Herald house h\u00f3teli\u00f0 \u00ed Edinborg klukkan 22:23 \u00feann 19. apr\u00edl
\nVi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum \u00e1 f\u00e6tur fyrir n\u00edu til a\u00f0 n\u00e1 morgunmatnum.\u00a0 Hann var ekkert spes.\u00a0 \u00dea\u00f0 vanta\u00f0i a\u00f0 hafa svona hash brownies einsog voru \u00ed Glasgow.\u00a0 En hva\u00f0 um \u00fea\u00f0.\u00a0 Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum s\u00ed\u00f0an af sta\u00f0 \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 kastalanum.\u00a0 \u00cd \u00feetta sinn byrju\u00f0um vi\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0fram honum s\u00f6mu megin og Princes Street er.\u00a0 \u00dea\u00f0 er nokku\u00f0 erfitt a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa hve yfir\u00feyrmandi hann er \u00feegar ma\u00f0ur gengur \u00fearna ni\u00f0ri.\u00a0 Ma\u00f0ur hugsar um alla \u00fe\u00e1 sem hlj\u00f3ta a\u00f0 hafa drepist vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 byggja ferl\u00edki\u00f0.\u00a0 S\u00ed\u00f0an klifum vi\u00f0 upp st\u00edgana a\u00f0 kastalanum.\u00a0 \u00dea\u00f0 kostar alveg r\u00fam t\u00edu pund a\u00f0 fara \u00fearna inn og \u00fear a\u00f0 auki keyptum vi\u00f0 b\u00f3k um kastalann.\n<\/p>\n
\u00deegar inn var komi\u00f0 bi\u00f0um vi\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 n\u00e6sti lei\u00f0s\u00f6gut\u00far h\u00e6fist.\u00a0 Lei\u00f0s\u00f6guma\u00f0urinn byrja\u00f0i \u00e1 a\u00f0 spyrja f\u00f3lk hva\u00f0an \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri og a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfss\u00f6g\u00f0u var \u00e1hugaver\u00f0ast a\u00f0 h\u00e9r v\u00e6ri f\u00f3lk fr\u00e1 \u00cdslandi.\u00a0 Hann sag\u00f0ist hafa komi\u00f0 og a\u00f0 landi\u00f0 v\u00e6ri fallegt.\u00a0 Seinna var hann a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 kosta\u00f0i a\u00f0 halda br\u00fa\u00f0kaup \u00ed einhverju h\u00fasinu \u00fearna og ba\u00f0 mig um a\u00f0 yfirf\u00e6ra upph\u00e6\u00f0ina \u00ed \u00edslenskar kr\u00f3nur sem \u00e9g ger\u00f0i.\n<\/p>\n
\u00deegar \u00e9g var a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 lei\u00f0s\u00f6gumanninn f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0eins a\u00f0 hugsa um hvernig \u00feessi st\u00e9tt vinnur.\u00a0 \u00deeir eru raunverulega sagna\u00feulir n\u00fat\u00edmans (bloggarar eru \u00fea\u00f0 ekki enda segja \u00feeir ekki s\u00f6mu s\u00f6gurnar aftur og aftur, nema \u00f6rf\u00e1ir).\u00a0 \u00deeir spinna \u00e1 sta\u00f0num \u00far \u00feeim efnivi\u00f0 sem \u00feeir hafa, eru tilb\u00fanir me\u00f0 brandara sem \u00feeir vita a\u00f0 virka og svo framvegis.\u00a0 \u00dea\u00f0 sem er meira heillandi vi\u00f0 lei\u00f0s\u00f6gumenn \u00e1 svona sta\u00f0 er a\u00f0 allt \u00ed kringum \u00fe\u00e1 eru menn \u00ed sama hlutverki.\u00a0 \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00e1hugavert a\u00f0 taka upp t\u00far hj\u00e1 nokkrum lei\u00f0s\u00f6gum\u00f6nnum nokkrum sinnum yfir \u00e1ri\u00f0 e\u00f0a jafnvel lengra t\u00edmabil.\u00a0 Sj\u00e1 hvort a\u00f0 s\u00f6gur e\u00f0a brandarar f\u00e6rist \u00e1 milli og svo framvegis.\u00a0 Kannski a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed Gary og fara \u00ed mastersn\u00e1m h\u00e9r til a\u00f0 geta unni\u00f0 me\u00f0 hugmyndina.\u00a0 E\u00f0a kannski er \u00feetta doktorinn.\n<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 var margt \u00e1hugavert \u00ed kastalanum, hann er auglj\u00f3slega „ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 sj\u00e1“.\u00a0 \u00dea\u00f0 er samt a\u00f0allega \u00fats\u00fdni\u00f0 sem gerir hann flottann, \u00fea\u00f0 er bara svo st\u00f3rfenglegt.\u00a0 Vi\u00f0 sko\u00f0u\u00f0um hitt og \u00feetta \u00ed kastalanum.\u00a0 M\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tti merkilegt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 „The Stone of Destiny“ sem Terry Pratchett a\u00f0d\u00e1endur kannast vi\u00f0 \u00far… Fifth Elephant v\u00e6ntanlega.\u00a0 \u00c1 \u00feessum stein voru skoskir, enskir og s\u00ed\u00f0an breskir konungar kr\u00fdndir.\u00a0 Mikil saga.\u00a0 Anna\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tti m\u00e9r svolti\u00f0 undarlegt \u00ed safninu og \u00fea\u00f0 var hve joll\u00ed reynsla \u00fea\u00f0 vir\u00f0ist hafa veri\u00f0 hj\u00e1 str\u00ed\u00f0sf\u00f6ngunum.\u00a0 S\u00ed\u00f0an er \u00e1hugavert a\u00f0 bera saman str\u00ed\u00f0ssafni\u00f0 h\u00e9r vi\u00f0 str\u00ed\u00f0ssafni\u00f0 \u00ed Stokkh\u00f3lmi.\u00a0 \u00deeir s\u00e6nsku er me\u00f0 rosalega \u00e1deilu en Skotarnir varla neitt.\n<\/p>\n
M\u00e9r fannst mats\u00f6lusta\u00f0irnir inn \u00ed kastalanum frekar \u00f3spennandi \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g m\u00e6li me\u00f0 a\u00f0 gestir bor\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir fara inn e\u00f0a strax eftir.\u00a0 T\u00farinn okkar t\u00f3k alveg fj\u00f3ra og h\u00e1lfa klukkustund \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 plana vel.\u00a0 Vi\u00f0 keyptum okkar eitthva\u00f0 minjagripad\u00f3t l\u00edka og f\u00f3rum s\u00ed\u00f0an.\n<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 r\u00e1fu\u00f0um a\u00f0eins um eftir \u00feetta, \u00f3viss um hva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00e6ttum a\u00f0 gera vi\u00f0 restina af deginum.\u00a0 Eftir a\u00f0 hafa bor\u00f0a\u00f0 pasty keypt \u00e1 Waverlyst\u00f6\u00f0inni og \u00e1stunda\u00f0 sm\u00e1 b\u00fa\u00f0arr\u00e1p \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara \u00fat \u00e1 Calton hill.\u00a0 \u00c1 h\u00e6\u00f0inni eru nokkur minnismerki en \u00fea\u00f0 sem er a\u00f0alm\u00e1li\u00f0 er bara andr\u00famslofti\u00f0 og umhverfi\u00f0.\u00a0 Ma\u00f0ur gat seti\u00f0 \u00fearna og slappa\u00f0 af me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum t\u00faristum.\u00a0 M\u00e6li me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed.\n<\/p>\n
En \u00fe\u00e1 var klukkan farin a\u00f0 ganga sex og vi\u00f0 vissum ekki hva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00e6ttum a\u00f0 gera.\u00a0 Hugmynd f\u00f3r a\u00f0 gerjast um a\u00f0 skreppa upp \u00e1 Arthurs Seat sem er h\u00e6\u00f0 \u00ed l\u00edki sofandi lj\u00f3ns.\u00a0 Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum \u00feanga\u00f0, stoppu\u00f0um reyndar sn\u00f6ggt hj\u00e1 Holyrood h\u00f6llinni til a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 salerni\u00f0 \u00e1 veitingasta\u00f0num, m\u00e6li ekki me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed, frekar subbulegt.\u00a0 \u00deegar vi\u00f0 komum a\u00f0 h\u00e6\u00f0inni sag\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 g\u00e6ti ekki veri\u00f0 nema h\u00e1lft\u00edma gangur \u00fearna upp og \u00fea\u00f0 var allavega r\u00e9tt hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r… a\u00f0 vissu leyti.\u00a0 Vi\u00f0 l\u00f6g\u00f0um af sta\u00f0 og ur\u00f0um flj\u00f3tt \u00fereytt en h\u00e9ldum \u00e1fram og \u00fe\u00e1 komumst vi\u00f0 \u00ed g\u00edrinn.\u00a0 Vi\u00f0 komumst flj\u00f3tlega \u00e1 toppinn og \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e1um vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feetta hef\u00f0i v\u00e6ntanlega ekki veri\u00f0 r\u00e9tti toppurinn.\u00a0 Vi\u00f0 h\u00e9ldum \u00e1fram og \u00e1fram \u00fear til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 komum a\u00f0 einhverri tj\u00f6rn.\u00a0 \u00dear s\u00e1um vi\u00f0 fuglaflensu endur og skilti sem \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0i fyrir okkur hva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um gert vitlaust.\n<\/p>\n
M\u00e1li\u00f0 er a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum upp vitlausa h\u00e6\u00f0, f\u00f3rum reyndar a\u00f0allega \u00ed vitlausa \u00e1tt.\u00a0 Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um \u00ed reynd gengi\u00f0 allavega tvo \u00feri\u00f0ju lei\u00f0arinnar \u00ed kringum h\u00e6\u00f0irnar \u00fearna.\u00a0 En vi\u00f0 g\u00e1fumst ekki upp og h\u00e9ldum upp \u00e1 vi\u00f0.\u00a0 \u00dea\u00f0 var reyndar erfitt enda h\u00f6f\u00f0um vi\u00f0 fari\u00f0 t\u00f6luvert langt.\u00a0 Vi\u00f0 komumst loks \u00e1 toppinn og \u00fea\u00f0 t\u00f3k okkur um einn og h\u00e1lfan t\u00edma.\u00a0 Flott \u00fats\u00fdni \u00fearna og \u00e9g m\u00e6li hiklaust me\u00f0 \u00feessu.\n<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um a\u00f0 fara ekki s\u00f6mu lei\u00f0 til baka heldur \u00fe\u00e1 sem vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um \u00e1tt a\u00f0 fara upp.\u00a0 R\u00e9tt \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 komumst alla lei\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00e1 sko\u00f0u\u00f0um vi\u00f0 eldgamlar kapellur\u00fastir sem standa \u00fearna.\u00a0 \u00de\u00e1 var klukkan um \u00e1tta og klukkut\u00edma lei\u00f0 heim.\u00a0 Vi\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e6ddum Royal Mile til a\u00f0 finna spennandi veitingah\u00fas en ekkert gekk.\u00a0 Vi\u00f0 beyg\u00f0um \u00fe\u00e1 inn \u00e1 South Gate og fundum \u00fear \u00edtalskt veitingah\u00fas sem heitir Roma.\u00a0 \u00deetta er einmitt systursta\u00f0ur Bar Italia fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed g\u00e6r.\u00a0 Maturinn var aftur g\u00f3\u00f0ur, minn betri en \u00ed g\u00e6r en Eygl\u00f3ar a\u00f0eins slakari.\u00a0 Vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 okkur s\u00e1tu kaups\u00fdslumenn sem voru a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a um prenti\u00f0na\u00f0inn.\u00a0 \u00dea\u00f0 var mj\u00f6g spennandi og \u00e9g \u00edhuga\u00f0i hvort \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki gott a\u00f0 taka upp samtali\u00f0 \u00e1 mp3 spilarann til a\u00f0 senda til n\u00e1ungans sem \u00feeir voru a\u00f0 baktala.\u00a0 Hann virtist samt vera sv\u00edn \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 slepptum \u00fev\u00ed.\n<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 voru erfi\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu sporin en vi\u00f0 komumst heim um t\u00eduleyti\u00f0, \u00fe\u00e1 b\u00fain a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a meira og minna 13 klukkut\u00edmum \u00ed r\u00f6lt um borgina.\u00a0 Vi\u00f0 erum svo ofvirk \u00ed \u00fatl\u00f6ndum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Herald house h\u00f3teli\u00f0 \u00ed Edinborg klukkan 22:23 \u00feann 19. apr\u00edl Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum \u00e1 f\u00e6tur fyrir n\u00edu til a\u00f0 n\u00e1 morgunmatnum.\u00a0 Hann var ekkert spes.\u00a0 \u00dea\u00f0 vanta\u00f0i a\u00f0 hafa svona hash brownies einsog voru \u00ed Glasgow.\u00a0 En hva\u00f0 um \u00fea\u00f0.\u00a0 Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum s\u00ed\u00f0an af sta\u00f0 \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 kastalanum.\u00a0 \u00cd \u00feetta sinn byrju\u00f0um vi\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: H\u00e6stu h\u00e6\u00f0ir<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[288,298,328],"class_list":["post-2583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ferdasaga","tag-eyglo","tag-q22","tag-skotland-2006"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2583"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20020,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583\/revisions\/20020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}