EDINBURGH - Cont.
Still the first day - we did a trek up the Royal Mile to check out the reception venue. It was miserable - basically winter except the trees were still green. Exceptionally beautiful street, though - tourist-focused, sure, but lovely. Sleepy and holy fuck was it ever proper. Every second person in Dublin had a vape hanging out of their mouth. I saw very nearly none in Edinburgh. Very reserved. A few friends even thought servers and the like were being rude. I never noticed that, but perhaps a reflection of the difference in overt friendliness between home and Scotland.
I don't know any Scottish music except Mary Mac (which I hate) and this song, lol... so, set to this. Fitting given our purpose for being there.
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I read a list of the reasons why Glasgow is better than Edinburgh. The missus who wrote it had one turn of phrase that cracked me up: "Glasgow is easier to get around. It's flat. In Edinburgh, anywhere you want to go is always up there."
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Me, moments before death.  I did a stupid tourist thing and forgot which way the vehicles would be coming from. Driver was not impressed. Sorry, b'y!
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It's not Molly's tits, but it'll do.
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The next day, the weather improved for the rehearsal dinner. And the wedding day itself was even better - lots of everything. Sunny breaks, rainy breaks, etc. Really made exploring the city and enjoying our time there interesting.
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