Edinburgh
Haere mai from Edinburgh! Been here for 2 nights staying at the YHA not far from Toll Cross and Princes Street, great view out over the Scottish flag and the Castle. Freakin' cold though! Apparently it is unseasonably cold...still walking around in jandals though.
My new boss has resigned (headhunted) and I have been asked to apply for her position by the big boss (stroke the ego...mmmm....purr) after all, I have absolutely no experience! Choice. The position will be looking after 4-5 others in a brand new Coastal and Sustainable Communities team. Beleive me, I feel like i'm diving head first, Greg Louganis style - well maybe not exactly like him.
Had an interesting discussion with a lawyer and two Catholics about homosexuality and morals last night over a bit of Mexican food. A large portion yes.
Yesterday we did the Castle tour, the Scottish Whisky Heritage Centre (no free half hour afer that one boys like the Tui brewery). Paid £8.50 for a wee dram of 25 yr old Port Ellen whisky (I wonder why?), but it was by far the best. Also had some grain whisky (at the other end of the blending spectrum, whic goes from single malt through to grain) - average. The blended Whisky's seem to be the smoothest. But there is still a lot of research to be done...hic.
We also went up the Camera Obscura tower on Castlehill, was good fun seeing the old camera in action and picking people up off the projection table. Met a nice scottish girls named Jacinta who was running the display - see they do exist! Oh ye of little faith...Five floors of freaky mirrors and holograms and puzzles and stuff. Hours of fun for the whole family.
Today we are heading off to Loch Lomond...there are a number of distilleries around there...
My new boss has resigned (headhunted) and I have been asked to apply for her position by the big boss (stroke the ego...mmmm....purr) after all, I have absolutely no experience! Choice. The position will be looking after 4-5 others in a brand new Coastal and Sustainable Communities team. Beleive me, I feel like i'm diving head first, Greg Louganis style - well maybe not exactly like him.
Had an interesting discussion with a lawyer and two Catholics about homosexuality and morals last night over a bit of Mexican food. A large portion yes.
Yesterday we did the Castle tour, the Scottish Whisky Heritage Centre (no free half hour afer that one boys like the Tui brewery). Paid £8.50 for a wee dram of 25 yr old Port Ellen whisky (I wonder why?), but it was by far the best. Also had some grain whisky (at the other end of the blending spectrum, whic goes from single malt through to grain) - average. The blended Whisky's seem to be the smoothest. But there is still a lot of research to be done...hic.
We also went up the Camera Obscura tower on Castlehill, was good fun seeing the old camera in action and picking people up off the projection table. Met a nice scottish girls named Jacinta who was running the display - see they do exist! Oh ye of little faith...Five floors of freaky mirrors and holograms and puzzles and stuff. Hours of fun for the whole family.
Today we are heading off to Loch Lomond...there are a number of distilleries around there...
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