Edinburgh's Hogmanay
Hogmanay ( Scottish English : [ˌhɔɡməˈneː] , hog- mə -AY ) is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year ( Gregorian calendar ) in the Scottish manner. *from wikipedia *this is a blog post, not an essay. it's ok to quote wikipedia here. Went to Edinburgh for New Year and it was magnificent! The city is very charming. There were castles and bagpipers, "red hot chili pipers", merry go round, some sort of mini amusement park near the Scott monument, etc etc. When we went there, it wasn't as cold as I expected so it added the level of greatness! :D Well, I was excited the whole time. merry go round, ferris wheel, and other amusement rides near the Scott Monument A church (as i recall) inside the castle complex Oven baked haddock fish with leek sauce. worth every penny, dear me. Adam Smith So he was Scottish. I did not know that. It was cool to accidentally found his statue. According to wikipedia he wasn...