Posted in City of Edinburgh, Scotland on Mar 4th, 2007 No Comments »
We went to a pretty fun Purim party last night – lots of baked treats and wine enjoyed by all, while checking on the lunar eclipse every few minutes. It was a surprisingly clear and crisp night and we could see all the phases of the eclipse from the windows at the party. I made [...]
Posted in City of Edinburgh, Scotland on Jan 31st, 2007 No Comments »
At about 2.5 times the area of Vancouver Island, Scotland isn’t all that big. The UK as a whole is about 9 times the size of Vancouver Island. While in Edinburgh I have noticed several things that appear strange to me. Anything that can be named is named, including staircases which get names like “granny’s [...]
Posted in City of Edinburgh, Scotland on Jan 17th, 2007 2 Comments »
One of our more snobby activities here is the wine tasting club. The club meets every 2 weeks or so for a guided tasting, with occasional sponsored (i.e. free) tastings and sometimes even blind tastings. Some of the club members are very competitive and they probably study at home a lot more than we do [...]