Edinburgh

I adore travel to unfamiliar places. Even in the gray drizzle, alleys and cemetaries are beautiful if beauty is what you're looking for:

Some things remind one of home...

Others are a fun surprise, as in this Safeway:

Sometimes, you make private associations that bring a smile to your face.

Tonight I enjoyed a phenomenal dinner of nouveau Scottish cuisine. A pear stuffed with crab meat, wrapped in delicate smoked salmon. Grilled halibut in a red pepper coulis atop haricots verts and lightly sautéed vegetables. Three delectable Scottish cheeses.

The dollar is so worthless (less than half a £) than I feel like I'm carrying a third-world currency.

Luckily, I have no hang-up about shopping for bargains wherever I find myself. Speaking of which, I find the 10-year old Ardbeg Single Islay Malt superior to the 17-year. The elder is smoother, but it has lost too much of the youngster's peatiness.

Tasting notes

Next time I'm in Scotland, I think I'll go island hopping.

Posted by Jay Cross at February 16, 2004 02:25 PM | TrackBack