Edinburgh and Taxi Drivers

I'm pretty awful at the whole blog thing. During the day I think of things I want to include, but by the time I get back in the evening, all I want to do is play and sleep, so I write crummy things if anything.

Yesterday we went to Edinburgh. We did the Royal Mile which was fun. Very touristy and well, old. We went to the Palace at Holyroodhouse and the Edinburgh Castle. We also found the "birthplace of Harry Potter." With a big swarm of tourists in front if it.

There were bunches of tartan stores and stores claiming to be the "official store of Scotland" or the "official store of clans." We looked around for Morrison paraphernalia, but were unsuccessful. Well, we got a little book. Maybe more next time.

We were quite a sight this morning. Mom's hip is hurting like the geezer that she is (kidding!) and I was so hungry I was about to pass out. We were trying to get up the stairs and were both frozen in our various pains. I'm glad Dad wasn't there for that. He would not have been amused (right Dad?)

Today we went to a different part of town than we've been exploring. We went to the Burrell Collection which was this guy's collection of stuff. He had a lot of it. He had a lot of money, I want the money, not so much the stuff. Oh he did have some Degas paintings that I wouldn't mind. Maybe when I win the lottery.

After that we took a cab to this house thing that used to be a school but now is a house and they're working on restoring it, but it's taking decades. No one around here seems to have heard of it, but it exists, and is pretty cool!

After dinner we looked up where to pick up the key to my "flat" tomorrow and wandered over. It turns out the office and my dorm are only 3 block from our hotel so I already have a good sense of the area!

Thank you to cab drivers who act as tour guides and remind you of simple things you really should already know (I'm a math major, I'm living in Kelvinhaugh Gate, Lord Kelvin was a mathematician......doh!)