The Isle of Skye, Scotland

First of all let me say, I am very sorry for not updating this in such a long time. I got back home relaxed for a little bit, and then was without the Internet for a couple of weeks. I have been looking for work lately as well, which has taken up much of my time. Either way there is no good excuse for not updating. My apologies.

Edinburgh

Scotland, what a great country. After the game in Manchester we took the bus up to Edinburgh. The bus ride there, unlike most bus rides, was actually enjoyable. We got to see lots of countryside and drove through a few cities along the way. When we arrived in Edinburgh, we were blown away. The city of Edinburgh is absolutely beautiful, possibly the nicest city I have been to. The old style houses, the breath taking castle situated right in the middle of the city, and overall feel of the city was great.

We stayed in an old stone building called "Castle Rock Hostel", that sat below Edinburgh castle which we could see out our dorm room window. As an added plus the night we stayed there was the first night of the Edinburgh International Tattoo. The tattoo was sold out, but we saw some of the Calvary getting prepared and could hear the pipes being played, the atmosphere was great.

The amount of time we got to spend in Edinburgh was really short, as we had booked a 3-day bus tour up to the Isle of Skye in northern Scotland that started the next day. I really regret not getting to see more of the city and see some of its attractions, but we did a fair bit of walking and went up and down the Royal Mile so we got to see some of the city. I even had a serving of Haggis for supper, which despite peoples ideas of what it might taste like, was actually pretty good. I have the policy of trying everything once.