London to Edinburgh

Posted on 2007/09/09 17:07:08 (September 2007).

[Saturday 1st September]
So today we finally set off on our long awaited week's holiday in Scotland. I was somewhat excited.

After the usual frantic last minute exercise of packing and tidying up the flat, we headed out and the three of us (me, Chie and Vera) got a taxi over to King's Cross. Owing to a slight misjudgement on my part we didn't have much time to spare once we got to the station, so basically just got straight on the train, and by 11 o' clock we were on our way.

Having booked a long time in advance, I was able to get us very reasonably priced First Class tickets for the outward journey, making it a very pleasant (albeit still somewhat long) run up to Scotland.

We arrived in Edinburgh around half past three, and following some deliberation on the train early, we decided it prudent to just get a taxi straight to the Whisky Society in Leith, which would be our base for the first three nights.

We didn't want to overdo it on the first night, so decided to just stay around Leith for the whole evening. Following a quick first dram (or two) at the Society, we headed out to The Shore (the road, not the restaurant) and dined at The Ship On The Shore, which was pretty much empty at 6:30, but the food was very good nonetheless. I had a stuffed tomato with chanterelles in it, which I thought was a very creative vegetarian dish (a nice break from the usual pasta or goat's cheese tart). Chie had chowder, and Vera had haggis (when in Rome...) and I think they enjoyed their meals too.

After dinner we headed back to the Society for a couple more drams, before turning in for the night.

A very pleasant first evening in Scotland.

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