Platform 5 and changes trains at York. Noticing my American accent he asked where I was from. It turns out he was not just from Indiana but also Fort Wayne. On the train ride our conversation continued and we found out the I went to school with his cousin Brad and he went to school with my cousin Charlie… small world.
As soon as I arrived in Edinbourgh I had just enough time to put my bags in Beth’s apartment before we were off to salsa dancing lessons with her two friends. My new Fort Wayne friend joined us. After dancing we stopped in a restaurant to get some food; our choices included: fried fish, fried sausage, fried pudding or french fries. So I had fried fish with vinegar and brown sauce. I’ll have to agree with the stereotype that the Scottish are not known for their food.
The next day was full of sightseeing as we had our own personal Scotsman, Robert, one of Beth’s good friends. Highlights included the Crags, Arthur’s Seat (both hills), The Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinbourgh Castle, Royal Mile, the Fourth Brige and (the Kingdom of) Fife and the National Museum of Scotland. At the Museum of Scotland I saw Dolly the cloned sheep!!!!wheww.. it was a bit of a hectic trip.
I did eat hagus! but the only way I would try it was if it was on pizza so we did order a hagus pizza. Interestingly enough the Scottish do wear kilts it’s not just a stereotype and throughout the trip I could bagpipes playing from different buildings and parks.