My first few days in Edinburgh, Scotland

Jacob met me at the airport when I arrived in Edinburgh because Meghan was suffering from food poisoning. Poor Meghan! So we went to the apartment to see her and hang out a bit. Then I left with Jacob so that he could go to work and I could go off exploring the Fringe Festival. However, on the way to his job we ran into someone he knew. This person was on way to a beer crawl and that's how it happened that I went on beer crawl with 10 people I had never met before. Turned out to be a great night and Jacob met up with us after he got off work. Here we are at the third pub, and here is the group of people I followed around and drank with for five hours.

Here we are at pub #3, a bar with karaoke. No, I did not partake.

While they went on to hit two more locations, Jacob and I sneaked away to a quiet pub to enjoy a pint and a bit of rugby.


ahh, my love.

I did quite a bit of exploring around Edinburgh and here are the pictures to prove it! Notice the Scottish flag. i have never met a people with more country pride.

It was quite tricky to pull off a shot with no one in it.

Edinburgh city streets

Skyline



The Edinburgh Castle. This is where the Tattoo was being held. Pictures of that later.

Castle again.

A random pub.

Exact location where inhabitants of the city used to come to watch public executions. Lovely!

A zippy looking Smart Car.

From one Midlothian to another. Meghan and I met at Midlothian High School in Virginia, and years later, here she is moving to another Midlothian.

More lovely street shots

I stopped in at the Whiskey Museum and perused the premises. Here is a menu of the whiskeys they were currently selling, separated as blends, single malts, and by location (mainland, islands, highlands, etc).