It was a pretty early departure, to get us to a meeting point in Edinburgh to pick up our local guide, Seana. We drove through the city seeing monuments, famous buildings such a the new Scottish Parliament and homes of famous Scots like Alexander Graham Bell, R.L Stevenson, etc. and getting a sense of the city's colourful history.
Stopped at Holyrood for a photo op. We arrived at "the Hub" just below the castle and climbed the last part of the Royal Mile, then spent a couple hours looking around the castle
and admiring the Crown Jewels. We were meeting Kaye and Willie at 1:30, so left before then.
We all worried about finding each other in the massive crowd, but it turned out to be easy. They helped me find a Campbell tartan scarf (I chose the dress tartan), so I can honour my great-grandmother Maria Campbell. Then we made our way to St. Giles Cathedral where we looked around (amazing stained glass, unusual lay-out) and had lunch (tasty baked potatoes). We had time to enjoy the view of the Castle from the gardens below Princes St. before returning to the Hub for a drink and catching our bus back to the hotel. It was a wonderful visit, though too short, and I felt as if we'd seen each other last week instead of 7 months ago.
On the way back to Airth we stopped at the Helix to admire the Kelties -- huge statues of horses along the canal linking two firths. We didn't go to the group dinner, opting for a quiet evening and dinner in the hotel dining room, as did several others from the bus.
We all worried about finding each other in the massive crowd, but it turned out to be easy. They helped me find a Campbell tartan scarf (I chose the dress tartan), so I can honour my great-grandmother Maria Campbell. Then we made our way to St. Giles Cathedral where we looked around (amazing stained glass, unusual lay-out) and had lunch (tasty baked potatoes). We had time to enjoy the view of the Castle from the gardens below Princes St. before returning to the Hub for a drink and catching our bus back to the hotel. It was a wonderful visit, though too short, and I felt as if we'd seen each other last week instead of 7 months ago.
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