Edinburgh Day 1
Aug. 30th, 2021 09:17 pmInternational travel is still off the menu for a bit, but I like to go away for my birthday so ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
flickums and I went to the exotic land of the Scots, where the haggis roam free, Irn Bru is consumed with abandon, and King Nessie rules with an iron fist.
Train was a little packed and for some reason I couldn't reserve a seat even thugh many seats were reserved. Still, after a short search I found a pair of seat next to each other and summoned Flickums.
And we arrived. Checked in. Spent to rest of the afternoon ambling around the city. It's a nice old city, with a mishmash of old buildings and modern architecture - Some of it giving sense of "What were they thinking?" at least when looking at Edinburgh's W Hotel. But there's also a strong sense of classical charm from a time when city planners had a lot of sway.
There's a very nice pub that used to be a cinema, and has a vintage projector in its lobby. Unfortunately it's a Wetherspoons, so I decided to use their loo and leave it at that. After a bit we were sick of walking so went on a sightseeing bus tour.
Finished the day hiunting for food and cocktails. The Roship provided both. Highland cocktail was rather good. Flick went for Neeps and Haggis - served in a very nouvelle cuisine fashion. I went for baked salmon, oddly served with peppers, tortillas, and the typical selection of mexican condiments (Soured cream, salsa, guacamole). Only 3 teeny tiny tortillas, inadequate for wrapping the rest of the meal so not quite sure how this was meant to be eaten. The wine I ordered never came, but we weren't charged for it so not sure what happened there. Finished up with a delicious White Chocolte cheesecake.
Decided to call it a day here, and headed back to the hotel. There's a nice bar in the hotel, so I had the wine I failed to get earlier.
flickums and I went to the exotic land of the Scots, where the haggis roam free, Irn Bru is consumed with abandon, and King Nessie rules with an iron fist.Train was a little packed and for some reason I couldn't reserve a seat even thugh many seats were reserved. Still, after a short search I found a pair of seat next to each other and summoned Flickums.
And we arrived. Checked in. Spent to rest of the afternoon ambling around the city. It's a nice old city, with a mishmash of old buildings and modern architecture - Some of it giving sense of "What were they thinking?" at least when looking at Edinburgh's W Hotel. But there's also a strong sense of classical charm from a time when city planners had a lot of sway.
There's a very nice pub that used to be a cinema, and has a vintage projector in its lobby. Unfortunately it's a Wetherspoons, so I decided to use their loo and leave it at that. After a bit we were sick of walking so went on a sightseeing bus tour.
Finished the day hiunting for food and cocktails. The Roship provided both. Highland cocktail was rather good. Flick went for Neeps and Haggis - served in a very nouvelle cuisine fashion. I went for baked salmon, oddly served with peppers, tortillas, and the typical selection of mexican condiments (Soured cream, salsa, guacamole). Only 3 teeny tiny tortillas, inadequate for wrapping the rest of the meal so not quite sure how this was meant to be eaten. The wine I ordered never came, but we weren't charged for it so not sure what happened there. Finished up with a delicious White Chocolte cheesecake.
Decided to call it a day here, and headed back to the hotel. There's a nice bar in the hotel, so I had the wine I failed to get earlier.
