Edinburgh:
We awaken feeling refreshed but not very eager to get out into the cold and rain. First things first, we head downstairs for the breakfast buffet and get a surprise....pay for the adults and the kids eat free. We are thrilled! we enjoy a most satisfying buffet breakfast and dine on our first taste of haggis....not too sure whether I could say I "like" it or not. After breakfast, we are deterimed to walk around. We make our way to the nearby bus stop and get onto the 26 bus (which we are now certain is the bus for us) and head into town. Boy, had no idea we were this far away from the center, but at least we get a nice tour of the outskirts of town??? We amid the wonderful stone buildings surrounding the town and walk in the rain along the quais and sidewalks until we arrive at the National Museum of Scotland and enjoy checking out the great European collection until we get a bit hungry and settle on a quick soup and sandwich place. After lunch walk around a bit more until the gloomy weather gets the best of us and we get back to the hotel for the remainder of the day. The following day we are more ambitious and walk to the "Old Town" until we reach the Waverly bridge and catch another bus to Holyrood Palace, the home of Queen Elizabeth II when she is in residence. The Palace has a gallery that houses personal items of the Queen and we enjoy seeing the likes of Faberge eggs and Chippendale furniture. Afterward, we tour the home of the Queen and have an audio tour that helps explain all of the history of this vast house. This was also home to Mary, Queen of Scots before she was imprisoned by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I in the tower of London for 19 years before being beheaded. After the Palace, we walk along the cobblestones streets and taking in the awesome history of the amazing city. We duck into a quaint tea room for lunch and continue along the "Royal Mile" to the Castle of Edinburgh. We spend several hours making our way and by the time we arrive, the castle is closing for the day. We hope to extend our stay here in Edinburgh when we get back to the hotel so we can go to the castle tomorrow. Later in the week, we are heading to Glasgow before flying out on the 15th to Dublin.
We awaken feeling refreshed but not very eager to get out into the cold and rain. First things first, we head downstairs for the breakfast buffet and get a surprise....pay for the adults and the kids eat free. We are thrilled! we enjoy a most satisfying buffet breakfast and dine on our first taste of haggis....not too sure whether I could say I "like" it or not. After breakfast, we are deterimed to walk around. We make our way to the nearby bus stop and get onto the 26 bus (which we are now certain is the bus for us) and head into town. Boy, had no idea we were this far away from the center, but at least we get a nice tour of the outskirts of town??? We amid the wonderful stone buildings surrounding the town and walk in the rain along the quais and sidewalks until we arrive at the National Museum of Scotland and enjoy checking out the great European collection until we get a bit hungry and settle on a quick soup and sandwich place. After lunch walk around a bit more until the gloomy weather gets the best of us and we get back to the hotel for the remainder of the day. The following day we are more ambitious and walk to the "Old Town" until we reach the Waverly bridge and catch another bus to Holyrood Palace, the home of Queen Elizabeth II when she is in residence. The Palace has a gallery that houses personal items of the Queen and we enjoy seeing the likes of Faberge eggs and Chippendale furniture. Afterward, we tour the home of the Queen and have an audio tour that helps explain all of the history of this vast house. This was also home to Mary, Queen of Scots before she was imprisoned by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I in the tower of London for 19 years before being beheaded. After the Palace, we walk along the cobblestones streets and taking in the awesome history of the amazing city. We duck into a quaint tea room for lunch and continue along the "Royal Mile" to the Castle of Edinburgh. We spend several hours making our way and by the time we arrive, the castle is closing for the day. We hope to extend our stay here in Edinburgh when we get back to the hotel so we can go to the castle tomorrow. Later in the week, we are heading to Glasgow before flying out on the 15th to Dublin.
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