Day 5: Wallace Monument and more Roaming

I did not have any classes today, so Clare, Catherine, and I woke up early and walked from the campus to the Wallace monument (up hill) and then up the 246 steps to the top.  We were pretty exhausted once we made it to the top, but we had enough energy to take a few pictures.

Walking toward the monument

The tiny spiral staircase...it was kinda difficult when people were walking down as we were walking up.  We had to squeeze by on the smaller inside part of the stairs.  I wouldn't recommend this if you are claustrophobic...or afraid of heights.

Clare and I at the top (That is Clare's victory pose)

The city from above

Another great view

After the Wallace monument we all ate a quick lunch in our flats and then went to explore the city again.  We now realize that the city is pretty tiny.  We have already walked down all of the main streets several times.  Today we spent a lot of time sitting on benches because we were so exhausted.  We listened to a guy who was singing Beatles songs on the street for a little while before we headed back for the campus.  We discovered that we can not watch Netflix or Hulu while we are here, so we watched a show about midwives that is set in the 50s on the BBC website.  It was definitely an interesting show.

Today the RAs dropped off our "Taste of Scotland" item of the week...Irn Bru.  Irn Bru is a Scottish soft drink that is absolutely everywhere around here.  It is made from a secret family recipe and has even beat out Coke as the number one soft drink in Scotland.  It smells like bubble gum, but it tastes like a fruity version of ginger ale.  It's not bad!

Tomorrow we are going to St. Andrews for the day.  I'm looking forward to the change in scenery!