Rugby In Edinburgh

Transportation: Train Ride
Destination: Edinburgh
Inspiration: Rugby Game

Such an exciting day once again in Scotland. We headed off to the train station to go see the Rugby 7 games. While I didn’t know much about the rules of rugby beforehand, and still don’t after watching it all day, it was a BLAST!

We got off at the train station and walked along the beautiful streets of Edinburgh to the stadium. It was cold and windy, but our excitement about the games helped ease the chill. We had seats in the very front row, and cheered loudly for the first game of South Africa against Canada. It was hilarious to see people dressed up in all different costumes in the stands. After 4 or 5 games, the USA finally played. It was exciting to be in another country cheering on our American teammates. We had a US flag, and were all up on the big screen cheering =)

After the US games, we all walked outside in the rain to get some lunch. We all ended up having to pay 8 pounds (which is close to 15 US dollars) for a disgusting deer burger and cold french fries. We all ended up throwing most of it in the trash can….so gross!

What did get eaten of our lunch almost got thrown up about 30 minutes later. Something slightly traumatizing, yet downright hilarious happened. A streakier ran out onto the field, and security guards had to chase him down. Everyone was laughing hysterically, and it was without a doubt the most eventful thing that happened all day.

I have taken the liberty of notating today’s weather pattern for you:

Sunny and cold
Rainy and freezing
Sunny and cold
Rainy and freezing
Repeat 30 times….I’m not even slightly exaggerating. But, it was totally worth it, because going to the rugby tournament was probably one of my favorite things we’ve done so far in Scotland!

After all the games, we decided to take the train down a little further into town and go explore Edinburgh. I absolutely LOVED it! The streets and buildings were exquisite! I loved the cobblestone roads, and steep staircases through close street allies. We split off and were able to go exploring around the shops.

Some of us girls stopped at a really cute café and got hot chocolate and chocolate chip croissants. YUM!Our group met back up after eating, and stopped to watch a street performer. Brittni and Dr. Wood were both pulled into the show. The guy wasn't very funny, but watching Dr. Wood and Brittni hold up a brick and throw knives at him while riding a unicycle made it SO entertaining =)

We headed back late in the evening, had our nighttime snack(which they call dinner), and then headed to bed.My internet wouldn’t work last night, so that’s why I’m posting a day late!