Edinburgh’s New Town
At the following morning, after an extended and good night’s rest in the holiday Edinburgh getaway home we’ve hired, we had a breakfast and made a decision to enjoy the New Town, that like we saw on the map was located to the north direction from the Old Town and was in fact next to it.
Maria explained we now have lots to see in this section of the Scottish capital and I agreed. The initial monument to see was the Scott Monument, which was constructed and arranged for the memory of Sir Walter Scot. Following that we enjoyed great sights above the town and made some good photographs. The next place to check out was the National Gallery of Scotland where we managed to view the finest art selections in the country. There was no entrance charge whatsoever, that was good and the exact was valid for the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, that however we could not go to because it was shut for repairs until November 2011.
Maria was hungry, thus we bought fish and chips and had some relaxation at the Princes Street Gardens, which is a small but beautifully arranged recreation area established between the Princes Street and the Castle Hills.
In the afternoon we went up the Calton Hill and after that we went searching along the Princes Street, the George Street and the Broughton Street.
As this day was totally committed on the New Town, in the evening hours we went out of our Edinburgh furnished flat and we went to a pub we have spotted during the day – The Living Room, where the food was fantastic and the guests could appreciate not just the ale and the cocktails but additionally the show of the bartenders. Then we headed towards the Standing Order Pub and ended the night there.