Edinburgh: wet, cold, creepy

Those are the three words to describe Edinburgh. Though it doesn't sound too pleasant, I had a blast. The ride up to Scotland is absolutely beautiful and good thing the weather was actually good the first day we got there because we were able to explore, get to actually walk by the many statues and monuments, see the Edinburgh Castle, and the wonderful view from it. The next day, the weather was...well, absolutely terrible. The rain wasn't too hard, at least not all the time. The wind- well that's another story. The wind was indescribable torturous. Luckily, we went on the bus tour that day so we were able to see the city from the safety of a bus. We jumped off to see Our Dynamic Earth and The Museum of Childhood.
The first place was like a day at science camp. We time traveled to the beginning of the world, well, before that...the beginning of the universe! Though they left out this minor detail....uh, God, it was still interesting. We then traveled to the future, I'll pass thanks. The place was really cool though, right by the Scottish Parliament and pretty green hills. Then there was the Museum of Childhood; it was cool....I just can't decided whether it was more cool or more creepy, look at the pictures and I think you'll get the picture. Some of the galleries had scary piano music, others had a track of children chanting like nursery rhymes. yea, creeeepy. The night got creepier with The Underground Ghost Tour- exploring Edinburgh's "haunted" underground town. Tons of people used to live in these underground vaults because Edinburgh was so over populated. It was a great history lesson. Great in the creepy-terrifying, made me scream-and-almost-cry-and-pee-my-pants kinda way. It was a short trip, but after the LONGEST day of traveling ever (one coach, two trains, the underground, AND a long walk) we're finally back in London and a week from now......I'm in Rome!


Okay, so by the first couple pictures, you definitely do not get the wet, cold, creepy vibe...but trust, it's there.


((from my train window))

((Sir Walter Scott Monument))

((The Edinburgh Castle))

((The front of the Castle))

((The Royal Mile- basically the main street))

((The day we fought the wind and rain))

((I had a kick a kid outta line to get this sweet pic))

((lookin like kids at science camp, right?))

((Outside the Our Dynamic Earth))

((The Museum of Childhood. Creepy))

((Creepy again))

((These dolls may look cute, but up close they kinda look like real kids are trapped inside, creepy))

((For all you sport fans, here's the history))

((Getting ready to be terrified))

((The Underground Ghost Tour))

((Trying to get rid of the heebie geebies))

((The ride home))