Thursday, August 23, 2012

You know how when you hardly sleep, you re so exhausted that the only thing you can think about is s




One problem with Ryan Air is that the flights tend to be at inconvenient times either very early in the morning or very late at night. When I left Dublin, I flew on a Ryan Air flight to Edinburgh, Scotland, which left at around 6 AM. This meant I woke up around 3 AM in order to get to the airport in time.
Luckily for me, the already short flight landed ahead of time, so I only got about 15 minutes sleep on the plane. I then took a bus from the airport into more central Edinburgh, then I walked to my hostel.
bermuda cruise reviews The guy at reception gave me a free map of Edinburgh which had Starbucks locations marked on it. I ve seen people crashed bermuda cruise reviews in Starbucks before so I figured it probably wouldn t be that weird if I slept there.
You know how when you hardly sleep, you re so exhausted that the only thing you can think about is sleeping? That s exactly how I was at that moment. Exploring the new city was out of the question. I needed sleep.
I found the Starbucks, bermuda cruise reviews ordered a drink, then sat down in a comfy chair and read my book (Jane Eyre, which I bought for 3 Euros in Dublin what a deal!) as I drank my frappuccino. After I finished my drink, I continued to read for a while because the book was so good.
When I woke up some hours later, it was late afternoon and I needed food. I headed outside, by which time it was raining, and found a grocery store where I bought some food and other supplies. Because the weather was not conducive to taking pictures, I figured I could just wander around Edinburgh the next day.
So I headed back to the hostel. By the way, did I mention that the hostel was in a church? Yeah, that s right, it was a converted church. It was really awesome and unique, since I ve never slept in a hostel-church before.
The next morning I set out to explore Edinburgh. Because the map I had been given was not high-quality, I ended up becoming confused and lost. Eventually though I found my way up to Edinburgh bermuda cruise reviews Castle.
Anyways, I saw a guy dressed in a kilt playing the bagpipes in front of the castle, which is exactly what I wanted to see. I would not have felt complete leaving Scotland without seeing somebody playing the bagpipes. I walked closer to the castle but because you had to pay to enter and I ve already been inside enough castles for a while, I didn t go inside. Inside I wandered down the Royal Mile, soaking up the beautiful architecture. I also wandered through some of the shops.
After I grew bored of looking at kilts and Scotland T-shirts, I walked down the hill, coming across the Olympic rings. Back on level ground, I came to the National Gallery and the Scott Monument. bermuda cruise reviews The Scott Monument was built in commemoration of Sir Walter Scott, who is one of Scotland s most famous novelists.
Right across from the Scott Monument was a Marks and Spencer, which is a great store. So I stocked up on some food there, went back to the hostel and grabbed my computer, then headed to a Starbucks to use their free WiFi.

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