Up until last week I only thought of very few things when I thought about Scotland: track athlete Laura Muir, Beth from Adventure and Anxiety, Louise from Louise Chatters, and Trainspotting. Occasionally I'd also think of hurdler Eilidh Child, then remember she got married and has a different name now, which gives me a headache because I can never remember her new name. So yeah, I knew basically nothing about the country I'd spend five days in near the end of March.

When I got on a plane on the 23rd I was basically shitting myself. I deeply regretted buying myself a ticket to Edinburgh, which I'd done in January right after breaking up with my boyfriend. Note to self: do not buy plane tickets when emotionally unstable. Especially not to countries you know nothing about.
So yeah, there I was, all alone in Edinburgh, scared out of my mind and with no idea of what to expect from the Scottish people and their country. Looking back on it, I think that was pretty stupid of me. I mean, Scotland's national animal is a freaking unicorn. That should convince anyone of the fact that the place is awesome. I, however, had to spend a full 24 hours in Scotland before I fell in love with it.

I don't fall in love fast. Neither do I fall in love often. But Scotland just stole my heart. It started with the people at the airport, who didn't mind at all that I had no sense of direction and had to keep asking for help. Then all the people working at the hostel I stayed in were friendly as well. Even the people in stores stayed friendly after I asked them 20 times what they were saying because I had difficulties with the accent every now and then. Bonus points for Scotland!

After I got over my initial surprise at the friendliness of most people, I realized I was in a city so full of history I could basically touch it. Edinburgh has a pretty nasty history with loads of plague stories and disgusting details. On top of that, it's haunted as hell. Put that together and you've got a combination that makes me a very happy Envy. Architecture, monuments, nature, history, everything I love was right there. And to top it off, I discovered some Banksy stencils in a back alley.


In my five days in Edinburgh I did so many things, met so many people, discovered so many places. I thought I could do my trip to Scotland justice with just one blog post, but I was wrong. So here I am now, just announcing that there's a tsunami of Scotland themed blog posts coming your way. I'll just have to write them, which is pretty difficult since I keep getting distracted by daydreams of Edinburgh. But those posts will happen. Very soon. Like, next week. Anyway, now I'm off to watch Trainspotting again (and this time finally watch the entire thing!) before I write all my Edinburgh themed posts. See you soon!