Edinburgh

[empresslme]

I just had the most amazing weekend of my life. We took hte train to Edinburgh, and went straight to Edinburgh castle. That castle is 1350 years old and is incredible. It was so much fun. Then we went and checked into our hostel, and took a nap. We ate huge portions of relatively cheap food, two pitchers of alcohol before wandering around town watching street performers and admiring hte gorgeous and really old architecture. Later we did a guided ghost walk that was so much fun, but so scary. I didn't think I would enjoy it because I hate scary movies but it was great. At midnight there were fireworks over the castle that were just breath taking. Then we went to bed. Sunday morning we woke up early, ate some free breakfast, and saw Holyroodhouse Palace which is the queen's favorite residence. Afterwards we did some touristy shopping: I bought a scottish thistle christmas ornament. Then we saw more street performers, got lunch and more pitchers of booze, and went to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead which is the most amazing piece of absurdist post world war two literature and I love it very much. It feels incredibly contemporary and hte show was incredible: we sat first row. There were some frightening strobe effects but... oh my god. Wonderful. Then we caught the train home. Our trip coincided with the biggest fringe theatre festival, cultural festival, music festival and military festivals (in total 7 independent festivals in one city) in EUROPE! It was just mindblowing. I'm still exhausted.

It is weird feeling like I returned home... when... I just got back to London.