My faith in destiny is complety reinforced.. :) Now I know that beyond me ,there lies an enormous power that controls everything. I also know that the simpest way to get that power to work for me, is by prayer! I'm back in Edinburgh,right amidst the festival and I have only words to thank HIM for putting me in the right place at the right time!
My original plan was to go to Edinburgh on the 9th by an overnight train and stay there on thr 10th and get back on the 11th. But, I had journeyed for 4 days and I wasnt in the mood,hence I decided to postpone to 10th instead. Right decision! Because there wernt any night trains on 9th, or rather all trains are booked for overnight jounreys, I learnt later...
So, I head back to cousin's and then stow away my luggage there.Cool. On thr 10th, I come up to London again thinking of spending the afternoon there and taking an overnight train to E'burgh,but I learn to my dismay that all overnight trains are full... Ahhhhh! I remember a tear or two making its way to the brim of my eyes...Wait! there is a train in the evening (of 10th) that reaches E'burgh on the same evening by 9.30 PM.. Sounds like a plan but where the hell was I going to stay overnight ? Streets ? Alone at 2 AM ? Nah.. the station ? no way... I was just debating and then something overtook me and I got on the train, not thinking about anything else.. I had to get somewhere to stay, I would... the whole universe conspired last night to get me here.. :)-
So, I get to E'burgh finally, walk across the street from the station and land at St Christopher's Inn (where it all began about 3 weeks ago) and lucky me FINDS a bed...just for one night though.. (yesterday) Good so far... will think about tomorrow later.. I go up the streets and see so much celebration that I forget myself,the fact that am lonely and that am crazy... I feel happy and at peace with myself.. not sure why but this place feels like home..
Wake up this morning ,checkout and go hunting again for a room tonight... One guy told me that there is nothing for less than 100 quid and am like,oh Shucks!, need to stay on the streets tonight perhaps....Then I walk upto the haggis office to book a day tour for tomorrow (Sunday), I love these tours.. I have done 3 of them already and it is worth every pound I pay them... Well, I go upto the haggis office, meet my tour guides from the last trips.. exchange pleasantries and then walk down to a youth hostel down the street( where i stayed once as well) and as I step in, I see a lady checkout!! Deal done, got a bed for tonight for 22 bucks.. dirt cheap....
Am happy and singing as I go up to the bus station and get a ticket for tomorrow's journey back to London...Then,I bought myself a ticket to an Indian-Scottish fusion of music - classical and tradtional,violin and bagpipes, tabla and cittern for tonight... lovely.. am back on the streets watching the street shows and people, it rains and I stop at a soup place to have green peas and lentils soup... yummy....
Will go out again now and shop a bit.. PLan to buy a 6 pack of Irn Bru for consumption in Bangalore. I should have bought a ticket to the tattoo beforehand.. missed that but yesterday saw a horde of huge horses being loaded into a truck after the tattoo event.. and I heard the event from the outdoor walls of Edinburgh castle, saw brilliant fireqworks at 12 AM and lots of military people in different uniforms.. the Scottish kilts are beautiful..
This is the craziest thing I have done and am glad am crazy!!
This city is celebrating life at the moment.. and my true Sagittarian spirit is, as well!!
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feels so nice to learn that you are really having a blast out there.. :)
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