Hello I'm David
and i'm Ben.
As you know you'll usually find us cruising around the world.
But had very different plans for us.
So we're going to be mixing things up from now on and because
has hit us really hard we're going to be expanding our horizon
into loads of different travel videos.
We're going to be taking planes, boats,
buses and cruises around the world
to show you our favorite spots.
We hope you enjoy our first ever travel vlog in Edinburgh.
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Hello and welcome to Edinburgh for this week's adventure.
We're here in the capital of Scotland.
And let me tell you it is absolutely spectacular.
We're going to be spending a good 48 hours here
experiencing the food, the culture the amazing sights and scenery.
So come along what are we waiting for?
So let's start our adventure in Edinburgh
with a visit to one of the most idyllic villages we've ever seen.
So we've just walked from the center for about five minutes
and we've come down to the water, the river Leith
and we're in Dean Village.
This is such a beautiful picturesque area.
Full of storybook Victorian cottages down by the river>
So it's really cute.
I really recommend coming here to get some beautiful photos.
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I'm gonna go the old-school way -
Hello!
Dean village is a tranquil green oasis
on the water of leith
and it's a great glimpse into the past
with history ranging back all the way to early 1100s.
But now it's a residential community of storybook victorian cottages.
Hope that person didn't mind us taking photos and videos of their boxes on the line
but it's really cute.
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It's really like walking through a movie set or something isn't it Ben.
It is so cute
and I love all the cobblestones and everything.
But be careful because i've literally nearly tripped up a few times.
Right, i'm getting a little bit hungry now.
So we've got a fantastic restaurant lined up for tonight.
I'm so excited and you're going to be coming along with us.
[Birds Chirping]
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Yay we're here!
The Bon Vivant!
I'm starving come on Ben!
Guys we've made it - like it was a trek.
We got Uber over to The Bon Vivant restaurant
which is where we're eating tonight.
It's a restaurant that has high quality food but it promises to have a casual atmosphere
and it focuses on local food.
So, less of the talking more of the eating because I am starving aren't you Ben?
[Ben] I'm starving.
Starving let's go!
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It's really actually a nice cool place.
It is really relaxed.
I know it said that online but sometimes they say that and it's not.
It's actually really relaxed in here.
It's nice and cozy.
It's got candle going.
Very romantic isn't it.
So our starters have arrived and i've gotta admit i'm a little bit nervous.
So Ben went for the Serrano ham croquette
and I went for the haggis balls.
Haggis balls?
Is that what they are called?
Haggis bon bons.
Sounds a bit classier than haggis balls doesn't it.
Oh my gosh they are actually delicious.
It's kind of like a black pudding -
but sweeter and crispy.
I've got to say i'm a little bit nervous.
Because i've never ever had haggis before
and if you don't know it's like sheep's stomach
and some other parts of sheep.
Ready, steady -
Ooh! Thats re-
[David] It's really good isn't It.
It tastes really familiar.
Oh my gosh it's w-
Oh it's like a proper burst of flavor.
That's lovely.
Eh! Look at me eating haggis.
You would never think so would you David.
Let's try Ben's uh-
Serrano croquettes. Get a bit of the sauce on.
Mmm!
Oh my god they are amazing.
In the UK and Scotland obviously
on every Sunday it's a big thing to have a sunday lunch.
A bit like thanksgiving in the USA.
This looks huge.
We've got roast potatoes, roast belly pork, a yorkshire pudding, roasted carrots.
Oh my gosh it smells divine.
Less talking more eating.
It was absolutely delicious.
I even said if it was more acceptable I would have licked the plate afterwards because -
like - just the gravy and everything was delicious.
And I never thought of having like a cod on a sunday dinner and it worked really, really well.
It was like salty and crispy.
It was so, so good!
Right i think it's time we're going to order dessert next.
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Guys, honestly that was possibly one of the best meals i've ever had.
It was incredible.
Highly recommend it if you come into Edinburgh.
And it wasn't too pricey, it wasn't too stuffy
it was about -
for both of us it was about 55 pound for two starters, two mains and a dessert
and a couple of cocktails.
Such good value and it was amazing!
Really do recommend it.
Now we are -
Do you know what we could lie and say we're going out for a few drinks
but we're pogged so we're gonna
head back to the hotel and chill out.
Let's go.
After a good night's sleep we're ready to enjoy our second day of Edinburgh.
So one of the best modes of transport to get around Edinburgh is by bus.
But it's cobbled street so it's a little bit bumpy so if you see me waving about -
you know why.
But it's super cheap.
I think it was four pounds each for a day pass to use all around the city of Edinburgh.
To get to places like the Ocean Terminal
and into the city.
But it's fantastic.
Plus, the bus tells you what the next stop is
So you don't have to worry about missing it.
It's awesome.
And the tickets on your phone as well so it's super easy
and you can use it on the trams which is a really good
way of getting around.
There's more listed buildings in Edinburgh than anywhere else in the world.
With a whopping 75% of them being listed.
And it might look familiar too because lots of Harry Potter is actually based on Edinburgh
where it was mostly written.
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So just behind us we have Oink.
This is one of the favorite places to eat in Edinburgh.
It's just a takeaway and it serves delicious hog roast sandwiches.
So beautiful pork sandwiches in three different sizes.
Piglet, oink and grunter if you want a really big sandwich.
Let's go try it out!
Cool, let's go, let's tuck in.
Oh.
Oh my gosh.
That is so good.
Oh that's amazing.
It's really salty and delicious.
But then it's got the sweetness from the apple as well.
Yeah delicious.
Definitely if you're coming you've got to try one of these.
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So this is the Royal Mile.
It's got to be one of the most famous places in Edinburgh.
It's a mile long - well actually it's not - it's actually one mile and 120 yards long.
So these little cheaters.
But we've really enjoyed.
It here it's all cobbled streets.
It goes all the way from Edinburgh castle at the top
all the way down to Holyrood Palace at the bottom and that's obviously where
Queen Elizabeth II stays while she's in Edinburgh.
Here on the street you're going to find loads of things; bars, restaurants.
Try some haggis or some nappies- nappies?
Natties and tatties?
Forgot what they're called.
What they're called? Nips and tatties.
You know what I mean guys.
But yeah, you can try some authentic food.
You'll find shops selling loads of Scottish things like tartan
and it's just a lovely place to come and relax all day long into the night as well.
It's really buzzing
and what you always hear here is somebody playing the bagpipes as well
so we're gonna go and have a little explore.
So come with us.
So one thing that you do need to be aware of here in
bonnie Scotland, in Edinburgh in particular, is that it's very hilly.
So you're going to be doing lots of stairs.
We're actually walking up to a place called Carlton Hill now.
Which offers some spectacular views all across the city.
Whilst you're sat down on your living room seat or on a train or even on the toilet
i'll do these stairs for you because I need the exercise.
Come on then, let's go have a look.
Oh come on David.
[Birds chirpin]
[Sound of a train passing]
We got to the top of Carlton Hill.
It was a bit of a trek but it was worth it.
It was only about five minutes but it is a lot of stairs getting up here.
But i can say coming up here it's really really worth it.
You get an amazing 360 degree view of the whole city.
We were told that it's really popular with locals.
Particularly around Hogmanay to see all the fireworks.
And i bet it's quite a romantic sport here actually.
I bet there's been quite a few dates up here.
Carlton Hill is also famous for its collection of national monuments.
There's quite a few around here.
There was one that was famously built to look like the Parthenon
but they didn't have enough money to finish it so it's only half finished.
So we're right at the top of carlton hill right now as David said it is really spectacular.
Behind me you can see Edinburgh Castle.
Did you actually know this was built on an extinct volcano?
I had absolutely no idea until I looked it up.
It erupted over 700 million years ago and the lava apparently went all the way
down the royal mile.
And whilst we're up here as well you can see how green edinburgh is as well.
It's actually one of the greenest places in the UK.
With 112 different parks.
It really makes it look stunning.
This is an awesome place to visit.
You can literally see right from the city all the way to the port.
It's a fantastic view.
David has all that walking and made you hungry because I am starving
and we're going somewhere super delicious for dinner.
You could say it's a Scottish delicacy.
You might not think it is but it is.
So we're going to head all the way back down,
back to the hotel get changed, and go get us some food.
So come on.
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We then headed for a delicious meal at Makars Gourmet Mash restaurant.
Yes, a mash restaurant!
And it was absolutely fantastic.
We really do highly recommend it.
I had the leg of lamb and David had the gammon.
We then finished off with the most scrumptious banoffee cake.
So that's it for our time in Edinburgh.
It was short but sweet.
We had a fantastic time.
There is so much that we haven't seen or done.
So we can't wait to come back to Edinburgh.
But right now we're actually going to get the coach up to Inverness.
Where we're going to explore Loch Ness.
So make sure you subscribe for our next couple of episodes
because we can't wait to show you the rest of our UK tour.
Right we better go!
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