Saturday, June 8

Edinburgh!!!! Today was a jam packed day. We started the day at the Edinburgh zoo since swifties got 25% off admission! We walked the entire zoo which was essentially a hike because some of the paths are SO. STEEP. We saw some giraffes who had beef with each other give each other neck slaps. We thought we were going to witness fight club. We also spent a ton of time watching the otters fight over a crab. The animals were feeling angsty at the zoo today! Before heading out, we spent some time watching the penguins. They were nesting and had lots of babies and it was the sweetest thing watching them carry rocks over to their nests and seeing the moms nesting with their little babies. The zookeepers were weighing the baby penguins and had to take them from their nests for a bit and the mom penguins were furious. Penguin bites must not hurt because these poor zoo keepers were getting annihilated.

After the zoo we checked into our airbnb before heading downtown to explore and have a few drinks. Dinner was at Mums where I had maybe my favorite dinner of the trip. Bangers and mash that it took me less than 8 minutes to absolutely inhale. I could eat that meal everyday for the rest of my life.

After dinner we headed towards the Frankenstein bar but got distracted with Taylor Swift themed Gelato so naturally we had to stop for a taste of that. Then we made it to the Frankenstein bar that was super cool. The whole city of Edinburgh was fully embracing the swifties and the bar dressed up Mr. And Mrs. Frankenstein in swifty gear.

The city of Edinburgh was absolutely stunning and we hope to someday come back and spend more time there. The stone buildings were gorgeous and we loved walking the cobblestone streets.