We slept real late this morning. The music in the bar downstairs went until about midnight, but it was pretty good. We laid around watching TV and reading while listening to it. We got up a little after 8:00 and went downstairs for breakfast. We didn't know it at first, but the breakfast was complimentary whether it was juice and coffee or a full Scottish breakfast. Pleasant surprise.
Afterward, we walked the Royal Mile a little. We found the heart in the pavement in front of St. Giles and took a picture. We didn't stand on it or spit on it. A little more walking and shopping and then it was time to check out and get to the train station. By accident and because we weren't sure which train to pick and went to the ticket window, we found out that a group of 4 travels for the price of 2. For 5 pounds each, we traveled to Glasgow. We left the train station there to look for a taxi and saw the sign for the airport bus. A fellow at the bus stop said that the taxi would have cost 35 to 40 pounds, and the bus to the airport was only 4 pounds 20 each (starting to sound like a Brit or a Scot there). The bus let us off at the terminal and then it was a
3 minute walk to the hotel.
We had just checked in and were about to try calling the others, and we saw Auntie coming down the hall. We are finally all together. We all got together and went for a walk/cab ride to the Piazza Shopping Mall near Paisley Gilmore train station. There we did a little shopping and then had dinner in a restaurant called the "Last Post" which used to be the post office.
We are all back at the hotel enjoying a beer and writing up this entry. Tomorrow we leave for the Strontian Guest House near Ft. William.
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Well, what KIND of music was it in the bar? 'Pretty good' doesn't really help imagine what it was you were listening to... And did you actually get the full Scottish breakfast?
ReplyDeleteIt was 70's and 80's R&R. What else is there?
ReplyDeleteI didn't have the full breakfast, that would have been too much. Eggs, sausage (the kind that you get full on with only 2), hash browns, toast, jam, orange juice and coffee.
I skipped the bacon, black pudding, beans, and haggis.
Well, since you ARE in Scotland, I think we can all assume bagpipes are a legitimate possibility when it comes to music. That's what I heard being played late at night, anyways, at my hostel in Edinburgh...
ReplyDeleteAnd you SKIPPED the black pudding?!? That's the best part :P (I'm actually not kidding)