Hey Everybody!
I am currently sitting in the "quiet lounge" of our new hostel, Castle rock. The rest of the hostel seems to be dedicated to drinking, watching movies, kissing on the couch, drinking, pool, or sipping. Not kidding. But in all honesty, we really love it here, it has suits of armour on the stairs, paintings of dragons and other scottish things, and even a movie room (which I've already mentioned).
We arrived in Scotland today after a bus ride, a ferry ride (which we almost snuck onto but got caught because I'm a chicken), and two train rides (which we actually snuck onto because we're awesome). Edinburgh turned out to be the most amazing place either of us has been thus far, and if we hadn't have been really tired and hungry when we arrived, I would have probably danced and maybe bought a kilt or something. Hopefully that will come tomorrow. we explored the city as we walked to our hostel, which is across from Edinburgh Castle, then ventured down to a little shop that claimed to be "the best family owned restaurant in Scotland" it was great...Burgers as big as my head (and we all know that's pretty huge). After that we went and climbed this mountain called Arthur's seat, (I'm assuming like King Arthur's throne, but someone's bum may have inspired the name for all we know). The hike took about two hours, and we got to experience some amazing views including 360 degrees of Edinburgh skyline, some huge cliff faces and a nice glimpse of the ocean. I even got to rock climb a bit which was great. Chocolate was a great capstone for the night, as we stopped and bought a "take away" brownie from a local shop, and took it away--to our hostel--for a snack while watching a movie. We now find ourselves using a drunk girl's laptop, sitting next to an asian guy. Tomorrow we are planning on sleeping in for the first time this trip and then taking our time exploring this amazing city.
We love you all and apologize that we cannot figure out how to view your comments...or maybe you just don't care to comment...anyway
Ben&Molly
Quote for the day:
FFFRRRREEEEEDDDDDOOOOOMMMMMM! --William Wallace
I am currently sitting in the "quiet lounge" of our new hostel, Castle rock. The rest of the hostel seems to be dedicated to drinking, watching movies, kissing on the couch, drinking, pool, or sipping. Not kidding. But in all honesty, we really love it here, it has suits of armour on the stairs, paintings of dragons and other scottish things, and even a movie room (which I've already mentioned).
We arrived in Scotland today after a bus ride, a ferry ride (which we almost snuck onto but got caught because I'm a chicken), and two train rides (which we actually snuck onto because we're awesome). Edinburgh turned out to be the most amazing place either of us has been thus far, and if we hadn't have been really tired and hungry when we arrived, I would have probably danced and maybe bought a kilt or something. Hopefully that will come tomorrow. we explored the city as we walked to our hostel, which is across from Edinburgh Castle, then ventured down to a little shop that claimed to be "the best family owned restaurant in Scotland" it was great...Burgers as big as my head (and we all know that's pretty huge). After that we went and climbed this mountain called Arthur's seat, (I'm assuming like King Arthur's throne, but someone's bum may have inspired the name for all we know). The hike took about two hours, and we got to experience some amazing views including 360 degrees of Edinburgh skyline, some huge cliff faces and a nice glimpse of the ocean. I even got to rock climb a bit which was great. Chocolate was a great capstone for the night, as we stopped and bought a "take away" brownie from a local shop, and took it away--to our hostel--for a snack while watching a movie. We now find ourselves using a drunk girl's laptop, sitting next to an asian guy. Tomorrow we are planning on sleeping in for the first time this trip and then taking our time exploring this amazing city.
We love you all and apologize that we cannot figure out how to view your comments...or maybe you just don't care to comment...anyway
Ben&Molly
Quote for the day:
FFFRRRREEEEEDDDDDOOOOOMMMMMM! --William Wallace
see pics at the bottom too****
