Here we are almost ready to leave Edinburgh. We have walked far more that we will probably do on our walking tour! We loved St. Andrews, when we signed off last time we told you we were off to play golf. Had a good round, then lunch in the club house. Got some souvieners and reserved a B & B in Edinburgh and we were off. The roads are very narrow at times - most times and Roy did well. You always seem to go down hill on a sharp curve into villages. Guess that helps make them scenic. The GPS was invaluable as we are camped right in Edinburgh. Visited the castle and Holyrood Palace, did an underground tour and walked the Royal Mile. Shopped but didn't buy much as we'd of loved to. Prices are very high so we are not getting sweaters or kilts or the like. We did however do a whiskey tasting. Cadenhead whiskey shop was hosting a tasting last night at the Toll House pub - we put down the money (for Roy and I went along and tasted his) and had a great experience. We know a lot more and it was fun.
Today the tour guide on the bus pointed out the archives for Scotland so we went in and did a little research. Didn't get very far, Carol has gotten further than we could get in the time we had but it was a neat experience and we got a little seminar on how to research the Scottish Archives. Saw Scotland Yard. Not too impressive from the outside and doubt we get inside.
Still haven't got to a laundramat. They seem to be closed wehn we find them. We thought of Alex starting pre school yesterday.
The whiskey tasting is quite an occassion. This shop hosts it twice a month, and we just happened to hit one of the days. They line up 6 whiskeys, and no one knows what they are and one at a time they are tasted, critiqued and evaluated. There were about 18 people involved in the tasting and some are regulars. The host told me he likes this because it introduces people to whiskeys they can't afford to buy, or can't buy, or are rare. Not all we tasted fit these catagories as one was a Japanese malt. It was by far the poorest. The best was a 31 year old from a distillary which closed in 1983. To buy a bottle if you can find one is £140. Today we went into St Giles cathedral, where John Knox preached. Very impressive and the 4 centre columns date from the 11th century. The thistle chapel has very ornate carvings and have 16 members, and only when one dies is another appointed.
We are staying at a very nice B&B, we are really pleased with it. Tomorrow we are off to Haddington and Hadrians wall. So long for now.
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