A Trip to the UK - Edinburgh

From London, Alison and I took a train to Edinburgh for a 2 day stay. Here are some of the things that we did in Edinburgh:

We went in St. Giles' Cathedral.

We visited the National Museum of Scotland and saw the sister of the guillotine, The Maiden. A guillotine has a slanted blade and was more effective, whereas The Maiden has a straight blade and not so effective.

We explored the streets and alleyways which were filled with character.

This is called the Mercat Cross. Royal proclamations have been read here since the 14th century.

We also tried Haggis which, to our surprise, was our favorite dish we had in the UK.

Here is a police box.

Our favorite sight in Edinburgh was the Edinburgh Castle which is an 11th-century fort and royal residence complete with crown jewels.





Here is the Great Hall in the castle, very bright.

The castle had the most amazing views.

We also visited the royal yacht, Britannia. Britannia was used by the royal family for 40 years and was retired in 1997. It made for an interesting tour.

For more about our trip to the UK:
Click here for the post on London
Click here for the post on Bath

It turned out to be a truly amazing trip :)