Phew! I finally caught up with my posts!
As the title says, I've made it to Edinburgh safe and sound. I got in yesterday (August 8th), checked into my hostel just fine, and met up with my brother Zach. I went to see their play "Chicken Bones for the Teenage Soup" which was HILARIOUS! Everyone was fantastic in all their scenes and parts. Simply well done and everyone in the audience loved it as much as me :)
After the show, I hung out with everyone while they waited for their bus to come pick them up. Some girls from another group came over to talk with us. While we were all talking, it reminded me of how much I missed my theater family. It was fantastic to see everyone again!
When their bus came, I took the local bus back to my hostel. I got myself settled in and worked on my posts while I waited to meet up with the group at 7:45. Around 6:40 I got a surprise visit from Zach and found out he told me the wrong time. Luckily I was pretty much ready so we headed out. After a long search, Zach, Evan, and I found a little restaurant to eat at. We didn't have a lot of time so we ordered the quickest meal they could cook up. Fish and Chips. I have to admit, they were not as fantastic as Brighton's, but I was too hungry to care and they were still quite yummy.
15 minutes later, we met up with the group for the ghost tour. All the girls were freaking out (well Allison was more excited then scared) and we took several trips to the toilet to make sure there was no chance of any trouser-wetting on this thing.
Our guide was Harry and he wore a black cloak. We all instantly thought Harry Potter. He was very friendly and chatted with everyone in the group. Things started to look up a bit. Then some of us (including me) saw a person dressed in friar clothing run from the Cathedral to the alley in the back. Yup, things got scary again.
The tour itself wasn't as scary as I thought it was. Harry was a fantastic story teller and the vaults we went to were indeed very dark, but nothing as frightening as I expected. Of course, all the modern day stories of tourists who had incidents happen to them all could be related to me. A girl traveling alone, someone staying in the old hostel, and so on. It really didn't help when Harry was telling the last story about a woman who was pushed to the back wall by invisible hands, everyone started moving away from that wall leaving me a clear pathway right to it. I just held on tighter to Karen Weis' arm and Haley's hand.
But the scariest part of all, I had to walk back to my old hostel alone. Luckily there were still lots of people out and about so I wasn't alone. When I got back to my room, people were still getting ready for bed so I got to fall asleep with the lights on. And a slept peacefully. SO grateful I was able to.
Well that's all for now. Ttfn, ta ta for now!
I am so glad that everything has been going so smoothly for you so far and that you have met up with Zachary. Prayers are answered.
ReplyDeleteI did want to remind you of one thing, buses do not let people stand when they travel, unlike trains. So as you go around the Scottish Highlands, remember that. Reservations are important. As for the Hogwarts Express you plan to take in Fort William, remember it might sell out. If it does, just take a regular train to Glennfian Viaduct (or whatever the station is called), walk around and take pictures. That is where Harry Potter had a lot of scenes filmed.
I have a feeling your posts are going to get even more rare as you travel around with Zach and your "theater gang." Have fun! I can't believe you will be back in the USA in only a little more than two weeks. Time really does fly when you're having fun and you are obviously having fun.
Love,
Dad
Oh, don't forget that when you get to Fort William it is really easy to go by bus to Fort Augustus on Loch Ness (no trains available). There you should take that little "Loch Ness monster Hunting" boat ride we talked about. Who knows, maybe Zachary could actually catch a really large fish this time, but unlike Mexico--make sure you get pictures of it. :-)
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