Category Archives: Weasels in Edinburgh 2025

Watery views of the noisy city

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Gary

This morning I chatted to a lovely American couple at breakfast. From Virginia. Been travelling through Denmark but heading home today. He told me how he walked a bit of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail through Spain with his … Continue reading →

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What is civilisation?

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Gary

I guess it was slightly better without the rain but Hamburg looked like something out of a post apocalyptic world this morning. The one with zombies. Though, it didn’t feel dangerous, just very sad. Who were the people on the … Continue reading →

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German trains

Posted on October 11, 2025 by Gary

Well, that was a bit shit. My train from Amsterdam Central to Osnabrück was on schedule until we reached Rhiene where we sat for…a very long time. There was no explanation, no voice of hope, nothing. Osnabrück was the next … Continue reading →

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Farewell to the street of one thousand buses

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Gary

Oh, what fun. We were all sitting on the 13:00 train from Edinburgh, Waverley to London Kings Cross when an announcement came over the tannoy advising us that the train we were on was, in fact, the delayed 12:30 train … Continue reading →

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Digestive biscuits and books

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Gary

I managed to have a beer at my favourite Edinburgh pub, The Ensign Ewart. It felt like coming home. They didn’t recognise me, which isn’t a surprise. It’s been a few years. In fact, I don’t think the staff were … Continue reading →

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Casserole with a lid

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Gary

This morning, John and I headed out for the Royal College of Surgeons Museum. I visited it back in 2014 in an unsuccessful attempt to find an example of gout. Back in 2015, the museum underwent a major renovation and, … Continue reading →

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Drizzle drops

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Gary

The weather was a bit gloomy today. It was mostly overcast with the typical grey clouds of Edinburgh.  The rain, which held off for most of the day but fell while we were having lunch at the Black Rose, was … Continue reading →

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Mounting a monument

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Gary

A big highlight of today was when Bev, like a spring chicken, shinnied up the National Monument on top of Calton Hill. Her gravity defying feat was captured for posterity by numerous phones and cameras scattered around the structure. People … Continue reading →

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Weasels gather

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Gary

Last night, there was a lot of people taking photos of the huge waves in the North Sea. It was quite the bumpy ride. There were also a number of young women wandering around clutching seasick bags. Still I managed … Continue reading →

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Trains across Germany

Posted on October 4, 2025 by Gary

All night, like a pack of hyenas surrounding a recent kill, the noise on the street outside, was horrendous. I was on the fifth floor but that didn’t make any difference. The street where the hotel is located appears to … Continue reading →

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