Scotland! Aye!

[eumelkeks.livejournal.com]

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[eumelkeks.livejournal.com]

I think I'll go to Kilimanjaro either tomorrow or on Thursday for some YUMMY. SCONES! ♥ Thanks for the tip. :D

As to pubs, I walked past the Royal Oak several times but there are so many pubs. If you don't know it's a treat...so thanks again for the tip. Will check it out before I leave.

I walk past the piemaker ever day and it's always empty, which is a bad sign, no? It's edible after all? And ZOMG all those other excellent tips! I wish I had had them two weeks ago! Woe.

[punkheid.livejournal.com]

I really hope you like it after I've built up your expectations like this :S Let me know what you think! I love scones! I miss them :( The Japanese don't have ovens, and I haven't seen scones for sale so far.

I'm shocked that the Piemaker is always empty! I don't know if I've ever seen it empty before o.O They must have changed their recipes or their prices or something. This is worrying. They're my late night stand-by!

I asked my girlfriend what things she would recommend, so here are some more:

The Botanic Gardens, a day trip to Roslyn Chapel, a walk from Bedlam theatre down to the Grassmarket (such a classic windy Edinburgh street), The Mosque Kitchen (a phenomenally cheap yet delicious Indian restaurant only open around lunch time, just off Nicholson Street, predictably behind the mosque. The lamb curry, rice, and daal are especially good), Calton Hill, the Sir Walter Scott monument.

[eumelkeks.livejournal.com]

NO OVENS? HOW DO YOU SURVIVE?

I went to the Kilimanjaro today and had a scone with cream and jam on your behalf. It was delicious. ♥

It is really weird about the Piemaker. I'm always so tempted to go in but even around 1pm, when everyone's getting lunch, there are like three forlorn creatures while Gregg's is overrun and people are queuing to get in. Crazy.

I did most of the touristy stuff when I was here before. Thrice. Yes, I really love the city. *lol* So castle, Botanic Garden, Scott's Monument - been there, done that. I did mostly free sights this time around, apart from my trip to the Highlands and Craigmillar Castle, which is such a lovely ruin. I need to come back and do all the stuff I've missed this time.

[punkheid.livejournal.com]

It is truly difficult! I have a toaster oven that can bake cookies and brownie-like things, but everything else would just burn to a crisp before it was cooked in the middle D: Although I have grown to adore Japanese food, I am deeply looking forward to baked goods once again. I do have a bread-maker at least!

Thank you :D And I'm really glad that you agree as to Kilimanjaro's foodstuffs' deliciousness.

Ahhh, Gregg's is another mystery - I think their food is revolting, but pretty much everyone I know is a diehard fan. It's bewildering. Are you too a Gregg's-lover? Perhaps those three lost souls are the only remaining sane people amidst the hoards of ravening Gregg's fans.

Ahaha, I see! I got the impression that you'd either been to Edinburgh before, or been there for ages. Craigmillar Castle sounds familiar, but I'm not sure whether or not I've actually been there... Hmm. If and when you do come back, the offer of Free Tourguide to Mostly Places to Eat will probably still be up, unless I have taken off unexpectedly to another country :)

[punkheid.livejournal.com]

Ah, and I meant to ask, how did you spend your last while there? Did you manage to pack in everything that you wanted to do?