Edinburgh

So I explored Edinburgh today, but only for a few hours. I've spent most of my afternoon catching up on my blogs, and I spent most of the morning looking for this hostel. They're having a big marathon/festival here in town, so most hostels are booked solid this week. This one is cool though.

I actually stopped in Glasgow before I took a bus here, but it didn't seem interesting. It just looked like a normal city. But Edinburgh is much more historical. The old town castle is still in tact, and it sits directly on top of a dormant volcano right in the center of the city. How awesome is that?! The city itself really isn't that big. I actually saw almost everything in the three hours I walked around.

After lunch (a sheep tripe/meat filled pot pie w/ a side of mashed potatoes), I walked around and saw the castle and some churches near it. Then I found the marathon finish line and watch a few people run by. There was a mountain right behind me, and it looked like a good vantage point to view the city. So I climbed it.

The view was spectacular. I guess I didn't realize that Edinburgh was on the coast. But from on top of the mountain, I could see the sea port and some islands in the bay. Pretty nice. I climbed back down, famished, and decided to look for a snack. I found a mosque closeby with an ATTACHED RESTAURANT. It was called The Mosque Kitchen, lol. And they served some AMAZING curry. I got a huge heaping platter of chicken curry for pretty cheap. Then I sat at the lunch tables outside, surrounded by Muslims (or whatever) staring at this "white devil" (or brown devil) eating their food. I was hoping none of them heard my American accent, lol.

And since then, I've kinda just been writing blogs. I'm finally caught up...