Pardon the Interruption but a wee battle with “strep throat” interfered with my writing time… but I have a moment now so let me get us caught up a bit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second day in Edinburgh was all on foot… Started with a great brekkie at the Carlton and then headed out to walk… a bit rainy, a bit misty, and a lot crowded… moreover when we got to the gates of the Edinburgh Castle we were told to go buy tix on line — couldn’t buy them at the ticket wicket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So instead turned around and walked the length of the Royal Mile and visited Holyrood Palace. This turned out to be the real highlight of the day. Provided an audio\/visual gizmo to assist the walkabout, one gets an amazing look at royal history, particularly from a Scottish perspective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having managed on an app to get tix to the Castle, began the trudging back up the Royal Mile, past John Knox House with a respectful pause at St. Giles Cathedral. This was followed by a stop at the Cannonball Pub for liquid refueling. Then on to the Castle… my only thought (& maybe because I’ve been through it now 3 times) — when you’ve seen one Castle you’ve seen them all!! The prisons were intriguing: maybe if we put some of our chronic offenders in one of them they might just get motivated to straighten out!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The day ended with a fabulous meal at Howie’s…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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