Archive for July 10th, 2010

Discovering Edinburgh on foot

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

On the next morning, Maria and I got up early and spent some time having capuccino and contemplating the men and women from the terrace of our Edinburgh vacation apartment. The moment we were dressed properly to go for a stroll, we headed directly to the Royal Mile in the Old Town and so we visited the Edinburgh Castle and the Holyroodhouse Palace. Maria has informed me that I should put on even and comfy trainers and thus I was able to deal with the cobbled roads in the old town.

We’d a sandwich and a juice in the Holyrood Park on the eastern part and then went to the Arthur’s Seat and then in the direction of the Cathedral St. Giles and the Scotch Whiskey Heritage Centre. Then we certainly needed refreshment and Maria suggested we should have a bite and some beer on one of the bars along the Royal Mile. After the snack we had, we went for some souvenir purchasing. Then we both decided, it might be better to go back to our Edinburgh rental and have some relaxation. I watched TV, whereas Maria checked her email and made a research concerning the cafes and restaurants in the Scottish main city that were in close proximity to our holiday flat.

Later in the afternoon we went out once again and had a great lengthy walk alongside the Princes Street, which symbolizes the centre and in a way separates the Scottish main city into an Old and a New Town. On the Princes Street we found some great department shops, and saw exactly where the Royal Scottish Academy and the National Gallery are and decided to see them on the following days.

We had a peaceful meal at Rick’s pub, that is a stylish pub in the center, offering meals and beverages. We’d deep fried pizza, which we discovered is a normal traditional recipe after which we went to bed earlier as we were really exhausted from the landmarks and shopping during the day.