The day we arrived in Edinburgh, it was around 6:30 and all we really wanted to do was eat and relax. But just walking from the bus station (we had flown from London to Glasgow, then took a bus over to Edinburgh) to our hostel was an amazing walk through this well preserved old european city. It was exactly what I wish all old towns would look like. There is a castle on a hill surrounded by small streets lined with classic old stone buildings. We made tortellini and red sauce for dinner in our hostel, which had a perfect view of the castle on the hill.
The view from our hostel
The entrance to the castle
The next day we headed right up to the castle to get a closer view. Without paying the entrance fee, the castle was more impressive from the bottom of the hill. I don't think it would have been any more impressive than the inside of the Tower of London, which is why we decided not to pay for it. From there we walked down the Royal Mile, which is the street that starts from the castle and heads down the hill, full of cool old stone buildings and touristy shops. For lunch we heated up the leftover tortellini then headed back out to conquer the other hill in town.
One of the amazing buildings around
It took us about an hour to get up the hill and had wonderful views of Edinburgh and the surrounding area although it was a bit windy and cold. As we walked back into town we split a "milkshake" which we forget in foreign countries usually means milk + ice + chocolate. Dinner was stir fried vegetables with a pre made sauce and couscous.
The next day we checked out and headed to Hertz to pick up our rental car. Since we were early, we hung out at a little cafe down the road which had free wifi. I ordered an espresso and Andy ordered a hot chocolate. Both drinks were very tasty. At noon we picked up our car and headed south.
To emphasize how cold it was outside
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