Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capitol of Scotland and founded in the 12th century! It's such a beautiful and old city, I loved all the architecture of the buildings. It was crazy to see some buildings that still stood that were older than my entire country!

Edinburgh

Me, William Wallace, & Chloe

I got to visit the Edinburgh Castle, dubbed"Castle in the Sky" due to it's location high upon a rock! It was a beautiful view of the city!

One view from the Castle of the city

Me and the Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh decorated with little rides for Christmas time

Afterwards we went the Edinburgh Playhouse to see Dirty Dancing! It was a fabulous show!

Later in the week we got to return to Edinburgh to meet up with an old friend from China, named Annalisa! She  is attending University in Edinburgh. I went to a Christmas village downtown and had Belgium Waffles with chocolate and vanilla sauce!

Annalisa & Chloe eating waffles in Edinburgh Christmas Village

Chloe and I also went to the Edinburgh Dungeons, where you go on a scary journey through the history locos in Scotland! From horror stories of incestuous family, to cannibalism, to William Wallace, the stories made out visit to the Dungeons so freaky! There were actors and also little rides throughout the visit. It was so scary!

The next day was a really chill day. We went out in the evening to a friends' house to have some drinks. Afterwards we went to the town's hotspot, The Gallery, where there was no more than 50 people, between 18-55 years! It was so funny to walk in and have Chloe know almost everyone by name! Everyone knew I didn't live in Carluke because they didn't recognize me!

It was a small town feel for sure. Even the taxi drivers knew Chloe and her family by name! It was such a fun night and everyone was so friendly and welcoming to me!

Overall it was a fabulous trip. Just the right amount of time doing tourism, spending time with Chloe, meeting new friends, and seeing the local sites. I feel so lucky to have experience Scotland this way: living among locals! Not many people will get to see Scotland the way I have. I am so happy my trip went to well, and even more pleased that I got to visit my dear friend Chloe and we were able to just pick up where we left off! I love Scotland, and I can't wait to go back someday!