As with all of the other legs of the trip, this one went way too fast. We made the most of the day however, visiting the National Gallery, Calton Hill, The Royal Mile, and Edinburgh Castle. We saw the city from many different viewpoints, and each one only reinforced how unique of a city it is. It is visually beautiful both from an architecture point of view (the castle, cathedrals, churches, bridges, monuments) as well as the natural point of view (Arthur’s Seat, gardens, The Meadows, The Firth Of Firth). The passageways and hidden stairwells also make it so fun for exploring!
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| Watching The Magic At The Fudge Kitchen - Amazing! |
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| Arthur’s Seat From Calton Hill |
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| Jojo At Jacob’s Ladder - Thank Goodness We Didn’t Have To Go Back Up!! |
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| Jojo At The Castle |
After our late-afternoon rest we headed back into town to meet our good friends Gerry and Audrey from Okotoks, who are at the front end of their Scotland and Ireland adventure. They arrived in Edinburgh around 4:30, and we connected about an hour later. We headed over to Grassmarket to look for a place to eat, and ended up settling on the Beehive Inn. We kept it local with our dinner choices - mac and cheese, fish and chips, and two steak pies. It felt great to catch up and pass on a few travel tips we’ve picked up ourselves the last couple of weeks. After dinner we worked our way back towards our respective accommodations, stopping at a couple of pubs along the way to try out a couple of whiskeys. 🥃 The bartenders were supper kind and helpful helping us roomies pick the right whiskey to try. It was a lot of fun, and a great way to spend our last evening here. Have a great trip, Gerry and Audrey!! Can’t wait to hear all about it when you get home!
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| Pub Hunting - More Steps!! |
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| Pub Crawl Final Stop |
Tomorrow Jojo and I will be heading back to Dublin to start our trips back home - it’s hard to believe. As with all of our other stops, Edinburgh has been amazing and has left us with some special memories. I hope we can get back here again soon!
That’s it for tonight. Talk to you from Dublin tomorrow!!
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