Lots of adventures yesterday- this consisted of showering,
cooking, and reading. In an effort to speed up my recovery of this no-voice
plague I slept for nearly 13 hours Friday night and didn’t dare venture outside
in the freezing, windy bleak Scottish weather. Ok, I may be exaggerating, but
going outside didn’t seem all that necessary yesterday. So after getting out of
bed around 3:30pm, I showered, cooked soup, explored the World Wide Web, read a
book, ate some more soup, and read a book some more. All while listening to the
comforting words of Simon and Garfunkel. At night, my voice had come back a
little bit so I skyped my family and made a pizza for myself. All in all, it
was not too terrible of a day.
Today was excellent! I slept in until 1pm, read a book for
awhile, and then decided I was feeling good enough to run outside. So I
ventured out, took a random turn, and ended up in Holyrood Park, a park right
behind my flat that I had heard of but hadn’t found until now! The view was so incredible, and
everything was snow-covered from the flurries we got the other night. People
were running, walking dogs, kids were sledding… it was magical. After a short
run, I decided I had to go back to my dorm to grab my camera. I went back to
take some pictures, they don’t even do it justice. But you can see for yourself! I
was just so glad to have found this beautiful piece of nature so close to the
city. Never actually living in a city before this, I had definitely been
craving some nature and this park will for sure satisfy that! Also, I hadn't really been motivated to run before today, because of the cold and the short daylight hours. But I know I will enjoy many a run in this park. Also, there are various trails that lead to the top of these mountains, and hopefully one day this week I will be able to climb to the top and get more pictures!
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