by eandl | Jun 30, 2013 | International Travel
On our second morning we started with Edinburgh Castle using our internet-purchased tickets to avoid the ticket office queues. the imposing front The castle has been variously used as a garrison, hospital, prison, and purely for ceremony. All that history comes out as...
by eandl | Jun 24, 2013 | Food & Drink, International Travel
Bow Bar – Our first pub of the trip, we ordered a Black Isle porter and an Edinburgh #3 from Stewart Brewing. Beers were good but the standout was the delicious blue cheese and steak pie for 2£! At some point a guy with two dogs came in and the bar lady brought...
by eandl | Jun 22, 2013 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
front entrance on Cowgate We missed an opportunity to visit the Camden location because of a Tube issue in London last November, so we were even more excited to get to try this pub in Edinburgh. Thankfully they had some non-hoppy beers available, so Eric got the...
by eandl | Jun 21, 2013 | International Travel
Over the Memorial Day weekend we flew to the UK for our first visit to Scotland. Since we left on my birthday the lounge staff in RDU gave me a chocolate cupcake! This paired nicely with the Mumm champagne. We spent two days exploring Edinburgh, then another two days...
by eandl | Jun 14, 2013 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Restaurant Mai Xiang Yuan – I have always been a fan of dumplings in many forms, steamed, fried, whatever, so I couldn’t turn down a chance to try this dumpling shop that had stellar reviews on Yelp. Each order comes with 15(!) dumplings for about $6, so...