Movin' on Up...

So yesterday we travelled from Edinburgh to Perth. It was only about an hour trip - maybe a bit less. The scenery on the way was nice; so far we've had really great weather, or so I hear. I still think it's pretty chilly (as my pics from esterday will show), but we've had hardly any rain, which is apparently unusual for "these parts". Anyway, so we visited a history museum here in Perth, and then had a nice dinner - but not much activity. Today we'll do the full-city tour - lots of walking!

Things to note: the accents ARE getting harder to decode the further north we travel; the mini-egg breakfast is still made of a half dozen eggs (or perhaps ostrich eggs); and, exact directions don't exist here - we asked a man for directions to a particular restaurant last night and he made a spiral like motion with his finger in the air (think "wrap up" motion) and says, "I'd say it's a bit that way."

All good fun. Oh, and there's a string in the bathroom that you have to pull to turn the hot water on... let's not talk about how long it took me to figure that out... :)

Here are a few pictures from yesterday:

So this was the sunset over Edinburg our last night there - at what time, you ask? Try almost 11:30pm! And oh yeah, by 3:00am it's starting to get light again...

These are pictures of St. Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh. The pictures dont do it justice, of course. It was MASSIVE - if ever I've used that word to fully capture something, it's now. This picture doesnt even encompass the congregational pews - the seats you see on the side are the choir rungs, and yes, that's the altar........ wayyyyyy up there. Massive. Honestly.

And here are a few from our short walk around Perth last evening. Since Perth is closer to the water (the Tay River, not the sea), it's a bit more windy (read: chilly). No idea what this blind-folded hoola-hoop guy was doing, but I thought I'd join in the fun.

More later! We're off to explore Perth! Oh, and if you're interested... here's a link to a map showing you where exactly we are right now: Scotland Map Find Edinburgh and look just north for Perth.

Rubish

So we've had a bit of trouble finding reliable internet access... It seems that Scotland doesnt have the same wireless-everywhere & anywhere priority that we Americans do (or at least I do). More on that later, but let's just say that we've spent about £15 (about 30 US dollars) on food we realy didnt need to access internet that didnt even work. So now I'm at a branch of the National Library (on a quite unusual keyboard) in a room that smells like leeks. (You might need to look that one up.)

So, tonight we're gonna suck it up and pay for the internet at our hotel so we can post pictures... Yesterday we spent the day at Edinburgh Castle and walking around the Old Town. SUCH COOL buildings. The churches are amazing... really all the architecture is amazing. Can't wait to upload pictures of that to show you all.

So now we're off to the Scottish National Museum. Catch you later!

PS. Does anyone else think it's even a little bit cool that this keyboard I'm on even HAS the "£" symbol???

PSS. Mark & Josh got fitted for kilts today - they wont have them for a few weeks, so I wont have a picture of that... but it's worth trying to imagine... I think. I hear that Josh has to wear his to the prom... :)