Edinburgh/Durham

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND/DURHAM, ENGLAND

Day 1: We jumped on the bus bright and early at 8am...drove to the Scotland Border, then to Edinburgh by 2:30.  

Once we settled into our hotel we made our way to Edinburgh Castle, and the Royal Mile.  We didn't have enough time to see the Castle so we just walked down the Royal Mile and found a great place to eat some Haggis (for cheap) with some great music.

Day Two:  We went to bed early and woke up at 8 to get ready and seize the day! We hopped on a bus tour and rode around Edinburgh until 10 when we hopped off and got some pictures in a graveyard. (my idea) Then Lauren and I found a market, and Julie and Ellie found a Starbucks. Haha. Then we headed up to our Whiskey tour that was at 12:30 (learned alot about whiskey) and afterwards headed back down to the market for lunch.  After lunch, Lauren and I high-tailed it back to our hotel and THEN back to Edinburgh Castle in about 30 minutes...which I may say is pretty impressive because the hills here are killer! We toured the Castle and got some great pictures then hopped back onto the tour bus and went to Carlton Hill for sunset.  After that we grabbed dinner at the Elephant House (Harry Potter fans would be familiar with this place) and Julie and I went on a Ghost tour into the Vaults of Edinburgh...very scary.  Then we stopped by a bar to calm our nerves...haha. 

Scottish Parliament 

One of my favorite pictures overall

My castle...no big deal (Edinburgh Castle)

William Wallace...or Charlies Angels (p.s. he was fundraising for Leukemia Patients, I had to give in)

Worlds Largest Whiskey Collection

Day Three: We woke up and were on the bus by 9 am. First we headed to Hadrians Wall...not much of a wall.  It was built by the Romans and was supposedly 73 miles long, 15 feet high and 10 feet deep. We didn't see any of that. haha We saw some Roman ruins and froze our butts off.  Then we headed to Durham, England to see the Durham Cathedral. Apparently, some scenes from Harry Potter were filmed in the court yard area...I'll let some Harry Potter fans make that decision for themselves.  

Next to the bottom of a statue of a goddess...in the museum of Hadrian's Wall

Roman ruins near the supposed Hadrian's Wall

Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral Court Yard (Above and Below)

Now I am going to do some homework...I mean I DID do some homework on the bus, I'm just going to make sure its perfect. Haha. Overall, Scotland was amazing, the hills were killer, my thighs and butt got a workout, I laughed alot and I can mark this experience successful. 

Week 3

It's week 3 and I'm already feeling at home here.  Yesterday my family from London came to visit me and we went and grabbed some food at a local restaurant that's located just outside of the Harlaxton gates, The Gregory.  Named after the man who owned Harlaxton Manor, Gregory Gregory.  Yes, he had the same first and last name. I still have to pinch myself every now and then just to remind myself that I'm not in a dream, its so unbelievable.

This upcoming weekend, I'll be traveling to Edinburgh, Scotland with Harlaxton students. The only crappy thing is that its a 6 hour drive...not the most entertaining but I'm sure I'll find something to do.  (who knows maybe I'll do some homework...haha)

London and All That

Well I've been to London and I've had a blast!

When we arrived we met some friends from back home and went out to a pub.  The next day we decided to go shopping...and boy did we go shopping! We shopped til we dropped. That night we decided to go out on the town...well that didn't exactly happen. BUT we met some really cute...I mean cool Aussies.  The second day we decided to be a little easier on ourselves and just stroll around and see some sites.  My friend Julie and I ended up getting a Hostel on our last night and met some great guys who are in a band called "The Mother Black Caps."  Check out the link below and listen to some of their music.  They're great guys from Manchester who have offered to show Julie and I around if we ever decide to make our way up there.  (moral of the story is to network as often as you can when traveling)

I'm having a blast here and I don't know if I'll ever be able to leave.  This weekend I'm staying in Grantham, hopefully I'll be able to walk around and get some pictures of Harlaxton Village and Grantham.

Buh-bye for now.

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