After driving west from Burntisland to go over the Forth
Bridge (they’re building a 3rd one!), we arrived at our hotel at
Edinburgh airport. We added one more mode of transport to our list today,
taking the tram from Edinburgh airport into the city.
I don’t really know much about Edinburgh, and I didn’t have
my bearings very well, so after finding some lunch we wandered in the obvious
direction, up to Edinburgh Castle. Once again the weather was beautiful – so there
were hordes of tourists at the castle! They’re already putting up grandstands
for the Edinburgh Tattoo in August, so the castle didn’t make such an imposing
sight for photos – but there are sure great views to be had over the city (and
over to Burntisland) from up there. The castle has a variety of buildings and
spaces showcasing different eras and communities; Levi was particularly
interested in the military museum, and I like learning and imagining how people
lived (both the royals and their staff).
Worst part of the day was walking up- and down-hill on
cobbled streets in poorly-chosen shoes, on a warm day, in crowds… sore feet,
tired and grumpy as a result. The city (or the tourist precinct, anyway) was
buzzing though, with lots of street performers and music as well as the (us) tourists.
I would definitely like to come back to Edinburgh with a bit more time to get
to know it than was possible this time.
We caught a tram back to the hotel for a quiet evening, to get
packed ready for our flight in the morning. My last activity of the day was to
phone Margaret Storrie on Islay. We chatted for about an hour, and it was a perfect,
very fitting way to round out the trip.
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