Stu and Carol Go Mad in Scotland: Edinburgh

Stu and Edinburgh Castle, originally uploaded by stewartr.

After waking up on Thursday with huge hangovers (we're never drinking again) we hurriedly packed our gear and headed to Kings Cross station to begin the last leg of our journey.

The night before had been good - dinner at a local italian restaurant with Nigel and Bevan. The food was fantastic and very filling - I couldn't finish my meal. We then made our way to White Swan and Cuckoo - a local pub - to watch Chelsea beat Liverpool in the football. One drink lead to another and before we knew it we were pouring ourselves into bed at 12:30 - looking to get up early (ish) for our train.

The train ride was quite pleasant - whizzing through a very green countryside at 200 kph. The train had power so we plugged the laptop in and watched a movie.

Edinburgh surpassed our expectations - very beautiful and it was a mild spring day so we did well there.

We went to the real estate agents to sort out the accomodation we had booked and then took a cab to our flat.

The flat is fantastic - we didn't have high hopes cos you never know what you're going to get booking over the net - but we are very happy with it. Very spacious and gets a lot of sun - even has a small out door bit with a wee table and chairs.

The rest of thursday saw us doing some grocery shopping and just chilling out.

Friday, bussed to the city centre to have a look around and enjoy another nice spring day.

There is a definite nip in the air here but most indoor places are heated pretty well so you just need to wear something warm when you're outdoors.