Edinburgh

So sorry I haven't blogged- It costs money for access in London-- but here is my latest:

So if any of you come to Edinburgh I have the hostel for you. It's called the castle rock which is right next to Edinburgh castle but it is definitely a trek up a steep hill because Edinburgh is built on rocks and used to have two active volcanoes before it moved to where it is today.

I really forgot how beautiful Edinburgh was. ( I was here 6 years ago for a youth group trip) It was weird to be back in a European country where things I had seen before were so fresh in my mind and this time it was definitely more enjoyable.

When Katie and I got to our hostel they told us there was a free walking tour which was brilliant. Our tour guide was named Ronnie and was very knowledgeable on Edinburgh. We learned about how at 1 everyday a cannon is shot from Edinburgh castle to tell people that it's 1:00.
Also how in front of a church there us a Scottish heart where people spit on it because in that area people used to go to pay their taxes and of course no one likes taxes. Then being the brave one in the group I acted out a story of a woman who stole carrots for her children and was pinned by her ears to a door where people would throw things on you and ridicule you but if you were brave enough you could unpin yourself and have a bloody ear where everyone would know you were a criminal. I got many laughs and cheers from the crowd which was good.

Then we went by the writers museum where people used to throw there poo out the window and would all end in the river. You may ask why is this important but people would walk through this area and when someone yelled gardey hoe one would move to the side however people back then drank beer and whiskey because it was actually better than water so when people headed back from work in that area they would hear that and were too slow to move that they would get shit in their face which is where the phrase shit faced comes from.

Then I had a freaky dejá vu ever when we were by the same fish and chip shop that I had eaten at when I was there last time. Both Katie and I went in there this time though to have fried Mars bar which we shared and liked but apparently most people don't. In that same area we learned about Maggie Dicken (I think that was her name. I know Maggie's right) who was hung for having a premature baby which she left by the river. However when she was on her way to the cemetery the driver heard banging

Greyfriars Bobby is a dog who is one of the most pictured statues in
Edinburgh because when his master, the man who patrolled the
graveyard, died he visited his grave everyday til he died and his grave is there as well. Also in the graveyard Tom Riddle and the inspiration of Professor McGonigal are buried here.

So as you can see we learned a lot about Edinburgh and we did visit the castle which can be seen practically from all directions of the city. In the castle they have a stone which wherever thevrock was it was considered the one who ruled the UK. Then Katie and I took the megabus to London which was about a 7 hr bus ride where we got very little sleep but we had to make do.

Well I'll tell you about the rest of the trip soon. In London now on way to see Stamford Bridge aka where my favorite football team plays.
Let's hope I make it got like 10 mins to spare and still on the tube.
Eek