old stuff

So I've been so busy jetsetting I haven't sorted out any Americuh photos yet. I managed to get away on a college travel grant to ROMA with Hazza T last last weekend. Now I'm back on the couch watching endless episodes of full house (television royalty) and lamenting the departure of my younger sister to university. You really get a sense of how little you do on summer holidays when you've no longer got someone to do nothing with. Anyway here's a few from day one of the Rome excursion. Despite having shy of three days to explore Rome we really did experience the city - sightseeing everyday, eating ALL THE PIZZA AND THE GELATI and hanging out with Russians with matching names / Americans gatecrashing their friend's honeymoon / Italian hotel owners at night. I think it's safe to say we'd both return to the city in a heartbeat. B&w photos for b&w times:

Colosseum kitty.

This happened a plenty.

Back to Cambridge next weekend to move into DREAM HOUSE. We can't believe how much of a good deal we've got for a student house this year.

edinburgh (big post)

I finally have something interesting to post about! Andy and I went up to Edinburgh for a couple days at the end of term. I was far too full of germs to see family but it was good to see the city as a tourist for once. So we hung out round Princes Street Gardens...

...did the museums...

...ate at a SOCIAL BUSINESS, I was so happy...

...escaped the winds for many pints...

...did the Grassmarket...

An Andrew in his natural habitat

...did the Scotch Whisky Experience and saw the world's largest private collection of Scotch Whisky, over 10,000 bottles collected over 4 decades by Claive Vidiz...

...also had a drink in their bar, it was rude not to (discovered 'my' whisky - a Dalmore 12yo)...

...did the Camera Obscura...

...and did the Castle. Walking up to it and looking without queueing to go in, naturally. We spent our last night at the Stand comedy club and had a bit of a hungover train journey yesterday.

'No one hurts me unpunished'

Home now. It's good to be warm and have a fridge full of food to hand. Wishing my other not-in-the-real-world-yet student friends a good Easter hol.