Since it was sunny and nice today (tomorrow is supposed to be lots of rain), Booth and I decided to take advantage of the good weather and explore the city. Let's just say my feet hurt, but I'm smiling a lot from all the things we saw. The first major thing we did was walk up Arthur's seat, an extinct volcano overlooking the city. The walk and view up was amazing, exhilarating, breathtaking--and any other words like that you could use. It was a fantastic panoramic view of the city and the Firth of Forth. Walking down, I twisted my ankle while picking up a piece of trash some heathen left behind (that's what I get for trying to be a good samaritan!), but I walked it off and took some ibuprofen). We lunched at The Three Sisters, and I had fish and chips, while Mr. Booth had haggis, neeps and tatties! Booth says he doesn't care what anyone says--haggis is good! I tried it, and actually, especially with the tatties (mashed potatoes) and gravy on top, it was quite delicious. We then walked through more of the city and saw Edinburgh Castle (pictured). Tonight we will be there seeing a performance by the Military Tattoo. It should be cold, but at least it's not supposed to rain. Umbrellas aren't allowed during the Tattoo, so it would have been very wet indeed.
Some of our additional explorations took us to a candy shop where we bought some Scottish candy (Poppets, Highland Toffee, and Nessie Poo--yes, I spelled that right, and Isaac, the Nessie Poo is for you!), and we're getting ready to go off to dinner. Overall, a very accomplished day.
Mrs. Schnider
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