On Sunday, we got up and went back to Canongate Kirk to see the grave of Clarinda, some woman that Robert Burns loved from afar. 
She was actually married to someone else, and Clarinda was just her pseudonym in her letters to/from Burns, but that's the name she's buried under. It's odd.Then, we caught the bus out to Roslin to go see Rosslyn Chapel. (My pictures of Rosslyn all really suck, so these are just to give you an idea.)
This is where people say the Holy Grail is hidden, including Dan Brown (though he says it was moved). It has strong ties to the Knights Templar and every last bit is carved with some sort of pagan/Christian/freemason symbolism. The tour guides say it is "a poem in stone". 
It was gorgeous. Right now, it has a canopy/umbrella thing over it, because the stone needs to dry out for it's preservation. While this makes it look really ugly from the outside, it means that you can climb up the canopy and see the outside of the church really well.
We also walked down to Rosslyn Castle, which is now in ruins, thanks to the destructiveness of Oliver Cromwell & co. in the 17th Century. 
The bus ride out to and around Roslin was absolutely fantastic. Allie and I decided that we are going to move there and raise sheep. It will be fun, I think. 
Anyway, then we headed back and dropped Allie off at the train station, then Catie and I wandered around looking for a Tesco (supermarket chain). Unfortunately, we didn't find one, so we went to Subway and then back to the hostel to play cards and watch Ugly Betty. We didn't want to go out that night.I just loved Scotland so much, people. You can't even understand. And wait until you see my pictures from Ruthwell!
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Isn't Tesco like the European equivalent of Wal-Mart? I thought so (coincidentally it is mentioned in a Franz Ferdinand song :)
-Weston
It's a supermarket. I have not actually been to one of the giant Tescos--they may very well be. The Tesco Metros are just supermarkets, though. I go to the Tesco Metro in Norwich because I know where it is and how to get there from the bus. I know there's a giant one somewhere farther out, but I haven't found it. It also might be out of the range of my bus pass, and then I'd have to pay (more) to ride the bus. Ew. There was a different store that someone told me was the equivalent of Walmart, but I don't remember the name. They have Woolworth's still, though.
ASDA is owned by Wal-Mart, there is even a ASDA/Wal-Mart Supercentre on the fringe of the Sheffield metropolitan area.
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