There isn't really much to say about these, just that the city is beautiful and the snow really reminded us all of that. Enjoy! (again, most of these were taken by Lydie)
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| an oasis in a snowy courtyard on Cowgate early Saturday morning |
Lydie and I had already planned to go out exploring on Sunday morning, as she had never been to Edinburgh before (outside the airport), but when we woke up in the morning and saw all the snow it was even better. Ailsa also woke up and saw the snow, so she came with us which was also a lot of fun.
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| view from outside the castle |
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| buried on Bucchleuch Street |
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| a close off the Royal Mile |
The goal was to walk from the bottom of the Mile (where I live) up to the top to go to the castle. November 30th is Saint Andrews Day, and as part of the festivities the castle was supposed to have free entry. Unfortunately, we hit a road block.
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| Tourist picture! castle! |
I kid you not. The castle was closed for "extreme weather conditions" for maybe 3 inches of snow. Seriously, this is what it looked like while we were there:
yeah. It was a really nice walk anyways, so it was no big deal, but I find the Edinburgh response to snow absolutely hilarious so far. The tourists, on the other hand, were having a great time.
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| building a snowman on the castle wall |
On the way home we stopped at Forsyth's Tea Room in one of the closes off the Mile. It was adorable and run by a lovely older lady who gave us some excellent shopping advice and had a fabulous apron.
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| eating "toasties" aka grilled sandwiches and tea for lunch |
Later that evening Lydie wanted to see campus, so she and I walked over to George Square. By the way, given the snow I've changed my mind. Campus isn't Hogwarts, it's Narnia.
Later that evening we went on a ghost tour, which was really scary but also very cool! We went down into the vaults, which are supposed to be one of the most haunted places in Britain. I'm counting it as the start to my history revision.
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