Schmidgall Hostel

Got our first visitor, a random European travelor by the name of David Russell Ellis. The young lad has been touring Europe this past month and is saving the best for last:) He'll be heading to Northwestern this coming September, what a stud.

So it finally gave us an excuse to be tourists for a while. The picture of us is at the top of the "crags" overlooking the city. Literally, it takes about 15 minutes to walk to the foot of the lookout (the hike up is another story).
Here's something you probably wouldn't know about Edinburgh: the city is perched on a series of extinct volcanoes and rocky crags which rise from the relatively flat landscape of the Lothians (surrounding areas of the city). It also overlook the Firth of Forth, an outlet to the Ocean. In other words, the topography of the city is quite unique relative to other striking European cities.


We went to experience some festival life last night and heard some stand-up comedians. I've been to a few shows in the past, but this was by far the worst set of comedians. I will say though, my "New and Used Thongs" (sandals) was a hit with the comedians. Their material was terrible so they resorted to making fun of the audience.....they seemed to love to make fun of me for some reason:) Poor Kate got her fair share and Dave just mocked the comedians all night. All in all, it was a good experience, though we wouldn't do it again.