Landing in Edinburgh

 Barely made our flight after landing late in NY!  Thank goodness the gate was just a few down. Celebrity citing - Bill Burr was sitting in front of us from lax. I slept most of the way. Kirk enjoyed a meal, old fashion and wine before he slept. 

Were able to check into our hotel early so we dropped our luggage and got moving. Because we had to. 🤪. Really needed some food. 

I want to know the potato merchant. 

After the best cappuccinos we’ve had we headed out to the Royal Mile. Very touristy, lots of shops on cobblestone streets. Then followed the crowd (more crowded than we thought it would be) to the Edinburgh Castle just to check it out as we have a tour this weekend when we come back. Then headed down behind it to see Ross Fountain. 

It was sunny! Then it wasn’t.  Then it rained! Then it stopped. Then we were sweating. 🤣. Went thru a few historic cemeteries, wandered a bit and then headed to Calton Hill. Amazing views of the city and beyond. They also started to build some Roman structures but stopped. Who the heck wrote this?  Lol!

So we went that way. 

By this time it was only freaking 1pm. We had to keep going!!!  So we went to the Scott Monument, Sir Walter Scott.  

And then of course we got some water but it wasn’t enough so off to Devil’s Advocate for real hydration. This place smelled like grandmas kitchen. Delicious!  

And we still needed to walk more bc dinner isn’t until 6:30 so off to Victoria Street. An inspiration for Harry Potter, as was the graveyard close by. 

Three hours til dinner. Hope we make it.