Finally got myself down to an internet cafe this morning. Checked my mail and deleted 145 junk emails I've received since we left 6 days ago. Checked the bank, which did not cheer me up, and checked the forum.
After a quick breakfast on the run, we drove the entire mile to the castle. We couldn't leave the car parked on the street and the we had to pay £2 per half hour. Because of the Tattoo and the Fringe Festival, parking is severely restricted. Found day parking on the other side of the castle and began our foot assault onEdinburgh
Walked to The Royal Mile a couple of blocks away from the castle to look at some shops. Elisha heads directly towards another souvenir shop to take a look. Somehow, one moment I was looking at a Fraser kilt set, the next I've got an entire outfit on. Admittedly, it did look great, and compared toAustralia Edinburgh
Just up the road we found a sword shop. Went in to take a look. They have a whole range of swords for sale. Picked up a half size broad sword and was amazed at the weigh of the thing. I cant imagine what a full size would have weighed.
Got a photo with the suit of armour outside the shop and headed up the hill towards the castle.
A short way down from the esplanade entrance was a man with a painted face and people around him. Of course, we walked over to see what was going on. He is generating awareness of a Jacobite village he is attempting to get off the ground. Such an obvious photo opportunity was not missed. He was a very funny bloke, and ended up hitching up his kilt to show Elisha his Scottish Lion tattoo on his right arse cheek. Elisha was quite impressed.
Into the castle and into the line for tickets. Struck up a conversation with a couple fromMaryland , but living in London
Got our tickets at £12 each and went inside. Stopped off at the castle shop to discover we need our receipts to claim the tax paid on the tapestries fromStirling castle. Have to make sure we keep this!
A guided tour of the castle was just about to start, so we meandered over to join it. I will reiterate what I said yesterday, take the guided tour if one is provided. The guides are very knowledgeable and very receptive to dumb questions. Also, they don’t take long, so you have plenty of time to explore the little nooks and crannies of the castle yourself.
After the tour, we walked around through quite a bit of the castle until we got to the war museum. At this pint, Elisha left me to take photos of the many different weapons and medals whilst she explored more of the castle. At least this time, we found each other before closing time to explore more of the castle together.
Left the castle and walked along the Royal Mile. Saw a couple of guys doing a street performance so stayed to watch. They had a dog with them who was supposed to be part of the show, but all the dog wanted to do was hump on their legs. This was funny at first, but as the show went on, because quite disturbing.
There finally was poi and a flaming doublet (cone shaped thing you spin with a piece of string). Really impressive although this would have looked great at night.
Italian for dinner before Elisha headed off to bed (she was tired) whilst I went to a fringe show - ChoiSori & Ariray Party. Very exciting mix of martial arts, Korean dance and big, loud Korean drums. Definitely worth looking out for.
After a quick breakfast on the run, we drove the entire mile to the castle. We couldn't leave the car parked on the street and the we had to pay £2 per half hour. Because of the Tattoo and the Fringe Festival, parking is severely restricted. Found day parking on the other side of the castle and began our foot assault on
Walked to The Royal Mile a couple of blocks away from the castle to look at some shops. Elisha heads directly towards another souvenir shop to take a look. Somehow, one moment I was looking at a Fraser kilt set, the next I've got an entire outfit on. Admittedly, it did look great, and compared to
Just up the road we found a sword shop. Went in to take a look. They have a whole range of swords for sale. Picked up a half size broad sword and was amazed at the weigh of the thing. I cant imagine what a full size would have weighed.
Got a photo with the suit of armour outside the shop and headed up the hill towards the castle.
A short way down from the esplanade entrance was a man with a painted face and people around him. Of course, we walked over to see what was going on. He is generating awareness of a Jacobite village he is attempting to get off the ground. Such an obvious photo opportunity was not missed. He was a very funny bloke, and ended up hitching up his kilt to show Elisha his Scottish Lion tattoo on his right arse cheek. Elisha was quite impressed.
Into the castle and into the line for tickets. Struck up a conversation with a couple from
Got our tickets at £12 each and went inside. Stopped off at the castle shop to discover we need our receipts to claim the tax paid on the tapestries from
A guided tour of the castle was just about to start, so we meandered over to join it. I will reiterate what I said yesterday, take the guided tour if one is provided. The guides are very knowledgeable and very receptive to dumb questions. Also, they don’t take long, so you have plenty of time to explore the little nooks and crannies of the castle yourself.
After the tour, we walked around through quite a bit of the castle until we got to the war museum. At this pint, Elisha left me to take photos of the many different weapons and medals whilst she explored more of the castle. At least this time, we found each other before closing time to explore more of the castle together.
Left the castle and walked along the Royal Mile. Saw a couple of guys doing a street performance so stayed to watch. They had a dog with them who was supposed to be part of the show, but all the dog wanted to do was hump on their legs. This was funny at first, but as the show went on, because quite disturbing.
There finally was poi and a flaming doublet (cone shaped thing you spin with a piece of string). Really impressive although this would have looked great at night.
Italian for dinner before Elisha headed off to bed (she was tired) whilst I went to a fringe show - ChoiSori & Ariray Party. Very exciting mix of martial arts, Korean dance and big, loud Korean drums. Definitely worth looking out for.
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