I’m going to try something a bit different with this blog entry. DawnO and I are in Scotland for the next two weeks and starting tomorrow we will be staying at an AirBnB that is above a book shop. We will also be running that bookshop while we stay there. We fly in and out of Edinburgh so in the spirit of the adventure I’d write about Edinburgh twice, but in one blog, “bookending” our trip!
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We landed in Edinburgh yesterday and found our way to our home neighborhood of Portobello by double decker bus. We spent some time getting acquainted with our area which includes a beach!
After fighting some jet lag we decided to go to bed by 8pm and get ready to attack day 2!
We packed our lunch and made our way to a trendy part of town called Stockbridge. We walked through the charming streets and found a coffee-bike at one of the viewpoints. That’s right, it’s a mobile coffee franchise.
We eventually found Stockbridge Market where we were greeted by a tent dedicated to cooking the largest paella we had ever seen!
Our packed lunch didn’t stand a chance…
To finish off the afternoon we decided to hike up to the top of Arther’s Seat which provided a stunning view of Edinburgh and the North Sea inlet!
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We have returned back to Edinburgh 12 days after leaving it for Wigtown. I managed to return our rental car and get the full deposit back!
This time we stayed a little closer to High Street which is the Main Street in Old Town. At the end of high street you will find Edinburgh Castle, which was sold out for visitors today.
The second half of our day consisted mostly of sports viewing. We watched the men’s Wimbledon final, DawnO went for another hike near Arthur’s Seat, and then we went to a brewery not too far from our place and watched the EUFA EURO final. Surprisingly, the crowd was split down the middle on who to cheer for even though we had heard that Spain would be the Scottish pick. Regardless, it was a good day for Spain as Alcaraz won the Wimbledon title and Spain were Euro champions!
Tomorrow we make our way home! It has been a great couple of weeks in Scotland, and Edinburgh has definitely been a highlight.