{"id":1853,"date":"2009-11-19T00:05:38","date_gmt":"2009-11-18T23:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/?p=1853"},"modified":"2009-11-19T00:05:38","modified_gmt":"2009-11-18T23:05:38","slug":"trip-to-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/2009\/11\/trip-to-edinburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip to Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last couple of weeks have been amazingly busy. I seriously don&#8217;t know where all the has been going. I know at least where this last weekend went as I took the train from Kings Cross up to Edinburgh. Figuring that I come into this station from work anyway, I figured it&#8217;d be easiest getting on a train that takes about four and half four rather than catching planes, waiting for airport security and then catching a bus on the other side. I&#8217;m really glad I did as well. The train was comfy although going first class doesn&#8217;t include a meal like the Virgin trains do. These ones to Edinburgh are taken care of by the National Rail East Coast line. I reserved a table so that I&#8217;d have access to power sockets although I didn&#8217;t need to worry since I think all of those seats came with it. <\/p>\n<p>Our trip to Edinburgh (seemingly like many trips) centred around hanging out with friends enjoying good food and wine. Eight of us went up, having a lunchtime booking for Michelin-starred <a href=\"http:\/\/www.martin-wishart.co.uk\/restaurant-martin-wishart\/home.aspx\">Restaurant Martin Wishart<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/MartinWishart.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/MartinWishart.jpg\" alt=\"MartinWishart\" title=\"MartinWishart\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/MartinWishart.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/MartinWishart-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had an amazing meal (more of that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thekua.com\/doesfood\/2009\/11\/tasting-menu-at-restaurant-martin-wishart\/\">over here<\/a>) and plenty of wine to go along with it. Like many great meals I&#8217;ve had recently, this one seemed a bit like a marathon taking just under four hours to complete. We were lucky then that this place was a couple of streets away from the vaults of the Scotch Malt Whiskey Society.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Whiskey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Whiskey.jpg\" alt=\"Whiskey\" title=\"Whiskey\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Whiskey.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Whiskey-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We spent the rest of the afternoon until early in the evening sitting around in the dark oaked halls of the vaults, sipping a wide variety of drams and simply enjoying each other&#8217;s company. It definitely got busy towards the end of the evening, where we stepped out to grab a quick meal before heading home to our wonderful apartments. The next morning we had breakfast at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban-angel.co.uk\/\">Urban Angel<\/a>, one of the best places for a Sunday brunch before walking around town and having to return to London early afternoon. <\/p>\n<p>One other place worth visiting if you&#8217;re in Edinburgh and dying for a good coffee is <a href=\"http:\/\/trustedplaces.com\/review\/uk\/edinburgh\/food\/1c94d7c\/artisan-roast\">Artisan Roast<\/a>. It&#8217;s got a fantastic little vibe and particularly great coffee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last couple of weeks have been amazingly busy. I seriously don&#8217;t know where all the has been going. I know at least where this last weekend went as I took the train from Kings Cross up to Edinburgh. 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