I HAVE ARRIVED

Today is my 3rd day in Edinburgh. I arrived Monday at about 10am (5 US). I met up with a girl, Amber, at the airport and we traveled to our hostel together. This is where spent the last 2 nights, it was really nice and called the budget backpackers. Amber and I went on the pub crawl they offer, the last 2 nights. In the process we met several other students from our same program as well as people from all over just traveling. I've also managed to try fish and chips, and haggis already! We also took a walking tour. On the tour we visited Greyfriars Kirk (you may have heard of Greyfriars Bobby, the dog who at his masters grave in the church yard for 14 years). We saw where JK Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter book, as well as the school that inspired Hogwarts. We visited the Midlothian Heart. The heart used to be a part of the tax collection booth, today it is in the ground and you are supposed to spit on it for good luck. We went to St. Giles Cathedral where the Queen and her knights meet once a year(there won't be pictures of this they charge 2£ to take pictures). So far Monday and today have both been sunny, I am considering myself very lucky for this. I just moved into my flat about an hour ago. None of my roommates are around yet but I hope to meet them later today.