Monday, August 16, 2010

We Have Internet! (at this Starbucks)

Hello,
I'm back!!  (did you miss me?)
Sorry it took so long we have been busy getting over our jet lag and not getting lost that we have not had much time to find Starbucks to use the computer in (actually we keep finding them, but only when I don't have my computer with me).  But here we are sitting in a Starbucks near the University campus from which I can finally blog.
We have a lot to cover!  First we will start with finding the apartment:
So when Hannah and I arrived in Edinburgh all tired and dirty we still faced the challenge of finding the apartment people and what a challenge it was...We walked from the bus stop to the address we were given to find (dun dun dun) a cashmere store and a plaque telling us that all correspondence for the apartment people should go to the store.  Being greatly confused we asked the lady minding the store about apartments and she pointed us to an alley (or close in Scottish) next to the store just wide enough for one person to walk through:


We proceeded (with great difficulty due to our many bags) down this narrow (and very steep!) corridor and found the apartment office where they didn't laugh at any of my jokes but did confirm that we could return at three to claim our keys and go to the apartment.  So then we had to wait until three.

We spent a lot of the wait in a coffee shop staring at each other and trying to marshall our thoughts into coherent sentences (and not really succeeding)

2 comments:

  1. hey Eliza!! This is Luyi, I found the link through your Facebook profile :) Your adventures sound really exciting! Best wishes for a fulfilling time in Scotland!

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  2. Hey Luyi,
    Great to hear from you! Hope you enjoy the blog.
    Have a great time next year!
    Eliza

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