I am finally back in England. My last days in Scotland were so great! I stayed with a good friend of mine in Edinburgh. We stayed there for 2 days, then went to Glasgow for two other days. We stayed the last night in Edinburgh again and afterwards I met J. to drive back to England by car.
I arrived on Friday and stayed for one night in Dalkeith and that was only 30 minutes far away from the city centre. I drove by bus and stayed in a beautiful posh house. On Saturday the funny part started. I met Jacky in the city centre and we checked in in the hostel. Our Hostel was called "Brodies" and it was situated on the High Street in the Old Town. It was really good. We went off to the city and strolled along and got a orientation. We prepared a meal and went out in the evening. We went to a bar and afterward in a club which was called "Opium". They played good music and it was a really good and funny night. We met people from Scotland and they gave us some tips to go to. The next day we had a long sleep and after that we went to "the Arthur's seat".
It was an old vulcano and it took us one and a half hour to get up the hill. We had a beautiful view over the city. It was really good altough we were kind of exhausted afterwards. It was really worth going up it.
We enjoyed being together and told each other a lot of funny stories. Back in the city centre we strolled again through the city and had lunch and coffee in nice places. We went to see the Castle and I can say that this was enormous!! We went back to the hostel and refreshed ourself. We had dinner in "Nando's" which is a Mexican restaurant. I've heard about Nandos (it is really popular in the UK and America) but it was my first time eating there. It was delicious!! I can recommend it to everybody who wants to try something new. We went to bed early and the next day was busy again.
It was the day of our bus trip to Glasgow. Our bus (megabus) left Edinburgh at 9 o'clock in the morning. Glasgow and Edinburgh are only 60 km far away so it wasn't a long journey. We arrived in Glasgow and went to the university. We were lucky, we saw a graduation! It was so different from our graduations. Everyone was dressed in a special gown and cap. It looked a little bit funny. Some of them wore high heels and had problems to go in them. But others looked really good!
We checked in the new hostel and we were really really lucky. He had booked a 8-bed-dorm and were the only people staying in that room!
The hostel was in the West End of Glasgow and so it was really "trendy" to be there. All the good bars and restaurants were there because it is so close to the university. We had a nice time in the city and be both thought it would be nice to study in Glasgow. We wanted to go to the Museum of Modern Art but it was closed on a monday so we only went through the city and I made an appointment at the hairdresser. We had another nice walk across the lake which runs through the city centre and enjoyed dinner in a chinese restaurant which was called "Ichiban". It reminded me of the chinese restaurant in my university city Coblence. The food was delicious we shared veggie sushi and both had a Curry. Mine was with Scampi and Jacky's was vegan.
We had a nice evening and went happy and tired to bed. The last day in Glasgow was busy again. We went to the hairdresser and I got my hair cut. The hairdresser was calles "Fusion" and it was really good. Afterwards we went to see the Mackintosh House. We had a little bit time before a guided tour started so we took a look at the exhibition. I loved the art. Glasgow is such a artistical city because there is the famous school of art situated. Everywhere are nice museums and art exhibitions. We had the guided tour but we were not allowed to take photos in the Mackintosh House. But you can download them in the Internet so I can present you a photo which was taken inside.
We had lunch in a nice restaurant which was called "Marthas". Everything in it was organic and it was crowded with young people. We had a little bit more time so we went to see the "City Chamber". It's the parliament and it looked so good.
Here is one photo of it:
Edinburgh
Edinburg is the capital city of Scotland and it was so beautiful there. It was really "posh" and Edinburgh is a richer town than for example Aberdeen. It has a lot of history and you can do everything by foot. The city consists of the "Old Town" and the "New Town".
It was an old vulcano and it took us one and a half hour to get up the hill. We had a beautiful view over the city. It was really good altough we were kind of exhausted afterwards. It was really worth going up it.
We enjoyed being together and told each other a lot of funny stories. Back in the city centre we strolled again through the city and had lunch and coffee in nice places. We went to see the Castle and I can say that this was enormous!! We went back to the hostel and refreshed ourself. We had dinner in "Nando's" which is a Mexican restaurant. I've heard about Nandos (it is really popular in the UK and America) but it was my first time eating there. It was delicious!! I can recommend it to everybody who wants to try something new. We went to bed early and the next day was busy again.
Glasgow
It was the day of our bus trip to Glasgow. Our bus (megabus) left Edinburgh at 9 o'clock in the morning. Glasgow and Edinburgh are only 60 km far away so it wasn't a long journey. We arrived in Glasgow and went to the university. We were lucky, we saw a graduation! It was so different from our graduations. Everyone was dressed in a special gown and cap. It looked a little bit funny. Some of them wore high heels and had problems to go in them. But others looked really good!
We checked in the new hostel and we were really really lucky. He had booked a 8-bed-dorm and were the only people staying in that room!
The hostel was in the West End of Glasgow and so it was really "trendy" to be there. All the good bars and restaurants were there because it is so close to the university. We had a nice time in the city and be both thought it would be nice to study in Glasgow. We wanted to go to the Museum of Modern Art but it was closed on a monday so we only went through the city and I made an appointment at the hairdresser. We had another nice walk across the lake which runs through the city centre and enjoyed dinner in a chinese restaurant which was called "Ichiban". It reminded me of the chinese restaurant in my university city Coblence. The food was delicious we shared veggie sushi and both had a Curry. Mine was with Scampi and Jacky's was vegan.
We had a nice evening and went happy and tired to bed. The last day in Glasgow was busy again. We went to the hairdresser and I got my hair cut. The hairdresser was calles "Fusion" and it was really good. Afterwards we went to see the Mackintosh House. We had a little bit time before a guided tour started so we took a look at the exhibition. I loved the art. Glasgow is such a artistical city because there is the famous school of art situated. Everywhere are nice museums and art exhibitions. We had the guided tour but we were not allowed to take photos in the Mackintosh House. But you can download them in the Internet so I can present you a photo which was taken inside.
We had lunch in a nice restaurant which was called "Marthas". Everything in it was organic and it was crowded with young people. We had a little bit more time so we went to see the "City Chamber". It's the parliament and it looked so good.
Here is one photo of it:
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