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Edinburgh – Day 2

On the second day of the primary 7 Edinburgh trip, first of all, we had a shower then went down for breakfast. We had toast, cereal, tea, milk and juices. Then we checked out of the hostel and walked up to the Scottish Parliament.
On the way there, Libby and Jack forgot their jackets at the hostel. So they walked back to the hostel while we walked up to Parliament. There was a nice lady who gave us a tour of the Parliament.
Afterwards we had lunch at a park near the Parliament. Jack was being chased by Milosz and Reece because Jack whacked Milosz and Reece in the head with Jamie’s plastic hammer.
We walked up to Dynamic Earth and there was a lady called Nina who took our bags and coats and put them in a box. She then started our tour.
The first part of the tour was in a room which had a big sphere that showed different plants when you pressed a button on a touch screen computer. Then came the “time machine” (which was an elevator) which showed us in space at the start of the Big Bang where Libby screamed.
We came out of the elevator and we were in a “space ship”. It showed the beginning of the Earth and life.
We went into another room which had fake lava which lighted up when there was a picture of a volcano exploding where Libby screamed again.
Then we went into the next room and it showed the first ice age. The ice melted down and it formed canyons and seas.
The next room had models of cave men and dinosaurs and dodo birds. In that room there were heads and when you touched them it showed different things on a screen in front of the heads. In the next room there was a big block of ice which never melted because the room was like a fridge.
Then there was a room with a submarine’s periscope which showed animals and water.
There was a 4D movie and it felt like you could touch the animals and Libby screamed when the shark swam up. Then we landed in the rainforest.
There were model animals such as a komodo dragon, panther, spiders, lizards, snakes, monkeys and apes.
Then we went to the gift shop and bought some things.
After that we walked up the Royal Mile where Ms Scollay bought some musical tights.
Then we went in the Museum Of Childhood which had dolls and lots of old toys but we didn’t see all of it because we were all very tired.
Then we went up to McDonalds and had dinner there. We had chips, burgers, milkshakes and ice cream.
Then we went to the train station and went home.
By Joe and Milosz