Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Great day. Visited St. Giles Cathedral (it was a bit touristy, but the stained glass was beautiful), took a tour at Real Mary King’s Close (a semi-interesting visit through underground buildings, but it was a bit cheesy), visited the Camera Obscura and museum of illusion (awesome!), ate a delicious lunch at a Italian restaurant, watched Trainspotting, and saw an interesting documentary about gypsies (or travelers as they’re called here). (If you want to better understand Scotland, watch the film Trainspotting; it's a bit disturbing, but educational as well)
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
This Wednesday was another fruitful and educational day in Edinburgh. We ate a pancake breakfast/brunch at a local burger joint. It was delicious and provided much-needed fuel for most of the day.
After the meal, we took a tour of the Royal Yacht Britannia, and it was fascinating to see the boat’s luxurious interior and exterior, but made me even more thankful that the US doesn’t support a monarchy.
Following the boat tour, we took a double-decker bus to a science museum called Dynamic Earth. It was a bit dorky, but fun.
We ate dinner at a pizza restaurant, and finished the day by watching Wolfman (which isn’t a movie I’d recommend).
It’s hard to believe, but our trip is more than half over. We haven’t run out of things to do; actually, we hope we’ll have enough time to do everything we’d like. Although it will be sad to leave, I’ll be ready to tackle the remaining months in China. It really had been a wonderful vacation.
