I woke up early to take advantage of my complimentary breakfast and to try and get out to see some more of York before I had to check out at midday. After grabbing a nice hot buffet meal, I headed out to have a look at a few more shops and to visit the Jorvik Viking Museum. The previous day, I had found a shop called Ancestry Names that specialised in plaques and prints of family heraldry and history. I was tempted to at least acquire a print of the history of m...

Unfortunately today was the day that I was slated to leave Edinburgh for the next port of call on my trip - York. I say "unfortunately", as I had really enjoyed my stay in Edinburgh. I could certainly visit here again for a longer stay and to visit the other parts of Scotland. My taxi ride to the train station was short but enjoyable, as I had a great conversation with the cabbie while we were stuck in traffic for a little while. After things had cleared, the ta...

I had set aside today to make use of the bus tours around Edinburgh. As I only has a short time to look around, and no specific sights in mind, it seemed the best option. As it turned out, it was a very good idea. I hopped on the bus outside the University and headed into town. A short walk from the stop on Princes St put me at St Andrew Square, where some of the tours start off (the rest start on Waverley Bridge). I hopped on the basic tour and headed off. The...

My first full day in Edinburgh began with a long sleep-in, but I still had plenty of time to do what I wanted to do for the day. On my bus trip into the city the previous evening, I had noticed a few shops along the way that I really wanted to check out, so I decided to simply walk from the University into the city. The shop that I really wanted to look at was a store that specialised in old vinyl records. They had an old Bowie LP in the window! Unfortunately th...

***This blog post was delayed due to the events of the day, as you shall see below*** I woke up early with the intent of getting to the train station over the road and getting onto the train to Edinburgh as early as possible, so that I would have time to settle into my new hotel room before I would have to head out to attend the Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle that night. Kings Cross Station was just over the road from the Carlton Hotel, so I was able to get over th...