Last full day in Edinburgh today. I turned my alarm back on and got at up the much more recent hour of 9:15... would've been earlier, but Edinburgh on the weekends is really loud. Walked down to Princes Street Gardens for some more of the Archery World Cup finals--today was the recurve bow and the team events. Stuck around there til about 12:00, then headed over to the Frankenstein Pub for a Franky Burger (6oz patty, lettuce, carmelized onion, bacon, mayo & bbq sauce) and a pint of Guinness, which filled me up quite well and gave me some energy for my ascent of Arthur's Seat. I didn't take the quick/hard way up, but I did manage to pick one of the harder routes anyways... go figure. Today was also the first time it really rained in Edinburgh, which made the footing a bit interesting, but the view from the top was well worth it. That took up several hours, so from there it was back to the hostel for a shower and some rest, then down to the train station to pick up my tickets for Oban so I wouldn't have to worry about that tomorrow. I think I'll spend the rest of tonight getting everything together and making sure I'm packed & ready, then get in some reading before bed; just finished The Jungle Books, and started on The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Also, a few more pictures went up. Enjoy!
Excellent reading selections! I think I can honestly say you're a glutton for punishment. Your poor legs need to last you for the rest of the trip! Treat them kindly ;)
ReplyDeleteI second David's comment. Dorian Gray is a great read. Oscar Wilde is one of my favorite authors by far.
ReplyDeleteYay - I love your posts so far, and thank you for the postcard, which I just received today. It's great to watch your progress in your pictures, too.
ReplyDeleteDorian Gray was... odd. Not bad, just odd.
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