We went to the Med for the Pub Quiz and got third this time, so we got a feather boa and a box of oreos. =) Then it was bed time for all of us.
6/28
Tuesday was not very eventful, Julia had several papers due so we didn't go on what has been becoming our normal Tuesday morning adventure. I was going to attempt to work on my paper, but that didn't end up happening because for dinner my flatmates decided to go to a Chinese buffet (in case you haven't noticed we do Chinese a lot, because it is really good here) and we didn't end up getting back until quite late.
6/29
Had both my classes today, turned in my history paper and got my religion reflection back. Then Julia and I headed out to Doune Castle
. This castle was used for several different castles in Monty Python. So I got the audio tour only because there were some Monty Python bits at the end of different segments. We had fun exploring the castle and then explored the grounds out back, ending up down by the River Tieth ( where the phrase armed to the teeth comes from).
Unfortunately, I was a little silly and ended up falling into the river. (did you know that rocks are slippery when wet?)=] We finally made it back to school and finally started to work on my paper...sort of I got a fourth of it done. Its a rather long paper on an ambiguous topic and it is not going well for me.
6/30
Thursday was our final all ISS trip for the block and we went to Edinburgh. Edinburgh is gorgeous, it is a very bright and charming city and in some ways doesn't feel like a city. We went to the Edinburgh Zoo for the morning and to the Castle for a good chunk of the afternoon. The Castle kinda felt like a small town it was that big, but also because of that there were a lot of tourists so we went through it kinda hurriedly. But we did get to see the Crown Jewels (alas no pictures allowed) and they had a rather large cannon that has some significance but I can't remember what. When we were done we went and explored the Royal mile where they have a bunch of tourist shops but also a bunch of restaurants and side streets. Then Julia and I sat under the Scott Monument to rest up abit before we headed home. I then went to Tesco to stock up on stuff for my trip to London this weekend. Btw, I fully intended to go back to Edinburgh again on this trip, there is so much more that I didn't get to explore
7/1
Rabbit Rabbit!
Today I had my excursion for my Scottish history Class. We went to St. Giles Cathedral where the Prayer Book Riots were held and on our way there we witnesses a parade of sorts as the the crown was driven down the royal mile, because the Queen is currently in Edinburgh (i believe).
We also visited Greyfriars Krikyard where the National Covenant was signed and the Museum of Scotland to see some pieces from the Covenanters history. Afterwards a couple of girls and I stumbled upon the Elephant house, which is where JK Rowling wrote a lot of the early Harry Potter novels. They had a really delicious Chocolate cake there! Then we headed back to school, where I am currently packing, writing this blog, oh and I have to finish my paper.
London tomorrow!!!!
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