You may recall that about 6 months ago I was feeling a little homesick. This trip was a perfect opportunity for me to try and fix that. I went up to Edinburgh to visit my friend and fellow St Andrean and we took a day trip over to The Bubble for a nostalgic look/eat/drink around. For those of you that have visited St Andrews I'm sure you understand exactly what I mean when I say it really gets ahold of you. If you haven't been, I hope the pictures in the rest of this post help you to understand a little.
It also just so happened that the day of our trip was the first anniversary of my graduation. The universe did a very good job at trying to overwhelm me.


The last time I stood here, exactly a year on.

Despite living so close for so long, I'd never really visited Edinburgh before except for an hour or two between trains on the way home. I was very lucky that Scotland was being uncharacteristically accommodating and sunny which means that my image of the city is nothing but sunshine! Although, unfortunately, also a vision of sunburn.
I hadn't expected to see this, so what a superb added bonus!

Scottish National Gallery.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
Rabbie Burns surveying his surroundings at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
I really, really loved Edinburgh. So much history, art and beautiful buildings. It seems almost too good to be true. I can definitely see myself returning at some point in the future, perhaps for a few years.
Although maybe I should go back when it's raining.

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