STL DPB IN SCOTLAND - EDINBURGH OLD TOWN

 

The Old Town of Edinburgh sits on a ridge. It has a long central road, known as the Royal Mile, with meandering streets and alleys leading from it. Population and pestilence brought the city down the hill into the regular grid of New Town. We were grateful for our luck on the weather, given how wet it was when we arrived.                    

STL DPB IN SCOTLAND - EDINBURGH

Taking in as much as our wobbly old legs will carry us to. First, the National Gallery of Scotland, which has a remarkable collection. Second, one of the vaguely Gothic buildings of the University of Edinburgh, a snap that may have been taken by accident. Third, a scene in a pub. The man is intently watching a giant television screen showing American football. Last, from the ramparts of Edinburg Castle, looking northeast toward New Town and the Firth of Forth.

Up to Inverness today, perhaps followed by some Nessie hunting.