Miss the sun, eh?

So I'm posting this blog a wee bit late. I am blogging on our adventures for Thursday, May 10th. This was our second day in the good 'ol town of Edinburgh. We started off the morning with a free continental breakfast provided by the St. Christopher Hostel consisting of cereal, toast, and milk. We then proceeded to the infamous Edinburgh castle. By the time we got to our first destination, we were already shivering from the 40° temperature as well as the ever lasting drizzle. It will be a miracle if none of us come down with a slight cold from the nearly treacherous weather! The castle provided us with historical and architectural beauty. I can't speak for anyone else, but i think the magnificence of the landmark greatly outweighed the unfamiliar weather that Scotland has adopted. After the tour of the castle, we walked down the extinct volcano in which the castle was built upon and onto the tourist inhabited Royal Mile. We spit off into groups to do our own thing. From there I immediately went into a cozy Starbucks and enjoyed a splendid hot chocolate. We then walked back up the Royal Mile to vist the Camera Obscura. This place is known for the impressive illuminations that they have put on display. Proceeding the Camera Obsucra, we window shopped in a couple of the stores along High Street. By this time we were all getting a bit hungry and so we decided to have lunch at the Elephant House Cafe. The cafe's trademark is "The Birthplace of Harry Potter". Unknown to most, this is where JK Rowling wrote most of the Harry Potter series while peering out the window at a gorgeous view of the Edinburgh Castle. Following lunch, I went back to the Royal Mile to do a little actual shopping. I am not a smoker, however, I did end up buying a box of five assorted Cuban cigars. I think that they would look quite classy in a display case after returning to the states. After the exciting adventures of the day, we just kinda hung out until the interesting lecture that took place at the University of Edinburgh. This lecture was about the importance of Alan Turing and the scientifical research and discoveries that he provided during his unfortunately short lifetime. After the lecture, we all had dinner at a Chinese buffet. The food there seemed to be prepared quite differently than it is in America. Nevertheless, we all filled up on food which made us happy. From there we all split up to do our own thing for the rest night. I would consider Thursday, May 10th a success.