I took the train from London to Edinburgh and met Lindsey at my hostel. The train ride was only four hours and was so beautiful. The first stop on our tour of the city was Edinburgh Castle, which sits on a mountain at the very top of the main road in Edinburgh which is appropriately named The Royal Mile. While inside, we had incredible views of the city, saw the crown jewels of Scotland, and so much more.
After the castle we wandered down The Royal Mile until we found The Heart of Midlothian, a heart built into the road in stone outside of the Church of St. Giles. Locals say if you spit on the Heart it will bring you good luck and being the superstitious sap that I am, I happily partook in this tradition.
We took a bus down to an area called The Shore and ate at a wonderful little cafe called Mimi's and wandered down there for a while. The bus system in Edinburgh is awesome, reasonably priced, and very easy to navigate.
That night we met two awesome girls in our hostel, Bianca and Isobel. They are from Australia and had been traveling around for a couple of months. The next morning we met up with them and started exploring. The first stop, The Elephant House, where J.K. Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter. We had hot chocolate and took in the views of Edinburgh castle. From there we went to a cemetary which it is rumored houses many famous Harry Potter character's names. J.K. Rowling actually would walk around this cemetary when she had writer's block and a lot of the character's names were taken from gravestones there.
To say I feel in love with Edinburgh and Scotland is an understatement. Up next was a hike up Arthur's Seat which will be the next post in the Europe series...
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