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View of Edinburgh from Castle, Scottish Bagpipers, Deacon Brodie’s Tavern
Today we woke up in Edinburgh, Scotland to cloudy skies and temperature in the mid 50’s. We had breakfast in our room as we had to meet some friends for a ride up to the Edinburgh Castle. There was a mix up with the van drivers, so Bob and Betty’ and Judi and I just took a taxi there. We were one of the first to arrive and had the Castle pretty much to ourselves for awhile. This allowed us to get some good pictures and to tour some of the rooms without crowds. We visited the bedroom where Mary Queen of Scot’s was born and the Crown room where the Scottish Crown is kept. Visiting the Great Hall we met the man monitoring the Hall and he was a joy to talk too. He had stories to tell and that famous dry humor to go with them. He is very proud of his country and extolled the accomplishments of the Scots.
Leaving the Castle we started down the Royal Mile, which runs between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace. Of course we had to do some shopping and then we had lunch at the Deacon Brodie’s Tavern. Fish and Chips for Judi and Scottish Pie for me, along with a pint of Scottish Lager.
After lunch we caught a cab back to the ship and spent the rest of the afternoon taking it easy. We had a light dinner in our cabin and then went up to the Thermal Suite in the Lotus spa. After about an hour there we crawled back to the cabin and hit the hay.
A side note. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde””, inspired by the life of Deacon William Brodie. We also saw the pub where “Harry Potter” originated.
We just got word from the Captain, that due to the hurricane that was off the coast of the US a couple of days ago, which is now affecting the Channel and the North Sea, we will not be going to La Harve. We will now head back north through the North Sea and the Irish Sea and then come in behind the storm into Southampton. The weather people are calling for winds up to 60 knots on our former route. When we let the States we never thought about where the storms went after they left us. Now we know.
Today we woke up in Edinburgh, Scotland to cloudy skies and temperature in the mid 50’s. We had breakfast in our room as we had to meet some friends for a ride up to the Edinburgh Castle. There was a mix up with the van drivers, so Bob and Betty’ and Judi and I just took a taxi there. We were one of the first to arrive and had the Castle pretty much to ourselves for awhile. This allowed us to get some good pictures and to tour some of the rooms without crowds. We visited the bedroom where Mary Queen of Scot’s was born and the Crown room where the Scottish Crown is kept. Visiting the Great Hall we met the man monitoring the Hall and he was a joy to talk too. He had stories to tell and that famous dry humor to go with them. He is very proud of his country and extolled the accomplishments of the Scots.
Leaving the Castle we started down the Royal Mile, which runs between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace. Of course we had to do some shopping and then we had lunch at the Deacon Brodie’s Tavern. Fish and Chips for Judi and Scottish Pie for me, along with a pint of Scottish Lager.
After lunch we caught a cab back to the ship and spent the rest of the afternoon taking it easy. We had a light dinner in our cabin and then went up to the Thermal Suite in the Lotus spa. After about an hour there we crawled back to the cabin and hit the hay.
A side note. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde””, inspired by the life of Deacon William Brodie. We also saw the pub where “Harry Potter” originated.
We just got word from the Captain, that due to the hurricane that was off the coast of the US a couple of days ago, which is now affecting the Channel and the North Sea, we will not be going to La Harve. We will now head back north through the North Sea and the Irish Sea and then come in behind the storm into Southampton. The weather people are calling for winds up to 60 knots on our former route. When we let the States we never thought about where the storms went after they left us. Now we know.
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