This will be my third night in Edinburgh and the fire alarm in my building has gone off two of those three. Last night, as mentioned in the last post, it went off a little after 1 in the morning and tonight it went off around 11:30. Grrr...
On a happier note, I'm starting to get a better grasp of the neighborhood around my flat and the University. I walked around a bit in between my classes and successfully found the student association shop where I loaded up on notebooks and the like. I also got almost all of my textbooks for the term. The Uni doesn't have it's own bookstore but rather a local store called Blackwell's carries the books for the university classes. It was kind of nice buying my books from an actual shop instead of some gross university bookstore with all the books stacked up in a maze.
It's been nice walking around the city, but a little embarrassed to admit that I'm already really sore from walking everywhere. I suppose it comes from being quite lazy and sedentary over winter break. We'll see which gives out first, my knees or my shoes. Hopefully the latter, they're much easier to replace.
I had my first Scottish dining experience last night. Two friends and I went out for dinner at a pub on the Royal Mile. I got a Scottish hamburger (I'm not sure what made it Scottish, but there was definitely a difference) and a Scottish blonde ale, both of which were quite tasty. A woman at the table next to us ordered what appeared to be sausages and mash and it looked so delicious I almost ordered that instead. Next time perhaps...Though I think it's going to be a while before I'm going to be able to bring myself to try haggis.
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*Bangers* and mash, no?
Perhaps, although something makes me think that at this place the menu said sausages. Who knows...
also, let the record show that I believe the kid in bedknobs and broomsticks says sausages and mash.
Well, who am I to argue with BK&BS...
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