So, where’s Scotland?! It was in the mid 20Cs and sunny here yesterday and today!  We expected Edinburgh to be both cooler and more expensive than where we’ve been and only one of those assumptions was correct.

We stayed at Northbridge, adjacent to the Royal Mile, in a hotel we’ve used before.  The Royal Mile was kind of sleazy – very touristy (expected) but also grubby and tired.  There’s only so much tartan you can take!

We had a full day here – I had a place booked at Scotland’s People – basically births, deaths and marriages – to do some family history research and John wanted to check out the outdoor stores in the UK for new boots as the choice and quality is better here. We were both successful.

After a nice meal in the New Town area of Edinburgh last night and a bit of a walk around for photos as it’s not really even starting to get dark until 9:30pm we drove to Dollar today to stay with Liz and Ray, my aunty and uncle, for a couple of days.

So, here’s Edinburgh Castle rock – clearer than we’ve ever seen it!