A2 reading: A weekend in Edinburgh

Last month my friend Kate and I spent a weekend in Edinburgh. We live in London, so we took the train. It was a long journey, about four and a half hours, but the seats were comfortable and we had a beautiful view of the sea for part of the way.

We stayed in a small hotel in the Old Town. Our room was quite small, but it was clean and the breakfast was excellent. On Saturday morning we walked up to the castle. It was very windy at the top, but the view of the city was amazing. In the afternoon we visited a free museum about Scottish history. Kate loves history, so she wanted to stay there all day, but I was hungry, so we went to a café.

In the evening it started to rain. We wanted to go on a ghost walk, a tour of old streets with stories about ghosts, but we were too wet and cold. So we went back to the hotel and played cards.

On Sunday the weather was much better. We climbed a hill called Arthur's Seat. It took us about an hour to get to the top. We were tired, but it was the best part of the trip. From the top you can see the whole city and the sea.

We took the train home on Sunday evening. Edinburgh is more expensive than I thought, but it is a wonderful city. Next time I want to go in August, when there is a big arts festival.