Our Second Week

Our second week has come to and end here in Edinburgh, and it has been one that we would definitely change if we could. The good news is, we are finally over the hump of our mourning period for the loss of our iMac. All of our important photos we realized last night were transferred onto our old iPod. We don't remember transferring them, but we are so grateful that we haven't lost them. As for the rest of our week, it has ended quite well. There were a few international events that Brandlyn attended and she met some very nice people. The country, where about half of the people she is meeting seem to be from, is Greece. Her school orientation events begin tomorrow. There are also so many events that the school is putting on for international students, nobody can physically attend them all. It is quite exciting.

I don't know how many of you know, but the Pope is coming to Edinburgh on Thursday. Although we are not Catholics, we are both very excited to see him drive by in his little Papal Bubble. It is the first visit a Pope has ever made to Scotland and the first for the UK since 1982. The light rail system has been closed down since we arrived just for this visit. The government is spending £12 Million in preparing for his arrival with security and closing off roads, and whatever else they are spending it on. This visit is causing quite a controversy here, but irregardless, we are thrilled to get the chance to see the Pope.

Yesterday, we were able to buy a new laptop. It of course is no Mac, but it will work just fine for school and some pictures. On our way home from the store where be bought our computer, we were walking back up the hill listening to the bagipipes play along the Royal Mile. When we arrived on the Royal Mile we noticed there were barracades that people were standing behind. We stopped to see what was going on and we ended up arriving just in time for a parade. It was a parade/march celebrating the 450th Anniversary of the Scottish Reformation. There were many different groups marching in the parade. Each group had a band that was playing the same song, and Scots marching behind. We didn't have our camera, so after watching it for about 10 minutes and not seeing the end in sight, we hurried back home to find the camera. Unfortunately we were too late to take any pictures. It was very neat to see though.

Tomorrow we will buy posters to cover the lightly tan walls of our flat and go to more international events. In the meantime, here are some pictures of our flat.