Howdy! Well Rob's off today to go to his orientation in the Highlands.....I'm a little jealous. While he's up there having fun kayaking, mountain biking, and enjoying the outdoors, I'm still here in Edinburgh looking for a job.....how tedious. I've applied to a million of them.....keep your fingers crossed, hopefully I'll get one soon! Who knows, I may end up being a nanny, receptionist, bar/wait staff, or personal assistant!
For those of you that aren't aware, we've found a one bedroom apartment and are living in it right now. It is fairly small, and we have no shower, so we have to take baths to get clean. I don't overly mind, but this drives Rob crazy....lol.....but I've set up some candles so he can enjoy his time in there a little more. In the meantime, he's dreaming up ways of concocting some solution so we can make our bath a shower.....hmmmm.....keep your fingers crossed. This smacks of a Gerry scheme. :)
We also get our food daily, from local stores....although there aren't really that many local bakeries nearby. But we have found an ASDA (or Walmart) that is a 15-20 minute bus ride away, so it is great for getting all we need! Also, IKEA isn't far too! Yay!!!!!! In all reality, we have gone there once to get the bare mininum.....b/c that is what we're living on!
Today in Edinburgh, it is raining. Don't be surprised if every note we write, describes this very same thing. I fear that this country is totally gray all the time......if you can, send us some sunshine in a bottle okay??
We'll I'm off to go set up a bank account, but I'll be back later to upload some pictures. Talk to you all soon!
Lots of love,
Sarah
About Me
- Sarah and Rob
- We are newly married!!!!!!! We are living in Edinburgh, Scotland for one year as Rob attends Moray House, School of Education to get his Secondary Phys-ed Degree. We'll tour Europe and then come home to our family and friends!
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The Royal Mile on the way up to Edinburgh Castle
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The old part of Edinburgh up near the Royal Mile (my favourite area!!)
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The Palace of Holyrood
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The Palace of Holyrood (The Queen's Official Residence in Scotland....but she really only uses this for official trips to Scotland...usually she vacations at Balmoral)
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A Guard's House outside of the Palace of Holyrood
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Back view of Edinburgh Castle
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George Harriott's School (an elementary private school)
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Famous Bobby's Bar just off the Royal Mile
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A Historic Building near the University
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The Scotsman Hotel, North Bridge
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The Scotsman Hotel from a bus view on the North Bridge
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A side view of Edinburgh Castle
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Edinburgh Castle from Princes Street Gardens...and me!
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Edinburgh Castle from Princes St. Gardens
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A back view of some quaint buildings on the Royal Mile
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Princes Street Gardens and a view of Edinburgh Castle
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Side of the National Art Gallery
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The Mound (an area where they used to dump sewage, that has now grown into a beautiful grass covered hill leading up to the Royal Mile:)
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Back side of the Royal Mile
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The National Art Gallery
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The City Council building
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A view of Waverly Street (and the many tour buses) from Princes Street
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A view of the Carlton Hotel from Princes Street
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This is the Balmoral Hotel....a very prestigious place to stay here ($$$$$!!!!)
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This is a view of the old part of Edinburgh from the main street, Princes Street
Edinburgh Architecture
This type of architecture is quite common in Edinburgh....there is nothing overly special about this building here....it is one of many!
Footsbarn Theater
We went to see Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" up on top of one of the highest hills in Edinburgh next to Arthur's Seat and the Salisbury Craigs- Calton Hill.
The Tent
This is the tent that we watched the play in....the floor was covered in hay and they had wooden bleachers inside with pillows to sit on
Footsbarn
This gives you an idea of the types of masks the actors wore...they were really unique!
The Costumes
These are some of the costumes they wore...we couldn't take pictures during the play....but it was really a magical play in a magical location! It was a great start to our stay in Edinburgh....the actors are from all over the world, so it is a travelling theater company.....kind of like gypsies!
Our Flat
This is our little flat! We just did laundry and dishes so sorry for the mess:)
Our Kitchen
Gas Stove and Oven!
Our Kitchen Table
We picked up this little table and chairs from IKEA....it's super cheap, but works for us! It saves space too which is great. It also serves as Rob's work station as you can see.
Our Kitchen-Part 2
Our hot water is run by a boiler in our apartment....it's quite tempermental, so we have to run the water for 5 minutes or so before we get hot water.
Our European Fridge (Thank God it's not a small one!)
Frige up top, and freezer in the bottom
Kitchen Window
This is how we dry our laundry
Our living room
Gas fireplace:)
Laundry Closet
This is our little washing machine and utility room
The Front Door/Hallway
Now we're heading out of the kitchen to the bathroom and then bedroom
The Hallway Part 2:)
The Bathroom
You have to keep your legs basically closed while on this toilet!
The Bathtub
Rob's Enemy (notice the shower head?)
Bathroom Part 3
The Bedroom
We have a double bed, the fireplace doesn't work, two wardrobes, a small closet and a nice big window! (Oh and there's some more laundry!)
The Bedroom- Part 2
Our Wardrobe and Dresser
More Laundry lines in the bedroom
This is Rob's invention....and there's my hubby! He looks so impressed:)
The View from our Bedroom Window
There is the gray and rainy day we always have! (But you can see the nice cobblestone street!)
View from Bedroom Window Part 2
Adare Cottages- County Limerick, IRELAND
Named the prettiest village in Ireland
County Kerry, Ireland
Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland
Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry
Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry
This water never gets warm enough to swim in!
The Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland
They were stunning!
The Lakes of Killarney, Ireland
Could be Ontario!
County Kerry, Ireland
Our Highland Trip
Rob Roy's Pub
Out from the cold and rainy day...
Road to Fort William, Highlands
Glen Nevis
The Ashwood's
Dad at Ben Nevis
On the Ferry to Skye
The Isle of Skye
A Highland Cow (Harry Coo)
The Trotternish Ridge, Isle of Skye
The Quairaing Mountain Pass, Isle of Skye
Eileen Donan Castle
Dad at Eileen Donan Castle
What a great picture!
Rob and Sarah at Eileen Donan Castle
On the way to Loch Ness
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie-Sutherland
Rob at Eileen Donan Castle
Pitlochry (Queen Victoria's Spa Town)
Edinburgh, Mid-April
Glenshee
This is what you would see if you came to Scotland!
The Highlands
Glenshee (The Heather-covered Mountains and Valleys)
A Highland View
The Romantic Eileen Donan Castle
The one in Made of Honour...remember girls?
Rob and Sarah
We're on the Britannia here
6 comments:
Good luck with the job hunt Sar - and don't worry. Rob is probably having nooooo fun hiking and mountain biking....
Ooooh, maybe you will get a job being a personal assistant for one of the rich families who live in a castle....
Love you guys.
Kate & Rob
p.s. Sunshine is on it's way.
Haha when mom told me there was no shower, I instantly thought about how Rob would be hating that- so funny! Oh well, you guys will get used to it...and who knows, maybe when u get home that's all you'll take- baths!
Talk to u soon! Sorry I missed your call the other day! =(
Great to hear your news! I am sure some sunshine is headed your way I fear I know Scotland all too well so operative word is some.
Tell Rob, Kipp Wotherspoon is my Virology Rep in Toronto. Well not anymore, now that I am moving over to Oncology. We made the connection when I was telling him about how great your wedding was. I guess he played against Rob in Auroa. Kipp is doing great, he and Lindsay just had a little boy, Campbell about 2 months ago.
Anyways, I wish you much success in your search for employment. With your determination I am sure you will find something and perhaps a Home Depot of sorts for Rob's shower idea. Good Luck, Rob with that.
Lots of love and sunshine for you both.
Good to hear you've settled in safe and sound... know your Dad is always checking in on you so behave! :-). I'd think Rob could find one of those long tubes that attaches to the end of a bathroom spout with a shower head on the other end... They used to sell them in the plumbing stores for less than $10. No wonder the English are famous for never taking baths!
Good luck with the job hunt. We finally got a bit of sun here so I'll send you some.
Love Dad.
Hi Sarah and Rob!
I will be following your adventures very closely... Very nice to read about your new life in Scotland. I have been reading about the early life of Scotland when they were Celts for about a year now and I am FASCINATED with their history! The Highlanders are intriguing me. What a past!
The only bummer is the lack of sun. My heart goes to you guys. That would be thought on me as well... forget the shower (although I am like Rob on that one!) the lack of sun would really SUCK!!!
But enjoy the moment... you have each other, and you have a goal. Focus on that, and keep each other happy. Rain = cocooning and hummmmmmmmmm... other good things!
Good luck Sarah with your job searching. I am so not worry about you. You are so outspoken and you can sell a fridge to an eskimo. And you Rob... well, you are such an easygoing guy that how can people canNOT like you. (Just keep up the grades!) and you got it made!
You kids are very important to me. I care for you both very much.
I presently have Charlotte and Alexander here at our house. They are sleeping over. My boys are so happy...
I gave Gerry your wedding pictures CDs today. (You have over 300 pictures on them). I hope you guys like them. I made sure that the photographer and I had a different angle of things. I had a BLAST taking those unformal pictures...
Keep up with your blog,
Hoping all the best for you,
Don't be shy to call us upon anything. We are there for you.
Take care,
Danie and the gang
Hey Wee Robbie and your Bonnie Lassie Sarah,
Thanks for all the pics and notes on your adventures in Scotland. Else and I had a fabolous time at your wedding and have lots of pics to send you when we get back to Barrie and on high speed. Our dial up is only 46 kbps so it takes forever to get emails etc especially attachments. Your pics out and about Edinburgh et al are great. Hope your job search is successful Sarah, in the meantime, enjoy your new life. Love you both, Grampy & Granny
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