Notes from Abroad – Page 9 – Shastified, Continued

Aberdeen and Stavanger

I woke up early in my room at the inn, and spent a little while convincing myself to get out of bed and partake of the included ‘full Scottish breakfast,’ which I eventually talked myself into. I went down to the restaurant adjoining the pub, and had: Grapefruit (canned, I think) Orange juice Tea YoghurtContinue reading “Aberdeen and Stavanger”

Stonehaven

I’m home now, but I have a couple posts left to catch up on the final days of my trip. Here we go! We woke up early on Saturday and took the train north to Stonehaven. I had my heart set on a true Scottish country walk, along the coastal trail from Stonehaven to DunottarContinue reading “Stonehaven”

Fringe, Day 2

Here’s the thing about Scotland. As Kj and I walked around both St Andrews and Edinburgh, a frequent exchange was as follows: Me: “Oooh, a castle! What is it?!” Kj: “That’s a [chapel/church/bank/hotel/house/grocery store/pub].” Me: “But…. HOW DOES EVERYTHING LOOK LIKE A CASTLE?!?!” Then, finally, toward the very end of our stay in Edinburgh, KjContinue reading “Fringe, Day 2”

Fringe, Day 1

Apologies in advance if I get some of this out of order — Kj and I had a wild two days together in Edinburgh that included 4-5 pubs and 7 shows, with other attractions tucked in here and there. It was great! We got up at a sane hour and went to pick up myContinue reading “Fringe, Day 1”

St Andrews

I got up super early to catch the train to St Andrews to meet Kj. I’m still not used to the simplicity/efficiency of train travel… I had asked my host the night before how early to arrive at the station: “is one hour early enough?” — she looked at me like I was crazy. “…fiveContinue reading “St Andrews”

Edinburgh!

After a hustle through the train station in London (though I did find time to stop for trifle at Marks and Spencer), I was on the train to Edinburgh. It was a pleasant ride, lots of sheep and coastline. I arrived in Edinburgh around 5pm, and went looking for my homestay. The directions I wasContinue reading “Edinburgh!”

Art in Paris

I went to the Pompidou Center, an amazing (and huge!) modern art museum. I checked in my backpack, which felt amazing, and went exploring. I tend to visit museums like I’m on a treasure hunt. I go pretty quickly, waiting for something that will catch me, and hoping to discover something new that will changeContinue reading “Art in Paris”

Paris!

So first I have to say that I had like five blog posts written and was just waiting for WiFi to post them, but Google decided that since someone was logging into my account from random places all over Europe it must have been hacked, so they locked it. When I got it unlocked allContinue reading “Paris!”