We were lucky enough to get invited to a wedding in Edinburgh last weekend and even though it was far from being a Scottish wedding - it was a great experience and loads of fun. After a bumpy ride to the airport - thanks a lot Easyjet for stressing us out so much - we spent some time in Edinburgh airspace just cruising. Apparently their radar system was not working properly- what a comforting thought when you're still up in the air. But they managed to land the plane eventually and we caught one of these nice double-decker buses that I like so much about the UK. Germany seems to be quite backwards as the Scots even had wi-fi on their airport buses. After the bus driver kicked us out at the wrong stop it didn't take us too long to find the hotel- a recommendation from my friend- and really worth it: a small botique hotel not too far from the city center.
They both looked stunning and the party that was to follow - or better put the "wedding breakfast" as I learned it's called in the UK since the couple will have been to nervous to eat before the ceremony was great fun.
As is common at a Scottish wedding there was nice Whiskey but I would have to ask the groom for the specific brand- or rather go back and participate in one of these whiskey tours...
It was nice to see though that old Bulgarian traditions also found their way into the blend and the groom and the bride had to pull on a loaf of bread - the one who ripped off the bigger piece is supposed to be the one in charge in the family going foward. In our case the pieces were almost the same size - but the groom won by just a tiny bit (at least that's what the mother of the bride claimed- a good call if you ask me).
In any case, even though I paid for it the day after, I really liked the party and wish the couple all the best for the future... May many other happy occasions bring us back to Scotland :-)
The rooms were small, but looked cozy and comfy and as welcome present we got real Scottish shortbread and Sherry.
Actually, the Scots seem to be very trustworthy people or at least expect their guests to be trustworthy as they had a "trust-based bar" system in their lobby where guests could serve themselves and simply tick a box for what they had.
In the evening we saw that there were quite a few people making use of this- whether always accurately remains their problem I guess...
They were also very friendly and recommended some places for dinner. We ended up at a funny Indian place that seemed quite authentic to us with what felt like 10 different waiters and one of the clumsier than the next. But we didn't mind them dropping cutlery or taking out their cellphone to calculate 45 - 18 because the food was delicious and just what we needed after our flight :-) After that we joined the soon-to-be married couple and the rest of the wedding party at a pub for a few pints but decided to keep the real partying for the next day.
Unfortunately we couldn't get ourselves to wake up early enough for some sightseeing but rather slept in and enjoyed a long, originally Scottish breakfast with yummy porridge although we stayed away from the haggis and fried mars-bars...
Walking around Edinburgh really is amazing - so many old buildings and a special Scottish charm- no idea whether it's just my touristy impression but I thought there was a Harry Potter feel to the city that you can't help but fall in love with. We also decided that we need to come back for a proper hike in the Highlands- just wonder what the right time of the year might be. My friend told me that it was still snowing when they went in April...
We had a bit of a hard time finding the location of the municipal wedding but after asking in a museum and being sent back to where we started. we managed.
The bride and the groom had nicely prepared roses for everyone to wear on their dresses/suits and we were then ready to embark on the interesting quest of a Bulgarian and a Bangladeshi getting married in Edinburgh. After knowing each other for almost 10 years - it was about time for "taking it to the next level" as the groom decided to put it ;-)
As is common at a Scottish wedding there was nice Whiskey but I would have to ask the groom for the specific brand- or rather go back and participate in one of these whiskey tours...
It was nice to see though that old Bulgarian traditions also found their way into the blend and the groom and the bride had to pull on a loaf of bread - the one who ripped off the bigger piece is supposed to be the one in charge in the family going foward. In our case the pieces were almost the same size - but the groom won by just a tiny bit (at least that's what the mother of the bride claimed- a good call if you ask me).
In any case, even though I paid for it the day after, I really liked the party and wish the couple all the best for the future... May many other happy occasions bring us back to Scotland :-)
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