Edinburgh is this mix of grey city and green gardens, pubs and Pizza Hut, old stone walls holding up their half of a new glass-walled building. There are cobblestone streets, centuries old cathedrals, double-decker buses, monuments and forgotten parks. There's even a castle! So far we've been busy - plays, classes, reading, exploring, art galleries, tours, restaurants, pubs, concerts! The Fringe - a huge play extravaganza with venues tucked in to every corner of the city - has just ended, so Edinburgh is taking the smallest breath. There are a lot of people here right now, August is the most popular tourist time, and apparently the population nearly triples. Honestly, I could wander for days and still not see everything! We've walked a lot of miles (think of the steps, Dad!) and there are always more places to see! We are starting to fall into our routines, finding our stomping ground. Haymarket, Princes, Lothian, Pret... I've even figured out the buses (though guessing which bus will take the best route is always a little bit of an adventure). So, the pictures. The first is from the top of a hill where we saw Midsummers' Night Dream in a tent and overlooks the city. The second is me with Hanna, my roomate from freshman year! She is on Europe semester, but we were lucky enough to get to hang out a little bit! We actually climbed Scott memorial (a huge landmark-type tower in the center of the city). It's 287 steps to the top up a narrow cork-screw staircase! Talk about vertigo! It was really fun to hang out with Hanna, though. Then there is a picture of me and some other girls on our trip - Jen, Bethany and Becky - in front of a bus stop (yes, we were touristy). The fourth picture is the view from Scott tower looking across the city to Arthur's seat (that's the slab of green hill) which I have yet to climb, but am hoping to before we leave. The last picture is Scott tower (with one of the buses in front). More later! Cheers, as they say!
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