Alright, so starting with last wednesday, I think? An overview, then! Probably one with gaping holes, as my goldfish memory can't handle more than that. Also my poor thumbs can't handle that much phone-typing.
So!
Wednesday: I went to my drawing class while Ker and ari explored the botanical gardens, then we met for a "play, pie, and pint" which the more religious of you followers might recall I did before and loved. Well, loved 1/3 of. Also I just referred to plural followers, because I now know that Arianne, in addition to my grandparents, regularly read this blog. Plural! Win. Anyway- play was wonderful. About Argentinian civil war. Then we (Ker, ari, Tory, and I) had gluten free high tea. I can't use enough absurdly positive adjectives to exclaim about this. Pictures are going to be crucial for that one. Cupcakes, custards, sandwiches...more food than four of us, hungry, could remotely finish. So much sugary goodness. Then we walked through the park and shopped a bit in the city centre, and had a lovely Italian dinner.
Thursday: Ker and ari went to the kelvingrove art museum while I was in my neuro class, then we met for a quick lunch and took a tour bus to Glasgow cathedral (home of st. Mungo). Then to the peoples palace, and then to the "lighthouse". Which, as it turns out, is not remotely lighthouse shaped. Aka why I couldn't find it before. Very cool artsy exhibitions and lots of great views. Constructed by Charles Macintosh. Then off to Edinburgh! In time for some st. Patricks day shenanigans (meaning having a pint in a pub).
Friday: Edinburgh castle, a whisky tour (at which time I discovered that I very definitively do not enjoy whisky), st Giles cathedral, the writers museum, a delicious delicious Thai dinner, and a very very scary ghost tour in the abandoned "underground city" of Edinburgh. Basically Edinburgh is built in layers on itself, and there are remains of each below the others. Scary remains.
Saturday: busy day. museum of childhood (for a dose of nostalgia), national museum of Scotland (for a dose of history), a hike up to king arthurs seat (for a picnic lunch and excellent views, and justification for a yummy gluten free brownie), then the peoples museum of Edinburgh, and an awesome tour of st marys close (a buried but historically excavated street, with stories about the people who lived there). Then we met Arianne and did a bit of an accidental pub crawl trying to hunt down a literary tour that we missed. Then a late bus back to glasgow.
Sunday: Ariana left around 5 am, and Ker around noon. Arianne and I saw Kerry off, then headed back to Edinburgh (our flight to Paris leaves early tomorrow from here). Today we saw Edinburgh castle (third times a charm! Fortunately free, as I'm now a member) as well as the st, marys close tour (round two! Our tour guide was phenomenally funny, even better tour than yesterday. Also fortunately no one recognized me.) Then a Thai dinner (again, round two! What can I say, I'm a creature of habit. And it was just so damn good!)
Also I neglected to mention the lovely juice bar that I discovered. Went there with all three of my visitors, giving me enough stamps on my loyalty card for a free juice when I come back! Win.
So, that's that! Traveltraveltravel! Tomorrow, off to Paris!!!! Can't wait. It was hard to see ker go, but I think a gluten free baguette or two (they mist exist!) will assuage my sadness right quick.
I'll update as soon as I can, and pictures as soon as I have a computer...so, Saturday?
Much love,
Erin
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