Our second visit to enchanting Edinburgh! We arrived prior to check-in, left our bags with the concierge, discovered a little hole-in-the-wall restaurant serving the full Scottish breakfast. Then joined a cheering crowd to witness the end of an early morning footrace. Our time was short and we had toured the castle and strolled the Royal Mile to Holyrood on our first visit. But we felt obliged to revisit Greyfriars Bobby's Bar for a pint, and another at Deacon Brodie's pub, followed by a stroll (or should I say wobble)
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Sillouette Scots Grey Guard horseman at the base of Edinburgh Castle
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Monument to Sir Walter Scott This monument to Edinburgh's famous author, Sir Walter Scott, rises 200...
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Flag Waving over Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Castle perched atop its black, volcanic crag
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Footrace alongside Graveyard We arrived too early to check-in to our hotel, but were lucky enough...
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Greyfriars' Bobby Legend has it that this faithful terrier followed the funeral...
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Graveyard behind Greyfriars' Bobby
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Floral Clock at Princess Gardens This beautiful floral clock commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the...
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Cottage at Princess Gardens Surrounded by beautiful roses, this little cottage looks like...
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Fountain at Princess Gardens The beautiful Ross Fountain is set against a backdrop of rock...
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Carousel Colorful carousel next to Ross Fountain in Pricess Gardens Park. I loved the...
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Child riding Carousel Can't you just hear the music!
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Beautiful architecture
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Grassmarket Historically, the Grassmarket acted as both a market and the site for public...
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Dinner with new friends Peter & Carol
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Caledonian Hilton at Night A beautiful historical hotel ideally located. The room and service was superb!
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Interior Staircase Caledonian Hilton
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Fettes College - Tony Blair attended. Thanks, Phil!
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Comfortable contemporary room
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Enchanting Rooftop This was one of my favorite buildings!
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Our Fish & Chips Bench View
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