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I left Dublin just as the Beast from the East made landfall. A giant cold wave I left Dublin just as the Beast from the East made landfall. A giant cold wave
brought in tons of snow and unseasonably low temperatures, stretching all across brought in tons of snow and unseasonably low temperatures, stretching all across
Europe. Europe. My plane must have been one of the last ones to land in Edinburgh,
because for the next 2 days the entire city was completely snowed in, and most
stores and attractions were closed.
The tourist industry heavily plays up that Edinburgh is the city where JK
Rowling wrote most of the _Harry Potter_ books, and you can see its influence
clearly. The towering gothic cathedrals, castles on cliffs, old graveyards,
dense cobblestone streets and dark alleys all feel like something right out of
the books (though really it's the other way around). There was a cafe only a few
blocks away from my hostel where JK Rowling apparently first started writing the
books, a piece of trivia which the cafe has not failed to cash in on.
The city was quite peaceful, probably because everything was closed from the
storm, but it felt like it might always be like that even in good weather. Most
days I'd find a spot to hunker down and draw for a while, then in the afternoon
go explore some sight or another; the castle, the royal mile, Calton Hill... Or
I'd go in search of decent groceries, which were strangely difficult to find.
The city is (said to be) built on seven hills, like Rome, and between the many
steep stairways and narrow alleys navigating them, and packed snow and ice, it
was quite difficult to explore too far.
While I spent five whole days in Edinburgh, I don't have much to talk about for
it. It's probably one of the most unique cities I visited, with a lot of beauty
and history and things to see, and I absolutely would love to go back. But
despite all that, there was definitely a feeling a depression while I was there,
like I was totally alone. When I got onto a plane and took off, I was more
relieved than anything else.