It's Been Sunny for 3 Days!

This is practically unheard of in Scotland - it has been sunny for 3 days now, and they're saying it's going to stay that way for the next couple of days. What is going on here?!?!

Because it's been so sunny, I've been walking around quite a bit, especially in the evenings (Edinburgh is really beautiful on a clear evening - see picture). I've decided that the Sir Walter Scott monument is my favorite monument in Edinburgh (see picture). Also, I got the best latte I've had since I got here (actually, the best latte I've had in a long time) today at Bean Scene, a cute little coffee shop just a few blocks from my flat.

So this picture below is a photo of the Scottish Parliament - I don't know if you all know the story behind the building, but it is super controversial. As you can see, the architectural design doesn't really fit in with the rest of Edinburgh's architecture. Also, the original estimate for the cost of the building was 40 million pounds...and it cost 400 million pounds. The taxpayers were not too happy about that. Either way, that's where I'll be working for the next 10 weeks.

I decided to stay in Edinburgh this weekend, since I've been traveling for the last 3 weekends. Also, I booked 2 more trips - I'm going to Dublin next weekend with a few people from my program...SO EXCITING! And I'm going to Stockholm in mid-March. There are also 2 trips my program has organized (aka they are included in my program fees...which means I'm going) - one going to Loch Lamond (this area of Scotland that kind of borders the Highland line and is supposed to be really beautiful) and one going to the Isle of Skye (that's the one I am really psyched for). On the Skye trip I think we'll get to see a lot of the Highlands, like Glen Coe and Loch Ness.

It's really nice when there's nice weather here, but I've kind of gotten used to it being cloudy...I like it. It's only annoying when it rains hard - otherwise, the clouds are actually really nice, and it's usually warmer on those days (except today it was 50 degrees, so I really shouldn't complain).

Alright, that's it for now. Lots of love.
Pam