There has been quite a bit that has happened since my last blog post. I had a fun night out at an International Party towards the end of the week, and then my weekend and Monday were spent in Edinburgh with Charlotte and Kaitlin.
International Party @ Coco Tang
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Anca, me and Katelyn in the room covered in twinkly lights
(obviously not the best lighting for pictures) |
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| Anca (from Canada) and Katelyn (from Georgia) |
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| Me and Anca enjoying drinks in the "secret room" |
The Weekend in Edinburgh
Charlotte, Kaitlin, and I started our weekend trip on Saturday morning, which meant waking up early and heading to the train station.
Making our way to Edinburgh
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| Charlotte making friends on the way to the station |
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The Nottingham train station (when I saw it I was so excited
for our trip to begin!!!) |
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| Our mug shots also known as our Student Railcards |
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| Breakfast on the go |
From Nottingham the train took us to Newark. We had plenty of time between our two trains, but we found out this was because we had to treck across the town of Newark to get to the North Station. We were still able to make it to the North Station in plenty of time to grab tea, real breakfast, and a snack for later in the trip.
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| Our stop in Newark came with many pretty views |
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| Newark |
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| Waiting for the train from Newark to Edinburgh |
On the train I was fortunate to sit next to the nicest man who chatted with me for quite a while. He was a mechanical engineer who worked with wind turbines, so we talked about his job, my trip, television (American vs. British), and a lot of other things. When he hopped off the train Charlotte told me I "could talk to a brick." After my new friend left, Kaitlin claimed the seat next to me and we spent the remainder of the trip listening to music and taking pictures of everything we passed.
Views from the Train
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| Water!!! It looks so cold |
And we finally arrived!! -- Edinburgh Day #1
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| It had been a long day for Charlotte... |
On our walk through the Old Town of Edinburgh we came upon a sword swallower...
For dinner our first night we had a traditional curry dinner and then headed back to our home for the weekend for lots of talking and lots of sleeping.
Our home for the weekend...
(https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/569944)
So touristy -- Edinburgh Day #2
Our day started with a lovely breakfast, then we headed over to Starbucks to get wifi and plan our day. The day consisted of....
The Edinburgh Dungeon - also known as "the scariest day out"
Pictures with a William Wallace impersonator - his name was Andrew, he was a drama teacher, he was raising money for children with leukemia, and he was such a nice man
Going to the Edinburgh Castle and taking so many pictures - the views were beautiful
Walking up and down the Royal Mile so so many times
Buying postcards - the one thing that I am allowing myself as souvenirs
Venturing through Mary King's Close - it is a part of Edinburgh that used to be streets that saw the sun and are now underground
The Scotch Whisky Experience
Dinner at the Royal Mile Pub for Bangers and Mash - it was such good food and the waiters were so nice (I left my scarf and when I returned to collect it, they saw me walking in and retrieved it right away!)
A stop at Cafe Piccante to grab a Deep Fried Mars Bar - it was one of the last boxes on Charlotte's Edinburgh checklist
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| The Edinburgh Waverly Station and a beautiful view of Edinburgh |
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Charlotte looking so fashion forward
with her ear-warmer |
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The queue at the Edinburgh Dungeon
("Wait Here. Await thy doom.") |
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| Charlotte with her "fizzy lemonade" -- it turned out to be Sprite |
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| Scottish pounds |
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| Obviously you find bagpipe players in Scotland |
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| View from the Edinburgh Castle |
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| The Edinburgh Castle (and all the tourists) |
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| A very fashionable Charlotte |
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| Grabbing a few drinks before the Scotch Whisky Experience |
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| Gaelic Coffee |
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| Picking which whisky we wanted to try |
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| Just a glimpse at the largest whisky collection in the world |
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| The Lowland Whisky we sampled |
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| Look at Charlotte examining "the body of the whisky" |
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| We were very unsure of trying the Haggis Balls |
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| But it turns out Haggis Balls are quite yummy! |
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| And then my meal of Bangers and Mash |
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| Kaitlin and the Deep Fried Mars Bars |
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| The night ended with deep fried Mars Bars |
Goodbye to Edinburgh -- Edinburgh Day #3
The last day in Edinburgh Charlotte, Kaitlin and I got breakfast scones and headed toward the train station. The rest of the day consisted of riding on the trains and then returning to Nottingham for dinner with all of my good friends from Block 4.
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