Edinburgh - Day One

Tuesday

The flight from Dublin was a quick one again (about 40 mins). We arrived in Edinburgh around 2:30 and once again Scotland has put on some spanking weather for us. Temperature was about 22 degrees, it was sunny and just a hint of humidity so that's perfect for me. We caught the bus to Waverley station which is as close to our hostel as we could get from the airport (or so we thought). From there it was a walk up to to the Royal Mile which is where we were staying. Anyone who has been to Edinburgh will know that the walk is nice and steep. Add a couple of 15kg back packs and some hand luggage and it gets a lot worse. Just to rub it in another bus that we could have got from the airport went past us and stopped almost out the front of our hostel. Edinburgh 1- Davey 0. Edinburgh then made it 2-0 when we read a big advertisement for Hibs vs Barcelona ON THE DAY WE LEAVE!!

I said in an earlier blog that this is by far my favourite city. One of the reasons is all the buildings on the old side of Princes st. I love how you can be in a shopping district, cross the road and all the buildings leading up to the castle are well over 100 years old. There is also heaps to do here whether your here for a day or a month. Good pubs, great food that's all I can ask for.

We headed from the hostel up the Royal Mile to the castle and took a few back streets where we found a pub called Greyfriars Bobby's. After reading the menu incorrectly (so much for skimming through the menu) I got a meal consisting of 8, yes 8, sausages and a heap of wedges. Dunno what I was thinking when I ordered it and needless to say I got nowhere near finishing it.

Again we headed back to the hostel to drink in their bar (cheaper beers). The hostel was really clean but it was full of 14 year old Italian kids on a summer camp excursion. Old man Dave was getting a little narky with all the noise they were making so after a few beers we went to bed. Still very very bloated after the sausage dinner... I won't eat for 3 days!!!!