Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Day 76: York to Edinburgh, Scotland
August 10: Stayed up last nigt watching re-runs of the last few episodes of the last series of Sex and the City, including the final one, so didn't get much sleep. (They were on the BBC.)
Got a great sleep on the bus today though!
Stopped at Hadrian's Wall to see the wall and remians of the fortress from around 125 CE, before crossing the border to Scotland. Lots of lush green paddocks with different breeds of sheep along the way.
Took lots of photos on the border - I'm in Scotland!
Had lunch at Jedburgh, a bordertown, before driving to Edinburgh and having free time in the afternoon before dinner.
Did a tour of "The Real Mary King's Close" - a series of closes (streets) under the city chambers and Royal Mile of Edinburgh from hundreds of years ago, where people used to live. Very interesting.
After a very average dinner at our hotel, 40 of us went to see the Edinburgh Military Tatoo at forecourt of the Castle! Contiki managed to get the tickets for us, which turned out to be great seats. The Castle is nowhere near as big as it looks on TV, but with me being a closet big band and bagpipes fan, I loved it. Not as long as I expected but very much a great experience.
Got a great sleep on the bus today though!
Stopped at Hadrian's Wall to see the wall and remians of the fortress from around 125 CE, before crossing the border to Scotland. Lots of lush green paddocks with different breeds of sheep along the way.
Took lots of photos on the border - I'm in Scotland!
Had lunch at Jedburgh, a bordertown, before driving to Edinburgh and having free time in the afternoon before dinner.
Did a tour of "The Real Mary King's Close" - a series of closes (streets) under the city chambers and Royal Mile of Edinburgh from hundreds of years ago, where people used to live. Very interesting.
After a very average dinner at our hotel, 40 of us went to see the Edinburgh Military Tatoo at forecourt of the Castle! Contiki managed to get the tickets for us, which turned out to be great seats. The Castle is nowhere near as big as it looks on TV, but with me being a closet big band and bagpipes fan, I loved it. Not as long as I expected but very much a great experience.
# posted by mishij @ 10:05 AM 
