We're In Scotland!
After six very interesting days in Philadelphia, then a quick 6 hour redeye flight, we arrived in Scotland by way of historic, charming Edinburgh.
Our plan for the day was to just keep moving so we didn’t succumb to jet lag! We dropped our luggage at our hotel, and got going.
We primarily followed Rick Steves' Royal Mile walking tour, seeing interesting sight after sight.
From a 1600’s lodging house we visited, Gladstone's Land, and still rules to live by!
We enjoyed our lunch at Deacon Brodie’s tavern, thought to be the basis for Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, Jekyll & Hyde. Deacon Brodie ran a respectable inn by day, and brutalized and stole from hapless travelers by night!
The street below, Victoria Street, was beyond charming, and thought to be the inspiration for Diagon Alley in Harry Potter.
St. Giles Cathedral, below, the most historic church in Edinburgh, dating back to the 1100's, if not earlier-
All in all, a fantastic first day in the British Isles!
Are you in a tour group or on your own? Scotland is on my list!
ReplyDeleteOn our own for four days here, then we join a tour group that will take us up into the Highlands, and over to Northern Ireland, then down south into Ireland.
Delete- Tamara
Edinburgh is so amazing! Enjoy your explorations. We liked the Scottish History Museum along with many other things.
ReplyDeleteWe visited both the Scottish Museum, and the more localized Museum of Edinburgh, yesterday. So enjoyed both.
Delete- Tamara