This was originally planned to be my first trip on my own as a treat for my birthday. At that time, I had been with my boyfriend for two months and I was unsure if I should ask him with me or if he due to Luckily he said yes! So I changed the Airbnb I had booked and managed to get one in the city centre.
We got the train from Londons Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley station. The trip was around 5 hours long and the seats were not and there was very limited leg room. I grabbed something to eat and drink while I was waiting for my boyfriend to arrive. We then went to a nearby store and bought some food and drinks for the train ride. We in the city at around 6pm and went to find the place we were staying at, when we got into the room - we were really disappointed. The room was small, cold, damp and had mould around the window and in the corners of the ceiling. We decided to stay as we couldnt find another place and we
were only there for a few days - plus we were only there to sleep. On exploring the house further - there was a shared bathroom which was spotless - however the kitchen was filthy. An old cooker with which looked like years of burnt on grease and food. There were pot, pans and plates that still had food on them piled up in and around the sink. Thankfully we never used the kitchen - not even for a drink of water.
That night we made our way into town and had dinner at a pub called The Worlds End. This 16th Century pub is located on the lower part of the Royal Mile and is a listed building as the exterior wall is part of what used to be Flodden Wall which was used to protect the historic old town. The brass cobble stones outside represent the exact location of the original city gates. The Worlds End is a very popular pub and it was full of locals and tourists alike. We had a few drinks and a nice meal - I cant remember what we had now, and I am certain that the menu has changed since
we were there. After our dinner, we decided to go for a night time walk around the local area to see what was around and to burn off the calories.
The next day we got up early, had a shower, got dressed and went out for the day. It was very cold and windy, we decided against taking more than our hoodies as we were walking around, we soon got hot. We ventured around the new town where we found a hog roast shop and that was our breakfast - a large hog roast roll with apple sauce and pork crackling and an orange juice - that lasted us well past lunchtime. There are a load of shops selling Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and many Scottish clothing stores. We walked down to the Palace of Holyrood House and attempted to climb to Arthurs Seat - which is the name of the summit of a long dead volcano. We managed to get half way as the climb was steep and it was to hot for me. I wanted to reach the top but my body was telling me to stop. Maybe one day we will go back and
try again. Even from half way - the views of the city are amazing from the ruins of St Anthonys Chapel which overlooks St Margarets Loch.
That night, as it was my birthday, we took a walk through the old town up to Edinburgh Castle, which was built on the remains of an extinct volcano. There are a lot of old and historical buildings to explore, a few of which were featured in Avengers: End Game including the train station. I took note that there were a lot of places selling deep fried goods - and yes most of them were offering to have a bar of chocolate of your choice deep fried. We didnt partake in this as we were just about to head for dinner at a very posh and expensive Indian Restaurant. The meal was amazing, we had a tikka sharer, which had chicken, lamb, beef and prawns in a dry tikka coating. The main was a duck tikka masala, chicken tikka masala with naan breads, poppadums and the various chutneys with them. We didnt have dessert as we were both too full. after the meal we took to walking through the old town
again. It was around 9pm but the streets were full of people.
