Edinburgh

I've made it to the north and back! It's a tad windy up there, but Edinburgh in general is all full of tall buildings made of stone that are older than you. Soooo, we got there while the hotel was still serving continental breakfast on Monday. I stole some crunchy nut because that's how I role. After that we strolled up the royal mile and went to Edinburgh Castle, then continued to stroll down the royal mile to the other end. And then went and watched tv and had mashed potatoes for dinner.

On Tuesday we stayed in the new part of town, which involved going to a couple of free museums and shopping. The national galleries in Edinburgh are a lot smaller than the ones in London. Which is understandable. As there is less of Scotland than England.

On Wednesday we climbed around on these big hills right by town to get in some nature and then went to the Museum of Scotland, which tells the history of Scotland and its people through random items. Like a beheading machine from the 1700s. Nice, I know. And then we hoped a flight back to Southampton.

Edinburgh is totally way cute, yet there seems at times to be a bit too much interest in mooching up tourist dollars. Aka, the sheer number of stores selling kilts and Scottish rugby tops with bagpipe music blaring out of them. Plus all the random people playing bagpipes on the streets. You just end up with bagpipe music stuck in your head all day. Ah well, it's green and pleasant. I have lots of pictures, but I don't think I'll get them up on picasa today. So this is the only one you will get for now. And yes, that is me with my head in a cannon. It's a big 'un, too.