June 14th, 2010
Day 14
As most people know waking up early isn't my favorite thing, but it was all worth it when we went to Edinburgh. This is a city built on a hilll; an extremely steep one. When climping up 95 steps and doing a massive hill climp we reached to top of the city at the world famous Edinburgh Castle. Most people know it as home of Mary Queen of Scots and also because it holds the Royal Jewels. After climbing the down the hill we decided to climb back to the top to reach an art gallery on the other side. Well to make a long story short, on the way back we made a wrong turn and had to go up 95 steps, down 95 steps, up 130 steps, hill climb, down 95 steps, and sprint to the bus station. I was not a happy camper; I got the last seat on the bus.
The last of the epicness of that day what when we arrive back home here at hospital field. The chefs decided to trick us and serve a very traditional dish of Haggis. This is Haggis: a sheep's heart, liver, and lungs minced and then cooked inside of the sheep's stomach. It was served with mashed potatoes, and neeps(turnips) and luckily we were served creme brule for dessert. The boys in the group loved the haggis, while me and the girls only tried a few bites. The smell is that of meat and cow manure and I just couldn't get over that. Although, when it was mixed with a whole lot of mashed potatoes it masked the flavor and smell.
Traci
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