two nights in edinburgh: the scottish silver lining

I don’t know what it says about us, but we really left each leg of our Scotland trip convinced that the next stop would be better than the last.

This remained mostly untrue, until we got to our two nights in Edinburgh. Ahhh, Edinburgh.

As you may recall, things started off rough with a fire alarm in Glasgow, and didn’t get much better as we drove through the wet and foggy Highlands. I mean, we think we did? We couldn’t really see anything… the map said we did.

Still! Despite our incredible ability to screw this trip up in every way possible, we have hopes of returning. Why? Are you screaming, “WHY?” at your computer now?

Because: Edinburgh.

This trip took us right into Christmas, which is why the low points felt especially cruel. But, as cheesy as the Edinburgh Christmas Market is (and it is cheesy), it snapped us out of Grinch mode and right back in touch with our Christmas cheer.

We warmed up with hot toddies (Winter Pimm’s exists!!) and strolled around. We people watched and took in the sights — and smells, because there seemed to be sweets and baked goods at pretty much every stall. There were tons of families, which meant lots of kids who thought Parker was absolutely hysterical. He started to get cocky, though, when multiple people called him “beautiful.” I mean, I love the guy and I think he’s beautiful. But… this is not a compliment the pug is used to.

Once we’d finished our mugs, we strolled over to the old city, and took in the magic. Harry Potter was technically born here, in Madame Rowling’s imagination, and it wasn’t hard to see how.

We didn’t do much during our two nights in Edinburgh. We wandered around, popped in a few shops, had pints in nameless pubs. But it was exactly the end to this trip that we needed, and just enough to convince us that we need to return to Scotland. Ideally in the spring, ideally with less rain, and definitely armed with an automatic RV.

I mean, we at least owe Scotland that much, right? Though hopefully she remembers she kind of owes us, too.

xo!

the romantic

8 Comments

HotMamaTravel

January 20, 2015 at 14:56 Reply

Very cool. Looks awesome. I was told to take the train from Glasgow to Edinburgh for an easy day trip. I will try this summer.
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Lazy Travelers

January 22, 2015 at 05:04 Reply

ooh, i’m sure it’s beautiful. but i would recommend more than a day in edinburgh if you can swing it!
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Clementine Buttercup

January 20, 2015 at 17:57 Reply

Christmas season doesn’t properly start for me until I’ve had a mulled wine at the Edinburgh Christmas Market.

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Lazy Travelers

January 22, 2015 at 05:06 Reply

i can see why! it was so festive.
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Natalie @ In Natalie's Shoes

January 22, 2015 at 15:14 Reply

Oh, finally. A silver lining to your trip. I’m so glad things worked out, in part at least! Edinburgh looks lovely–I am adding it to my list!
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