OBU in London #17 - August 3 (to Scotland)

July 16 – August 14, 2018 – “The London 15” – OBU Student Abroad in London, England

This summer, I had the privilege of spending a month in England with a group of 15 students from Oklahoma Baptist University.  Dr. Lindsey Panxhi (an English faculty colleague) and myself, along with our respective spouses, conducted a faculty-led Study Abroad that spent four weeks on the ground in London teaching OBU courses to OBU students while being immersed in the culture and history of Great Britain.  These are our stories! 

Friday, August 3 – The Royal Military Tattoo, Edinburgh

Soft-shell crab burger

Today we headed to Scotland with Sierra and Saydi.  We left at 7:00 to walk to King’s Cross in plenty of time for our 8:00 train to Edinburgh.  I wasn’t able to read or write on the train as easily as I thought I would.  I dozed a bit, though. 

Haggis, Neeps, and Tatties!

Edinburgh Castle in the distance

Arrived at 12:20, wandered (getting lost) to the Enterprise to pick up our rental—mostly so we could leave our bags in the trunk.  We left the car in the parkade, then walked up to “The Royal Mile”—the very trendy tourist section of town.  We were really focused on getting lunch, but quickly got overwhelmed by the crowds!  The “EdFringe”—the Fringe Festival Edinburgh—is in full force (August 2-24), so there were street performers throughout the area (they even had streets shut down to vehicle traffic) and massive throngs of tourists and crowds.  A good reminder of Edmonton’s Fringe Festival!