A quick whip around Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee

On Wednesday we took the train down to Edinburgh to spend two nights at the Fringe (the largest arts festival in the world). After a few hours in Edinburgh amongst the chaos we had an impromptu climb up Arthur's seat, a hill in the middle of the city that offers great views.

It's a romantic hill

View from the Top

We were lucky enough to score tickets to see David O'Doherty (Often mistaken for Chris O'Dowd) and about 10 minutes after we bought the tickets he actually walked right past us. Unfortunately we didn't see anymore shows at the fringe due to a combination of jet lag, sickness and excessive walking, but at least our one show was a good one.

David O'Doherty doing his thing

Some more sights from around Edinburgh:

St Mary's Cathedral

St Mary's Cathedral

Dog Cemetery at Edinburgh Castle

View of the Wheel and Scott Monument from Edinburgh Castle

Inside the Castle

Friday we headed off to Glasgow for a two days to get Alex a new passport and visit a friend. Tasty brunch was had (tried black pudding for the first time - surprisingly nice). We also had a walk around Hogwarts (The University of Glasgow) and met Clyde, the Mascot for the Commonwealth Games at the Art Gallery and Museum. The final debate for an Independent Scotland was held at the museum 2 days after we were there.

Clyde

Inside the Museum

Hogwarts

Sunday night was a quick stay in Dundee to visit another friend. We saw the Yes Campaign out in force. Dundee isn't really a tourist destination but seems an interesting place. Grand Theft Auto was created there and there's a cancer research centre.

Graffiti in Dundee

We're Alive!

Just a quick little post to say that after about 36 hours of travel (Brisbane - Melbourne - Qatar - Edinburgh - Montrose) we are safe, sound and warm in Alex's family home.

The Base in Montrose

Within our first 10 hours in Scotland we had already shamelessly consumed a pizza crunch (half a margarita pizza battered and deep fried - found in Fish and Chip shops). The days long, with the sun going down about 9pm, adding further confusion to the body clock. The weather changes it's mind often. During a walk around town it varied from cold and windy, to sunny and warm, back to cold and windy and then some drizzle. Today, for the first time in Scotland, I (Ness) was able to wear just a T-shirt outside (It lasted for about 5 minutes before the weather turned again).