Post #5 Edinburgh, Scotland day 1

For our second weekend here, took a group trip to Edinburgh. We started off early and spent a total of about 6 hours on the bus. On the way there, we stopped to see Durham Castle. The second half of the bus ride was probably the the most painful. I say 'painful' because not only did we have a violent war movie playing, but the winds coming off the north sea were so strong that the bus was rocking back and forth like a boat. I have never felt so sick on a bus in my life! When we finally made it to Edinburgh, we decided to venture out and try to find dinner in what felt like a hurricane. We were the only ones walking around with umbrellas and we soon found out that on one else had them because they would turn inside out and break very quickly. We lost 3 umbrellas total. After about an hour of battling cold rain and wind we finally settled in at the filling station for dinner. Never has a beer tasted so good. By that point we were all so cold, tired, hungry, and wet it didn't really matter what we ate which is why i think the food there tasted so good. After dinner we made our way back to the hotel. A group of people went out that night. i was not one of them. i was so exhausted that Courtney and i just stayed in and passed out watching tv. A great way to end the night if i do say so my self.