Friday both Jess & Esther had the entire day off work so I got to have the pleasure of their lovely company ALL day - lucky me! In the morning we went for coffee at the café where J.K. Rowling used to go & work on the Harry Potter books when she was first writing them because she was broke & couldn't afford to have heating in her house & it was freezing cold in winter & this place is lovely & warm. We spotted a group of Potter-enthusias...

On Thursday I spent the morning exploring Edinburgh again. Stopped for lunch at a lovely little café over in the old part of town (with a very cute waiter with dreamy eyes & a gorgeous smile!). Then I went & further explored the Grass Market area, where every second or third shop is a vintage shop packed full of hidden gems if you're willing to search for long enough…Esther finished work early in the afternoon that day & Jess had the day off so w...

Wednesday morning I was feeling relaxed & rejuvenated after my pottering the day before (nothing quite like a good potter :P hehe) & I went into the city with Esther a few hours before she was due to start work for the day. She took me to a gorgeous restaurant, called The Dome (fair but fancier than the Dome cafés in Perth :P) & we had Devonshire tea. Delightful! (For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of experiencing Devonshire tea it's tea...

Tuesday I pottered…and pottered…and pottered. It was fantastic! I did laundry (always exciting!) while wearing a super sexy mud facemask, & I even had a bath! Complete with candles & relaxing music. Aaaah this is the life ;) My muscles were very glad of a day off after all that bad ass hiking in the Dolomites :P Not much else to report except to say that I am happy, relaxed, & loving Edinburgh :)

Was up at 6:00AM Monday morning to get on the transfer bus to go back to Venice airport for my flight out to Edinburgh. Liz sent me off with a fantastic packed lunch (rolls, fruit, juice boxes, chocolate!) so I wouldn't have to buy ridiculously expensive food at the airport…she takes such good care of me! :) I said goodbye to Em & Liz with big, BIG hugs, & we vowed to meet up in Perth sometime in the next few years to take a road trip up North & s...