Edinburgh - November 2013

Edinburgh

Clare had never been to Scotland before, and as our 1st Wedding Anniversary was coming up, I thought it would be a nice surprise to take her for a weekend to see this fantastic city.

My hiding skills were not up to scratch 1 year into our marriage and Clare found all my booking details a couple of weeks before we were about to embark on our 3 hour journey.  I was slightly happy with this as Clare could then pack her own bag.  I would have definitely packed the wrong things and Clare would have been wearing ball gowns all weekend.


I had booked a hotel a little out of Edinburgh as I remember having parking issues there in the past. The hotel offered free parking and an awesome breakfast, so it had me sold.

Clare and I got married on the 30th November, St Andrews Day, so the streets of Edinburgh were bustling with Scottish pride, and places like Edinburgh Castle were free to enter, so we took advantage of this.  Everywhere in Edinburgh is within walking distance, so we were ready to tackle the hills and marched off.  The Castle overlooks the whole city and the views are just incredible.  We also ventured inside the museums on offer and then decided to grab a little lunch.

The Christmas Markets had taken the position along Princes Street, so the city also had a little magical feel to it as well.  On our first day here we had pretty much covered the Grass Market, a few of the special pubs, the Castle and up and down Princes Street and the Christmas Markets, we were ready for a little quiet night.  At 4am we were woken by the fire alarm, grabbing my clothes and rushing towards the door, Clare was still asking what was going on.  Beautifully presented in her onesie, trying to explain to a Japanese tourist that we had to evacuate, Clare was still half asleep.

Luckily the fire alarm was caused by a drunk landlady and we all returned to bed for another few hours.

On the Sunday we packed our things and had another mooch around Princes Street before heading home to our lovely bed.  Clare loved her Edinburgh experience, although short, we packed as much in as possible