Yeah, the pictures of the week-end in Edinburgh are up. Maybe I am catching up after all (shush don't mention the tree walking pictures I have promised to make presentable and send to a couple of relatives back in April, I keep hoping they will forget I even took them or decide to give up and ask my brother for his copy of the folder). It was a week-end of firsts, first time in St Pancras since it was revamped, first time on the Caledonian Sleeper (I love the idea of going to sleep in one location and waking up at another, and the journey comes with breakfast goodies in a box, and a tiny wash kit complete with just enough drinking water to wash your teeth in a tiny container with a mini straw... my inner six year old was chuffed), first time in Scotland and first time eating square sausage. There was the Epic Quest for somewhere to have breakfast and wait for our already in situ companions to emerge from their slumber. Hard to believe but finding somewhere that serves breakfast at 8am proved rather more difficult than we expected. On the other hand if we had been after a pint of some malt the 1/4 Gill was open when we walked past and its bar appeared well propped by the local pillars impressive at an hour of a Saturday when most would be trying to sleep of the excesses of the night before. Our quest took us all the way to The Metropole on Newington Road, great porridge, very Goldilocks and strong tea (and giggle points for the loo with the huge safe door). There was the Big Lying weatherman, who had predicted overcast skies and occasional showers... lies, lies, lies. After a day of sightseeing and lounging in parks I was left with a skin a lovely tinge of red which might explain the insistence of the local fierce looking seagulls. I guess I reminded them too much of freshly cooked lobsters and red snappers. There was a companion with local knowledge who ensured that finding somewhere for lunch, dinner and beverages was less of a quest than breakfast was. Despite having had my fair share of drinks I couldn't be persuaded to try deep fried pizzas when we made our way back to the hotel. I guess I'll be more adventurous next time.
And very bonnie it was too
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laputain / Website (23.6.08 20:30) i can't believe you came to Edinburgh and didn't tell me! Even if you were too shy to want to meet I could have furnished you with local gen....not least of all where precisely to get breakfast at 8am in Edinburgh; when Mr MacLaren and I still lived with our folks but were doing sign language on a Saturday morning our train got us in to Waverley at 0745...eep. On the otherhand, Metropole is a nice place. It used to be famous for being fully non smoking and then the pesky scottish government came along in 2006 and stole its niche! In walking there you will have walked past two of my student flats...I was a total Newington gal as a student. Glad you liked the city. You can't have been here this weekend as we had torrential rain from 5pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Edinburgh is a lovely place. Do come back again. |
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stroppycow (24.6.08 20:29) Well, it wasn't really my trip to plan, Chz organised it since it was primarily to meet a bunch of his friends, otherwise I would have emailed you first. Anyway, we will definitely be back, it's a rather cool place to visit. I'll be sure to let you know when we go next. |
