Edinburgh - Day 3 - Part 1

 Very quickly the joke of the trip is one of John Lovitz tag lines: "Jealous!"
 
 
Today was our Rick Steve's historical walk of the Royal Mile. Rick's walks are a staple of our trips as we find it's a great way to see the city by foot while learning about it's history too. 
 
 
Our walk started back at the castle and down the main street. 
 
 

The above pic is Gladstone's Land tenement building. We eventually made our first inside stop at the Writer's Museum, which was originally built as an aristocrats house in 1622. The museo has manuscripts and knickknacks by Scotland's three greatest writers: Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Burns, and Sir Walker Scott.   
 
 
Our walk continued with the Riddles Court, Deacon Brodie's Tavern (Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde fame), the parliment building (which was closed) and St. Giles Cathedral. 
 
 
Outside the St. Giles is the Heart of Midlothian which people spit on it to show their opposition for injustice. 

Here's a spitter now. 
 

 
Along the walk we popped into an old church that was converted into an artisan market. It was very cool! As we walked around it, Must Be Love came on and everyone around us started singing along under their breath; Rachel was the only one who remembered it was by Madness!
 
 
Continuing on past the original city limits (The World's End) and Flodden Wall, we came across this cool iron work with two hotties standing in front!
 

 Todd's keen eye was able to ferret out the T.I. booth!
 

There were a few jokes made about Holly's tour guide qualities...


We also visited a cemetary where Adam Smith and Robert Fergusson (Scottland's favorite poet) were buried.
 


We tried to get into Holyrood Palace but King Charles was visiting. Imagine that - the same weekend as us!


We stopped for lunch at the Tolbooth Tavern - A great pub.




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