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I had thought our journey to Edinburgh was long with all the overnight travel but it was really nothing compared to our Journey home. I woke up in our hostel tired and feeling a bit sad about going home. We'd had a great weekend and seen loads of a beautiful city, had a great time with my friends and Stephen may have drank all of the wine. I think I wanted to stay and do more and see more of the city because Waterford feels like it has very little to offer when you compare it. We checked out of the hostel in record time and I was feeling wrecked but hungry so we got breakfast at a local bar and then took one last walk into the city so I could pick up some last minute presents. By 11 we were lugging our bags up the hill and heading for the airport bus.  We had one last drive through the city and laughed when we realized how far the zoo actually was from the city. Perhaps had we been less sleep deprived on the day we would never have attempted it. We got the airport in plenty of ...

Today was our last proper day in edinburgh. Technically we leave tomorrow but we'll be heading to the airport shortly after breakfast so I hardly think that counts so despite sore heads and slightly socky mouths we got up earlyish determined to Actually visit some places because there are only so many naps you can have on a four day holiday. Anyway on the sort of agenda for today was two museums , a bookshop plus a few boutiquey shops, plus lunch , post lunch nap and then a quick dinner before goodbye drinks with my friends. Yes I had really planned that much of our day. Well one of us has to.  We had breakfast out and by that I mean Stephen had a fry and I had a long conversation with the Italian woman working there about my dietary restrictions after I didn't order any food. Note to self , next time just pretend it's the hangover stopping me from ordering. The more we wander around the city , the more shortcuts we are discovering and then consequently realizing how ...

On day 3 of our holiday the plan was to do a small bit of sight seeing followed by some shopping and then we both woke with sock mouth ( from our night out ) and sight seeing took a pass in favour of shopping. I had managed to keep some money so I thought I'd come away with all of the clothes but I hadn't really factored in all the sales meaning most of the shops were filled with the crap no one wants to buy and I was too ugh to really go bargain hunting. I'd had four vodkas with soda water the night before so really I should have been fine so my hangover was a bit of a mystery. Stephen , however, had discovered the dubious pleasure of large glasses of wine and had very much enjoyed them until he woke yesterday morning smelling like a man who had all the wine. I abandoned shopping ( once we'd hit the end of princes st) and had come away with two tshirts, a vest and a nice pair of 3/4 length running pants and that was all. Stephen got a blazer he couldn't really ...

This morning I'm lying in bed and my feet are still throbbing from yesterday's walking, I also have the distinct taste of sock in my mouth. I'm guessing that would be the vodka. Yesterday we were up for another day of adventuring and we had also planned to meet up with the two girls I had moved over here With four years ago. Obviously they had stayed here and it seemed to be working out well for them.  we had many plans for the day but I think we had the tendency to be a bit over ambitious in the planning stages.  Anyway after we went out for breakfast we headed up to camera obscura, one of the tourist attractions I had heard many great things about. it's several floors of optical illusions plus a panoramic view of Edinburgh city. It was probably one of my  favourite things from the trip ( well so far) There were things to play with on every floor and all number of optical illusions and it was just really good fun. There might be actually something to th...

After months of waiting and a very long almost sleepless night, I am back in Edinburgh. I know when I left I swore I'd never come back but a few weeks of snow can do that to a girl. It feels strange to be back, to walk down streets that look familiar and yet don't and I feel Like I am a tourist and a not a tourist at the same time.  I booked us on a early flight because they're cheaper and seeing as we both had work on Wednesday we got a bus to Dublin at 1.30 am. I had managed to grab a few hours of sleep and Stephen is adamant that he had less than me. I suppose I'l have to take his word for it because I was dead to the world at the time. When we were boarding the bus later I was barely awake and in full on groggy, cranky mode when eight annoying girls on their way to potential stis ( judging by the conversation I over heard) in Santa Ponsa. Some of the stuff they were coming out with was so stupid, I think my iq dropped several points just listening to them....

As I may have mentioned in a few other blog posts, I am off to Edinburgh in the small hours of Thursday morning so I assigned myself tonight to do most of my packing. My boyfriend is also packing his suitcase tonight but I feel that for him its a very different experience. He told me earlier that he wants to have different clothing options for day and evening but he doesn't really care what they are. I can't say that soothed me because I had just up ended my wardrobe onto my bed and I was feeling a little frazzled. My packing process went a little like this. Firstly investigating the contents of my chest of drawers and wardrobe, tidying as I go and firing anything I want to bring onto my bed. Then having a mini meltdown because I've looked everywhere and I cant find that one black skirt that goes with everything. Calming down and finding that skirt in a place I have already looked twice. Then comes the elimination process, it's like an awful game show where the clo...

With two days of work to go I am positively bubbling with pre holiday excitement. This sudden onset of excitement was possibly brought on by discovering today that my time off work will be extended because I had the good fortune to book my weekend in Edinburgh on my weekend off. Naturally seeing as I booked this back in January, I had no idea it would pan out this way but I'm very excited all the same. So I'm off to Edinburgh at ridiculous o'clock on Thursday morning. I think our flight leaves around 6.30 am. We will see all the tourist things and eat all of the food Edinburgh has to offer so much fun will be had and then I get back to Waterford on Monday but not back in work till the Saturday (19th) just in time to host a gruffalo party. I'm almost as excited about my days off down here because first of all I wont be working and then to top that off I can go to Clonmel to train like a mofo and get myself all fit again. I have already conceded I'll come back up Th...