Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever seen and is definitely one of my favorites. The city itself is relatively small but has an amazing feel with lots of really nice people. The rest of the day on Friday, we checked into our hostel, wandered around the city, walked the Royal Mile, booked tickets for the castle, walked through the parks, and just had a great time! In the evening we checked back into our hostel for a little before heading out to meet one of my sister's friends from Edinburgh. Molly and I made the fifteen minute walk into a twenty five minute walk after taking a couple wrong turns but eventually found the pub and had a great time talking with Craig and his mate. Just listening to a couple of Scottish accents for two hours made the trip worth it.
Saturday morning, we got up, toured the castle, got baked potatoes for an early lunch, and ate a deep fried Mars bar. My sister had told me of the goodness that is the fried Mars bar before I went to Edinburgh but I hadn't fully appreciated how delicious it could be. It's unbelievable. A normal Mars bar is good enough but when you deep fry it and the chocolate and caramel get melty? Forget about it. After that life changing experience, we went to the bus station and got onto a bus for St. Andrews! In just a couple hours we were at the home of golf! We met up with my friend, Lizzy, whom I haven't seen in years and she toured us around the town, golf course, and showed us the university. St. Andrews was definitely a cool little town with a lot of pretty views of the sea, not to mention one of the best looking golf courses I've ever seen. Among golf courses, the majesty of The Old Course can't really be matched. We headed back to Edinburgh in the evening and then left for London the next morning. A great weekend
Welcome to Edinburgh!
Mars Bar and the castle at night
Arthur's Seat from the top of the castle
At the Old Course with Lizzy Chariots of Fire Beach
Royal and Ancient
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