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Edinburgh Continues

Thursday, December 30th, 2004

Another morning in Edinburgh. Back in McD’s. Up too early to take advantage of the breakfast provided by the hostel. Haven’t eaten here yet either, so this will probably be short.

I had a good time yesterday. Rode the train up to Dunfermline, which is the ancient capital of the Scots. Really picturesque place but also a moderate sized city where people live and work. Would have enjoyed more time there as I barely saw more than the central town and the Abbey/Palace. I was limited by being on foot and that I needed to get back to Edinburgh in time to get everything done before the torchlight procession. I didn’t have time to do too much willy-nilly wandering. [read on]

Edinburgh – The Adventure Begins

Wednesday, December 29th, 2004

My flight arrived on time yesterday. Both times I’ve flown BA, in flight they’ve said that we would get to London half an hour early. Both times, we’ve missed and been on time. Don’t tease me like that! This time, the only sleep I got was while we were circling the airport, so I guess I shouldn’t complain. I guess I’m just not meant to sleep on airplanes. I could never get comfortable. Last time the person behind me kept jabbing me with her knees feet or something. This time, the woman in front of me moved so constantly and with such force that the seat kept hitting me in the knees. I finally gave up and watched most of the latest Harry Potter movie. I also felt quite sick before landing. I don’t know if it was some sort of bizarre case of nerves or something I ate in flight, but I was having cold sweats and felt nauseous. It passed shortly after I was on my feet again. [read on]