We made our way to the Scottish capital on Easter Saturday for a 3 day trip. We were once again blessed with great weather (a rarity in Scotland) and really enjoyed our time.
A highlight on the first day was hiking up Arthur's seat which is the hill that overlooks the city. The hike takes about an hour and the top affords views across Edinburgh and the surrounding hills and bays.
After working up an appetite on the climb we headed to a pub and had Haggis, Neeps and Tatties for Lunch. Neeps are turnups and Tatties potato (mashed). Haggis was better than I expected and was kinda like mince. For dinner we took a bus down to the waterfront area of Leith and had a nice dinner on a boat moored in the canal.
The next day we took an all day trip to the highlands and Loch Ness. The scenery was spectacular and very green with some snow still on the hills. We did a cruise on Loch Ness and did notice a few unexplained ripples in the water which I am convinced were the Monster.
We stopped at a ruined castle on the banks of Loch ness which was very picturesque and then headed back to Edinburgh via Fort William and Clen Coe. We had a great time but it was a really long day on the road as we were away about 14 hours.
On Easter Monday we checked out Edinburgh Castle and strolled the royal mile. We had some Scottish cuisine for lunch including a soup called 'Cullen Skink' which much to my disappointment is made from fish rather than small lizards.
We really enjoyed Scotland and were glad to have now seen a bit more of the UK.
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Nessie can be seen making ripples behind me in one of the pictures.
