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Spring Break Post #1! All About Edinburgh!!

So we flew to Scotland on ST. PATRICK’S DAY…just kind of ended up that way, but that was pretty sweet. Some guys were cracking open beers during our 8:40 plane ride but hey…each to your own? I’m already getting ahead of myself though…the morning was a bit rocky.

Step #1: Take Easybus to London Luton Airport. Well there was construction around the bus stop, so we couldn’t see the stop, so we missed our bus, had to take the next one, and was cutting things close…

Step #2: Security. Well Connor found out that his carry on was too big, had to check it, but Katie (KJ) & I went ahead. As we’re boarding the plane, we learned that at the check in desk Connor was told he and his bag wouldn’t make the flight. So Connor was on his own to make it to Scotland…

Anyways, KJ and I were on our own for most of the day. So we wandered around Edinburgh, made friends with a local uni student and his friend, were in an international YouTube video for Mum’s Day (mother’s day for the rest of the world), and really just explored. We saw the Castle, weaving mill, the university, and of course found an Irish Pub for St. Patrick’s Day. Later on that night, I repped my new green jeans for St. Patty’s day! However the only documentation that night was from our midnight fries. Oh well.

When we were making friends that night while doing some serious people watching, once people realized we were American they didn’t understand why we weren’t “going crazy for spring break!” or spending our week in Mexico. Interesting stereotypes…

I won’t give you a complete day by day for every single day…just the highlights! Feel free to ask if you want more information, :) probably also won’t post too many pictures here, because I’ve uploaded soo soo many on Facebook.

So March 18^th: Started off the day with our free hotel continental breakfast! We were actually all very impressed by our little hotel. Then Sunday we spent at St. Andrews! It was absolutely gorgeous!! 

We really just walked around the town for 5 or so hours until we kind of exhausted the place, and then we headed back to Edinburgh. There we saw:

            -the castle

            -university (Prince William & Kate went here!)

            -museum of St. Andrews

            -harbor

            -cathedral

            -the golf course of course!! Documented a photo on the famous bridge

It was a little chilly and windy at times, but St. Andrews is an absolutely beautiful place! Especially with the sun out.

March 19^th: Neenz & her boyfriend Derek joined us in Edinburgh today! So the five of us explored the Royal Mile, toured the Castle with our guide Ewan, and walked around! We spent the evening in the Grassmarket where apparently the nightlife is great. However on a Monday night we just enjoyed some low key local Scottish music. 

March 20^th: Tuesday morning greeted us with the surprise that our hotel booking was only for 3 nights, because our hotel was closing for renovations. Sweet. Thankfully, Bellantrae Hotel had other sister hotels, and they quickly helped us reserve a room at their other location. This second hotel actually ended up having awesome location and HUGE rooms. Seriously, HUGE. So, after that was settled, Neenz, Derek, KJ & I (Connor was elsewhere) checked out the National Museum. Even though we never made it to the Scottish history, this museum had a lot of really cool things to offer, and we had fun acting like little kids with all of the interactive items. After that we had lunch at the Filling Station, an American restaurant,

 and then Derek and Connor were on the hunt for Scotch Whiskey to bring home. The three of us girls bought rugby shirts for our souvenirs.

 And that is the quick and dirty run down of my time in Scotland! The country side is gorgeous, we had great weather, so there are no valid complaints on my end!