Kilts Galore

Last weekend, I went to Edinburgh, Scotland to visit my friend Mary and see some men in kilts. To be honest, I didn't have very high expectations for Edinburgh as a city and was kind of expecting something similar to Belfast. I was proved completely wrong. Edinburgh is a beautiful city full of cute cafes, old stone buildings, museums, and plenty of hills. Mary and I did lots of wandering around, eating yummy food of all sorts, doing some touristy site seeing, not to mention buying myself a fantastic wool sweater and scarf (no judgments people).

Major things of note: the Scottish Parliament building is new and modern and wild looking, check it out. We also stumbled across an antique map dealer and a cool children's book store so basically Mary and I are set for future jobs. We explored a farmers' market, plenty of tourist shops, walked the Royal Mile and saw the Edinburgh Castle, the Queen's Palace at Holyrood, and many other exciting and historic buildings. We also spent a bit of time coloring and trying on costumes in the Edinburgh Museum, but that's probably another story for another format. Mary took me to the Library Bar at the student union which was as great as you think it was, a few good pints, a lovely atmosphere, and excellent for people watching. All in all, definitely a city I’d want to return to and a much-needed break from Belfast. Now Mary is coming to visit Belfast this weekend!