Finally Starting to Relax...

Well today we have sorted a couple things out finally.
We found a bus station on Princes Street, the busiest street in Edinburgh. So we maybe have our bus schedule worked out for tomorrow's trip to the Zoo & Rosslyn Chapel.
Rosslyn Chapel is the church that many beleive that the Holy Grail is buried. i.e. The Da Vinci Code.
Also we finally have a cell phone working with minutes that aren't costing 5 dollars each. We have only a few, 50 exactly, but it will do for now and it only cost 2 pounds for 50 more. That is a big relief for me.

I am writing this blog update from none other than the Elephant House. It is the pub where J.K. Rowling sat down and began writing Harry Potter.

Last night we went on another underground tour, only this time it was the Mary Queen's Close tour. Very interesting, only no where near as cool as the other tour. Too many people and the guide seemed to hate being there.

This morning we hiked all the way up to the ruins where we saw a spectacular view of old town and new town. Aurthor's Seat was amazing from this view point, it seems to loom over the entire city.


PART TWO: WHAT NO ONE TELLS AMERICAN TOURISTS TRAVELING TO EUROPE
BY JANICE LEADINGHAM

1.ALL COKE/PEPSI/ANY SODA PRODUCTS REALLY, ARE SERVED WITH SLICES OF LEMON. ALSO ALL OF THE SODAS TASTE DIFFERENTLY.

2.FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON WHEN SCOTS ARE GIVING DIRECTIONS THEY WILL INADVERTEDLY POINT IN THE OTHER DIRECTION THEN WHAT THEY ARE SAYING.

3. THE FLUSHING HANDLES ON TOILETS ARE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE...AND THEY ARE VERY STRANGE. YOU HAVE TO HOLD THEM DOWN FOR UNGODLY AMOUNTS OF TIME.

4. THAT A 'LONG BEACH ICED TEA' IS INDEED THE SAME AS AMERICANS CALL A 'LONG ISLAND ICED TEA'.

5. ALL DAIRY PRODUCTS TASTE VERY....ODD.

6. THAT GERMAN/SWEDISH/DUTCH TOURISTS STILL SUCK...AND I WANT THEM ALL TO LEAVE. FOR SHIZ THEY ARE ANNOYING AND RUDE.

7. THE BRITISH WILL KILL YOU OVER A CIGARETTE OR A LIGHT. FOR REAL. A SMALL GANG OF TEENAGE BOYS ASKED US FOR A CIGARETTE....WHEN TOLD THAT WE DON'T SMOKE THEY BECAME RATHER VOLATILE AND CALLED US FUCKERS.

8. THE BRITISH ARE ALSO CRAZY DRIVERS. CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN HOW CRAZY. TAXIS ARE TRULY MORE FRIGHTENING THAN ANY AMUSMANT PARK RIDE I HAVE EVER BEEN ON.

9. ON A SIDE NOTE...SCOTLAND IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN ANY PICTURES CAN TRULY CAPTURE. AND 99 PERCENT OF THE SCOTTISH PEOPLE TRULY ROCK. GREAT PEOPLE WHO LOVE TO PARTY.