Well, I am too free till I am planning to blog about
my past travel experience. My memory isn’t good nowadays due to the increased
age XD and I would dig deep from my pool of memory to write my past
experiences.
First “outstation” which I went for when I first
arrived UK was to visit Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. We travelled
by bus and unexpectedly, the journey turned out to be unpleasant as some of us
(including me) suffered from motion sickness and some of my friends even threw
up in the bus. That was a new experience for me as I realized that even though
UK has much better public transportation system than Malaysia but somehow I couldn’t adapt to
the way the bus sways and bumps. (I never rarely had motion sickness back in
Malaysia! ><). I had even worst experience after the first time and this
caused me to prepare anti-emetics every time when I travel afterwards. (even after back to
Malaysia ><).
Oh..I am crapping..XD…let’s talk about Edinburgh. It
is an old city with long history. I could see ancient buildings with
magnificent architecture in this city. This is quite different when compared to
Glasgow which is much more modern overall. Stones which made up the pavement
with bridges and parks, and lots of souvenirs shops selling a combination of
traditional and modern stuffs were the first impression I had for Edinburgh. Oh
yes, and the sunshine! Glasgow was always windy and drizzling and we were kinda
excited when we visited Edinburgh for the first time due to its sunny weather
and we could see people lay on the park sun-bathing or reading.
Throughout the one year in UK, I had been to Edinburgh
for 7 times, whether as purposely visiting or as a place where I begun or end
my journey for vacation. I still find it new despite the number of times I’ve
visited as I can always explore new things there.
Talking about Edinburgh, about Scotland, one thing
which can’t be missed is the street performance found in the city. Scottish man
or youth who wears the traditional Scottish kilt with a bagpipe performing
those unique music can easily be found in Edinburgh. (Sometimes in Glasgow but the
chance is low).
Most of the attractions spots were within walking
distance. The achievement which made us proud was that we were able to climb up
to the top of a hill named Arthur’s Seat which is 822 ft height. The feeling of
satisfaction and exhaustion was definitely one of my great experiences.
Other
landmarks which I have visited were The Edinburgh Monument, Calton Hill, The
Palace of Holyroodhouse and not forgetting the Edinburgh Castle.
I
remember I visited this city for the second time to join the count-down party (Edinburgh’s
Hogmanay) and it was huge with a lot of people around. My 2012 officially begun
in Edinburgh. =P
Here
are some photos taken in combination with different visiting times.=)
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| Edinburgh Monument (with the blue sky behind) |
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| Nice weather =) |
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| Calton Hill |
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| Local people enjoying sunshine with their pets and even guitar |
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| See how I enjoyed the weather..bleh.. |
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| Man with traditional kilt and bagpipe |
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| First time went out together for pubbing and clubbing =) |
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| The compound of University of Edinburgh |
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| Weird creature found in National Gallery Scotland (Ok it is actually a clock) |
Edinburgh has a lot more to offer, but I couldn't write down all.It is worth visiting this city which is immersed in its own unique history and architecture.
