I believe on Friday (27th) and Saturday (28th) we just sat around and were lazy. We were finally getting a good night sleep since the stress of looking for a flat was over! On Sunday the 29th, we went walking around the neighbourhood (notice my British spelling of neighborhood - I'm trying!) of Marchmont where I will be living. It's so quiet and cozy there! I can't wait to move in!
Last Monday we went shopping, hoping to find some deals from the bank holiday. We didn't find any but got decent prices. I picked up towels and linens for my bed at my new flat! Then I spent the next three days washing them because the 2-in-1 washer/dryer was so tiny I could barely fit anything in it! Wouldn't it be more energy efficient to have bigger ones so you only have to run two loads instead of eight?
All the days are blurring together but I believe I got my mobile phone at the Virgin Media Store on Tuesday. One day last week I also paid all my monies for my flat (and then yesterday I paid my fees and tuition for the university). Goodbye life savings! It's so hard to see it all go!!
On Thursday we packed up everything and headed over to Newington to finish our stay at a Bed and Breakfast called Gifford House. It's very nice and the owners are wonderful but my room is right on a busy road and despite it's double glazing, it's very noisy. And VERY tiny.
On Friday I went to the Registry's Office and turned in my forms for matriculation (which means being officially admitted to the university). We also went over to Morningside and headed to a place called Loopy Loorna's! It was a cute little tea house (a bit pricey I think probably because it had a good reputation). I finally got my scones with jam and cream!! Delicious! The cream by itself isn't that great but when it's with the jam and on the scone - so refreshing! Yummy!!
We've pretty much just been walking everywhere and looking around at things. Yesterday (Sunday) we had a little picnic lunch in Holyrood Park and watched the bikers do their duathalon (well a competitor told us it was a duathalon but all the signs said triathlon) and went to the Royal Botanic Gardens. We got there near closing so we pretty much picked one path and walked across. We only got to see a few trees but it was still very pretty. It's free so I'll have to go back one day.
The whole point of going to the gardens on Sunday was because they were right next to Inverleith Park. The owners of our B&B told us it was a great place to watch the annual fireworks that mark the end of the Edinburgh International Festival. They are world famous and HUGE (this ain't your county fair fireworks ya'll) and synchronized with an orchestra. It was lovely and really was a great spot! It was a clear view of the castle. But it was windy so Mom and I watched about 3/4 of it and left before the crowds (there were supposed to be 15,000 people in the park with us!)
The whole point of going to the gardens on Sunday was because they were right next to Inverleith Park. The owners of our B&B told us it was a great place to watch the annual fireworks that mark the end of the Edinburgh International Festival. They are world famous and HUGE (this ain't your county fair fireworks ya'll) and synchronized with an orchestra. It was lovely and really was a great spot! It was a clear view of the castle. But it was windy so Mom and I watched about 3/4 of it and left before the crowds (there were supposed to be 15,000 people in the park with us!)
Things to do this week:
-buy a printer
-start programme readings!
-make sure everything is okay with my flat and go pick up my keys and move in on Friday!
Still know nothing about my programme and my classes. Hopefully I'll learn stuff this week!!!
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