The first night we did a haunted tour of the caves of the city, where the poorest of the poor lived and died during the days of the plague. Edinburgh was one of the cities most decimated by the plague and, as I learned, today's city was actually built in part on top of the old one that was so plague infested.
Saturday was the only full day we had in the city, so it was a packed day. Two of the girls I travelled with and I hiked up to the top of the dormant volcano, known as Arthur's Seat, at 10
a.m. While this started off as a brisk walk up a steep hill, it soon turned into a hike up steep and narrow stone steps carved into the mountain side and culminated with a climb to the very top using our hands and all. I definitely did not realize what I was getting myself into when I started, but extreme sports are kindof my thing, so it was okay. From top we could pretty much see all of Scotland, making the impressive Edinburgh castle seem tiny, so clearly it was worth it.
After making our back down (and watching Molly slip and slide 6 feet down the hillside, ending up with a mud-covered butt) we made our way into town to an organic farmer's market where I had some of the best cheeses and jams I have ever tried in my life. We then toured the castle, which, as I said before is so neat simply for the way it rises up out of the middle of the city, not to mention the centuries of history that took place there. We spent most of the rest of the day in search of the perfect scarves before enjoying a romantic Valentine's Day dinner with ten single women.
It really was the perfect Valentine's Day weekend. <3
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