oyster cards rock my world

London was a weird experience, didn’t really see or do much, just spent time with Matt and Jo and Trev (Trev being a female cat….hard to wrap your head around) and caught up with Emr and Malte which was great. Haven’t even seen the Thames yet, but I was really keen to head up to Edinburgh and start working just to get settled. Funnily enough dollars don’t make many pounds, so we really needed to get that ball rolling, so four days after flying in, I flew to Edinburgh, Scotland.

I’ve been in Edinburgh for about a week and a half, and absolutely love the place, weather and all. (for those still in Aus, it’s about the same weather here as you have at the moment). The city has the gorgeous houses, massive castle in the middle, cobbled streets, pubs on every second corner…who wouldn’t love it here?

When I first arrived, I stayed at a hostel for a few days, then crashed with Emr and Malte’s fantastic friend David. There was much Booze and sightseeing which was really fun. We headed to the Scotland Museum of Art (I think, it was an art museum in Edinburgh of some name), and it was so much better than I expected. It was a relatively small building, but had some amazing paintings. Absolute favourite was a Rembrant self portrait at 51. If you ever have the chance to see it, it’s great. David was a bit appalled when I walked straight past the Monet’s and the like, but you know, if it doesn’t tickle your fancy…

Gosh this city is just too beautiful

I came up on my own to try and get some things sorted for us, and ended up getting the most suitable job in the world. Yes, I work for Scottish and Newcastle, the Brewery and general booze Co. Places where I belong much☺. Once I secured the job, I also found a gorgeous flat for us to live in, where we will be sharing…but we’re not sure who with! The other couple are moving out in a week, so who knows who it will be. Trying to convince Garth to come and play in Scotland…but unsure how much success we’ll have. The flat we moved into (last night), our moving date kept getting pushed back…and back…and back…although for reasons outside our Landlords control, but it still cost us 200 pounds in alternative accommodation. Ouch. But it’s great to be in our home for the next 6 months already, except we don’t have anything yet…last night all we had on the bed was a tiny travel pillow and a sleeping bag. Todays big expedition is to buy some bed sheets! And pillows!

Tom has an interview at a nice pub around the corner this afternoon, and Harry Potter comes out, so it’s going to be a busy day for all!

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no_fosters_thanks on July 11, 2007 from Edinburgh, United Kingdom

from the travel blog: Aye, a new adventure

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Hey Sarah
Sounds like you are having a real adventure!! Im coming to the UK in Jan. Don't bother coming back to accounting it over rated. cheers and have fun

written by Rebecca Armstrong on August 31, 2007

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