Day two of my adventure. Well, Scotland still rocks! Today we walked up to Edinburgh Castle, which was awesome. It was so cool - the view was amazing. You could see all of Edinburgh and the ocean too. Or, at least I think it was the ocean. Well, whatever it was, it was really beautiful. The castle also had amazing history behind it, and my family and I were fascinated. Wow, as I’m typing this I’m realizing that I’m thinking of these words in a Scottish accent… hmmm…. I’ve been here too long…

At the castle (still thinking in an accent!!! Cah-sill. That’s what I’m thinking. Cah-sill, not the usual Ca-sill. God, it’s getting annoying!) there were a lot of Celtic souvenior shops, and I got this really pretty necklace. It’s historic, and fashionable!

After we visited for the castle for a couple of hours, we searched around the city for the famous Greyfriars Bobby statue. The story goes that a dog named Greyfriars Bobby used to follow around his master EVERYWHERE, even to the pub at lunch time where Bobby would get his meals. After his owner died, Bobby sat by his master’s grave all day, except at meals where he’d go to the same pub to get food. He did this until he died. The people of Edinburgh were so impressed and struck by Bobby’s behaivor, that they built a statue of him in front of the pub (now named “Bobby’s Pub) and they buried him in the same graveyard as his master. Now, I don’t know about you, but my dog would never do that. I love her, but I know that she’d just stay in the pub all day looking for food.

After traveling around Edinburgh for a while, we went to a REALLY fancy restaurant. They were SO polite and they even put my napkin on my lap for me. Wow. That’s fancy! There, I was offered some wine by the waiter. Um… hello? Only 13 here! I politely declined it.

Now, I’m at our Pentagon Suite Apartment (nice huh?) watching the Comedy Club. God, I love it here. Everyone’s so nice and the city’s so fascinating (and clean!). I’m seriously thinking about living here! Maybe I’ll develop a Scottish accent - I already think like a Scot!