After a disaster getting from Finland to Edinburgh, almost resulting in me having a meltdown in the airport- Jess and I eventually made it, and I got to visit one of my favourite cities in Europe before I leave. Last time I was there was in the middle of summer, although I think I was pretty much wearing the same amount of layers and warm clothes as this time. Oh, UK weather I will never understand you!
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| By-passing traditional backpacking tactics and heading for some High Tea |
While we only bought tickets for the street party and the concert in the gardens (both featuring bands and djs that none of us had ever heard of), the whole few days was spent just catching up with old friends and bumping into the millions of other Australians who had come over to celebrate.
I'm not too sure of the history behind Hogmanay, but they have some great celebrations- a torch light parade up to one of the big hills ending in fireworks, a new years swim in the ocean (which after the Arctic Ocean the week before I took a pass) and a city-wide scavenger hunt, which again we missed! Although the fireworks are certainly not up to Sydney standards, I think I will actually be able to remember and distinguish this years celebrations from all the others I've seen. Edinburgh put on a good competition for New Years celebrations at home.
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