While Simon and Lacy were here, we decided to take a short trip to our northern neighbor, Scotland. None of us had been there before so it was a new experience for all of us.
On our first full day, we took the train to Edinburgh. Given that the days are so short this time of year, we did not have much time to tour the city, but we tried to see what we could. We ended up staying on the Royal Mile, which we know is the touristy part, but there were some really cool sites and things to see so we decided to stay. We ended up walking to Edinburgh Castle (but did not go in as the queue was a mile long and the admission free was really expensive). The castle itself is quite a sight, along with the views from the top of the hill. We then headed to the tartan mills to see how Scottish kilts are made. Our last stop was the scotch whisky museum. Sean and I thought this would be interesting since we've been to two Irish distillery tours. The tour itself was educational (although a bit cheesy), but as a bonus, the museum was holding a distillers' fair that day! We were each given a 5 tasting tickets, so between the four of us we tasted 20 different whiskies. We had a great time, and if you look at the pictures in gallery we tend to appear happier and happier as the day goes along. =)
On the second full day, we walked around the city of Glasgow. Glasgow and Edinburgh are very different...Edinburgh felt more historial with the castles and cobblestone streets. Glasgow felt more modern, but still had a lot to offer. We started at the Glasgow cathedral, headed west towards the Science Musuem, and ended the day with a great dinner at Stravagin. Overall we had a great time and would love to go back!
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