Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Things I have learned in my first week in Scotland

1. Bacon sarnies kick serious ass.

2. This place is really old. Really, really old.

3. Most public transport in Scotland has free Wi-fi and power-points to plug your laptop into. Learn, Connex, learn.

4. A lot of bars in Scotland also have free Wi-fi. So, for the cost of a Coke, you can go house-hunting for hours.

5. Haggis has a bad reputation. It's actually quite nice.

6. Although public transport is kinda on the cheap side (once again: learn, Connex, learn), it's much more rewarding if you use the old two feet and a heartbeat. Unless you're dragging your suitcase from the hostel to the bus station, in which case it hurts like hell.

7. Hills. Lots and lots of hills.

8. Castles. Lots and lots of castles.

9. The birthplace of Alexander Graham Bell is now home to a software development company.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

what IS a sassenach?????

Andrea said...

Sas·senach (sas′ə nak′)

noun

an English person or Lowlander: term used, often disparagingly, by the Irish and Scots

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Australia is about as lowland as you can get...

Madam Tricot said...

Wool shops, Andrea, wool shops! Don't let the side down.What a blast living in a church.