European Vacation
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Edinburgh
This is the second time I will be writing this post - it didnt save properly the first time. Apologies for the lateness of the post, it is hard to log in on the Library's Internet.
Well, for those who aren't aware, Troy and I are in Edinburgh. We have been here for about 2 weeks now, and apart from the weather - we are having a great time! Edinburgh is a lovely city. It is split into two parts - Old Town and New Town (New Town being just older than colonised USA). We are staying in Old Town. The main attraction of Old Town in Edinburgh castle. This medievil castle sits at the top of the Royal mile, casting it's shadow down over the city. Our backpackers is situated at the bottom of the hill where the castle sits - so we have a fantastic view. Out of our window we have an even better view of the Graveyard where Greyfriars Bobby sat and is now buried.
Well, for those who aren't aware, Troy and I are in Edinburgh. We have been here for about 2 weeks now, and apart from the weather - we are having a great time! Edinburgh is a lovely city. It is split into two parts - Old Town and New Town (New Town being just older than colonised USA). We are staying in Old Town. The main attraction of Old Town in Edinburgh castle. This medievil castle sits at the top of the Royal mile, casting it's shadow down over the city. Our backpackers is situated at the bottom of the hill where the castle sits - so we have a fantastic view. Out of our window we have an even better view of the Graveyard where Greyfriars Bobby sat and is now buried.
View of the Graveyard from our hostel window
Yesterday we left Edinburgh on a day trip up to Inverness. This city sits on a fault line and is subject to small earthquakes (the earthquakes are pulling to top of Scotland away from the bottom at a fingernails length each year). Inverness is also the gateway to the land of that mythical creature - THE LOCH NESS MONSTER!!!!! So, in our best efforts to find ol' Nessie, we hoped aboard a boat and set sail out into the dark, dark Loch. The boat took us to Urquhart Castle. The castle was the highlight of the trip. We took a lot of photos (but none of ol' nessie).
Troy at Loch Ness
Alwyn at Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness
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