An Edinburgh special, Part 1.

I love Edinburgh and hugely disappointed that my first visit is so short....but I shall return!  Again and again me-thinks.

Great views from accommodation overlooking part of the city.

Plenty of stairs in this city, most I tried to avoid

Edinburgh castle - got up close but didn't visit this time but we viewed it from every angle and it is visible from everywhere in the city.

Hearty breakfasts in quaint (below ground) out of the way places was welcome before heading out and about for the day.(rear plate held haggis, lorne sausage, black pudding and scottish potato scone. Mine was vegetarian with a soy sausage (bleh!)  BTW, I love haggis. Just know you want to know all this :)

This scot likes a bit of retail therapy

 I like a bit o' kilt with ma piper

Just no tellin' where you might find a scot in these parts

Loved the Royal Mile which these days is a popular tourist shopping precinct but also filled with history and alleyways and beautiful old Cathedrals and buildings. The Royal Mile is the Old Town straight, direct line from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace which is the Queens official residence when in Scotland.

...........love my chimneys

St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile left me...... well let's say I was pleased to have tissues on board

Holyrood Palace greeted us at the end of the Royal Mile and what a sight it was

.............stayed tuned for Part 2, (views from Scott's Monument overlooking Princess Street, gardens and city.