As the plane banked after 50minutes we got our first view of the city. It was an awsome day with not a cloud in the sky. A short bus rid to the city centre and quick walk and we were at 'The Scotsman' our hotel for our stay. The Scotsman was the base for the newspaper of the same name before being converted to a fantastic 5 star hotel.
We dumped the bags and found an open bus tour that would take us to the major sights within the city. Our guide was a Billy Connolly lookalike who was actually a pretty funny bloke to go with it. The Castle was amazing and the 'Old town' looked unchanged for hundreds of years. After an hour or so we reurned to the city centre and we looked for somewhere for lunch.
Top of the menu for this wee laddy was Neeps, tatties and Haggis. I ate all the haggis but struggled with the share amount of spud and turnip piled on the plate. .......Kathryn didn't have haggis :-)
So then back to the hotel for a bit of a rest and then I again, 'forced' Kathryn to go shopping so I could check out the castle and surrounds on foot. Just like London, just like Paris I was walking round with jaw dropped at the history and the sights. The Castle was massive and within the confines are the Crown Jewels which was neat thing to see.
Kathryn and I met back at the hotel and freshened up before catching up with her friend Lorraine for dinner, a great night had by all.
The next day saw us chilling out and filling in the day with coffees and wandering the town before catching our flight back to Luton. Back onto another bus, then the train back to London where Gavin picked us up.
Our Billy Connelly look-a-like tour guide
Kathryn & Lorriane.... Kathryn managed to find a Thai restaurant in Scotland
(what a surprise NOT)
Haggis Neeps and Tatties
Looks pretty but it was drrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyy
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