The Elephant House
I’ve been in Scotland for a few days. It’s beautiful, though Glasgow was filled with whores… and No! I will not pay you for the pleasure of your giving me VD. Thanks for the offer though…
I’m currently in Edinburgh. The train from Glasgow to here was amazing. Green hills, sheep grazing… and the beautiful sight of a huge wind farm on the horizon. I am not sure why people get all NIMBY about wind farms. As long as it is at a distance (as opposed to say, right next to my house) I find wind farms peaceful to watch.
Today I went to The Elephant House. A biggish cafe filled with elephants - photos, figurines, drawings, paintings, carvings, articles; some of the chairs were carved to look like elephants and the drapes were elephant laden tapestries. I loved it.
And, even cooler, this is where J.K. Rowling wrote a large portion of the first Harry Potter book.
It was incredible to sit there and imagine her in the corner with her child, writing about young wizards in training.
Tommorrow, a hike from Arthur’s Seat to Edinburgh Castle. A small walking tour; fish chips and ale and then maybe some live music.
Can’t wait.
Feb 17th, 2006 at 7:01 am
Found your way to the Glasgow red light district, did we?
Feb 18th, 2006 at 11:46 am
Well, in all fairness, I was completely lost and kept wandering around the train station… and after the fifth time I passed the street corner girls, I figured I was bound to get solicited… I rather appeared to be trolling… but I was just trying to find my hostle… honest.
t_b
Mar 26th, 2006 at 10:10 pm
Where in Edinburgh is The Elephant House? Is it along that stretch of pubs in the downtown area (near the Sir Walter Scott Monument)? I went into a lot of pubs there, but I don’t recall The Elephant House, not that I was looking, but I’d suspect that would catch my eye.
Arthur’s Seat gives a spectacular view. I hope you enjoyed it. I thought it would be a much more aggressive hike than it is. The walk up to Edinburgh Castle, though, is a bit of a kick in the pants. Walking through the Castle, I felt like I wasted my money. What about you?