Day 3:Edinburgh February 26, 2010
Posted by tiffany in : Edinburgh , trackbackSo our second stop is much more expensive than Glasgow for things even so simple as sleeping quarters or food, cooked or otherwise.
The Edinborgh Castle, as gorgeous as it is, is 22 pounds for the both of us to enter(with a tour guide). There is a great view of the city from the castle even if you choose not to pay for admittance.
Also, a nifty place to see(from the entry way and gift shop, I cannot promise a good show past there) is the Camera Obscura And World of Illusions. The gift shop is like a show all by itself with everything novelty from ice cube trays to optical illusion puzzles and books.
Food runs approximately 4.50 pounds each. An up side to this price increase is the pub-tenders are much more outgoing(possibly because they’re used to tourists and understand that we may be clueless to how to order or what things are on the menu). I still don’t know what a Frog In a Hole is but I now know how to order food(after 30 minutes of Chris and I wondering if the waitress was purposely avoiding us and then going to the pub-tender to purchase the dinner in Glasgow ). The lunch we ate today went off without a hitch and the pub-tender came over,mid-meal, to see if we were doing OK. Talk about a sweet heart.
Beds are anywhere from 109.99 pounds a room-12ppn (pounds per person per night) in a hostel. You can bet the option we went with. A life saver we ran into is the work for boarding at the Brody’s Hostels on High Street/ The Royal Mile. They want a mere 2-3 hours of our lives cleaning the hostel and making beds to save us 24pounds a night. Sounds like a winner! Hopefully we don’t pull the short straw and get bathroom duty(I not sure if that’s an option).
For tomorrow, I have my eye set on a small mountain in a public park that, according to a cab driver, has a great view of the city. The best part- it’s free!
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Hi Tiffany
Thanks for mentioning the Camera Obscura & World of Illusions in your travel blog, and for your kind words about your first impressions. I run the attractions, and do promise a good show here – or your money back. Our aim is to delight and intrigue our visitors from start to finish, which we try to do with a great variety of hands on exhibits to do with light, optical illusions, ways of seeing and Edinburgh. We have been doing this for 175 years, with a great deal of help from our visitors who pass on new ideas to us and through their feedback, help us make the experience as good as possible. We look forward to welcoming you another time you are in Edinburgh.
Warm regards, Andrew Johnson, Director, Camera Obscura & World of Illusions, Edinburgh.
Camera Obscura was a great find by the Castle and we look forward to visiting again!