On my way home from a bloody fantastic trip around the western isles fishing, walking, swimming and eating . But currently sat in Edinburgh station about to board the sleeper and the place is dead! When we arrived a couple of weeks ago none of the coffee shops or cafe’s in the city were serving coffee before 9 am, a lot of restaurants were just closed, and by 10pm the city was back to sleep. All through our journey we’ve found most pubs shut, a lot of restaurants closing at 5pm fuel stations just closed with notes written on the door like “shut Monday and Tuesday” and generally just a feeling of not alot of work being done! We spent a lot of time on sky and whilst fishing I lost my gear on the rocks, went to a fishing shop which was closed for lunch…… at 3pm!
the brilliant cafe in diurnish was closed Sunday Monday and Tuesday as was the sligachan on Skye after Sunday lunch service. The chippy looked at me like I was mental when I asked if he was still open at 9pm and a wee sandwich bar in broadford kindly smiled and said they only had black coffee available, no milk, no sandwichs
like I say, as I write this I’m sat in Edinburgh station about to board the sleeper to London. There is no where in the station open to even buy water, everywhere is closed, the bins haven’t been emptied and there is one porta cabin toilet in the whole station that’s open and working.
By comparison on our way up we left London at 23:50
I could still buy anything I needed to eat or drink, still get a taxi, massive facilities and as we all know these are open from the crack of dawn. I’ve left Smithfield market before at 3 am and been able to have a slap up brekky.
I love Scotland, I have family ties, and we’ve had a cracking trip but you really have to wonder what’s going to happen if they do go independent.
I understand the hgv driver shortages etc but don’t see how this can go on long term!
the brilliant cafe in diurnish was closed Sunday Monday and Tuesday as was the sligachan on Skye after Sunday lunch service. The chippy looked at me like I was mental when I asked if he was still open at 9pm and a wee sandwich bar in broadford kindly smiled and said they only had black coffee available, no milk, no sandwichs
like I say, as I write this I’m sat in Edinburgh station about to board the sleeper to London. There is no where in the station open to even buy water, everywhere is closed, the bins haven’t been emptied and there is one porta cabin toilet in the whole station that’s open and working.
By comparison on our way up we left London at 23:50
I could still buy anything I needed to eat or drink, still get a taxi, massive facilities and as we all know these are open from the crack of dawn. I’ve left Smithfield market before at 3 am and been able to have a slap up brekky.
I love Scotland, I have family ties, and we’ve had a cracking trip but you really have to wonder what’s going to happen if they do go independent.
I understand the hgv driver shortages etc but don’t see how this can go on long term!
