Scotland
My last night in Scotland. It's finally a quiet nite. Exhausted, a little on the poor side, having completely enough of pubs and not wanting to see another beer for a few days at least, I searched the streets of Edinburgh for some cafe open past 8pm. Sadly, I walked around for an hour before I found one. But...I found one and finally got some devo time in. I was so thirsty, physically as well as metaphorically. Anyways, I won't give all the details yet, but I had a completely awesome time the past few days on a Haggis Bus tour around the Isle of Skye. It was incredible....the Highlands are beautiful and it was so awesomely rich in history. I met awesome people too. Definitely a good time. But I'm wiped.A bit of UK terminology that makes me smile cuz they laugh at me when I talk "American" (you may have heard it before):
To let=To rent
Give Way=Yield (thats whats written on yield signs)
Way Out=exit (there are no exit signs, just way out ones)
Loo or toilets=washroom
Cheers=thanks
Mobile=cell phone
Quid=equivalent of "bucks"
There's more but I forget.
Scottish Terminology that I can remember off hand:
Isle=island
loch=lake
glen=valley
coo=cow
ben=mountain
laird=kind of like lord (eg land lord)
Hmm, I forget the rest for now. Yeah, by the way, sure did go for a dip in Loch Ness at midnight on Thursday. Also ran full speed down a muddy hill and fell. I petted a hairy coo. And I dipped my face in a river that is upposed to give me eternal beauty. Off to Belfast in the am so bedtime. Nites
posted by SarHa @ 3:23 PM
2 Comments:
hey bestie. why does it not surprise me that you fell running down the muddy hill? ;) a sarah thing! when u come to OZ, you'll hear them saying things differently fr the Canadians too. I think they talk weird..haha. Have a blast and safe travels.
hey sar!
oh, gotta love those UK and scottish terminology! keep 'em coming. i'm gonna use them with friends here! haha. awww (chuckling), you fell running down a muddy hill? that must be a blast! and the midnight dip in loch ness. what an adventure! actually, that makes me think of anne and diana falling into the mud puddle as they were rounding up the coo (in anne of the green gables)!
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