we boarded the train at 11pm on friday night ... squeezed into our bunkbeds and woke up in edinburgh at 7am.
tablethotels.com did us right again, and we checked into the beautiful balmoral hotel at 8am. we had an amazing view of the castle and old town. after a few hours in our comfy bed and a power shower, we explored the town.
saturday included a tour of edinburgh castle, walk about old town, lunch at the elephant house (where we paid a quick homage to j.k. rowling and harry potter) and shopping. i got the best green, felt hat - ever. we capped off the afternoon with a nap and dinner at an amazing vegetarian restaurant - david bann's.
sunday included breakfast at a bright, sunny cafe - always sunday. j went shopping and i headed back to the hotel to enjoy the spa amenities ... mmm. we then headed to "new town" and had a great thai lunch, followed by walking & shopping. to escape the cold, we bought a couple of books and relaxed in a corner of starbucks. around 7pm, we joined a night "ghost & ghouls" tour through creepy underground vaults and closes. it was cheesy but fun. around 9pm we decided to sample edinburgh mexican food (i'm obsessed, what can i say?). surprisingly - it was the BEST mexican food we've had in the UK! real refried beans, yummy salsa and tostadas -- my favorite! all in all -- a great end to a great day.
we boarded the sleeper train at 11pm on sunday night ... squeezed into our bunkbeds and woke up in london at 7am.
1 comment:
I went on the Edinbugh ghost tour 15 years agao and loved it! A friend of mine was so inspired that he came back to my hometown in Halifax, Canada, and started one up there - so cheesy but so much fun!
Also (partially) remeber the scotch whiskey museum there too - a great town!
Post a Comment