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| Edinburgh Castle is actually a complex of stone buildings built for defense. Remember, a castle is not a residence; that's a palace.
We saw the Scottish crown jewels, such as they are, and the famous Scottish Stone of Destiny. We learned about its having been plundered by the English and about the clever young Scots who stole the Stone back. They were caught and London took the stone again, but eventually it came back to Edinburgh Castle where it belongs. Scotland still loans it to the English Crown during coronation ceremonies: you can see the stone in photos, sitting under the English throne. I could swear I took a few more photos of and from Edinburgh Castle, with its sweeping views. Is it possible that my phone lost some images? I have just these pictures. |
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It was soooo cold up at the castle. We shivered, even with raincoats over sweaters. At the castle gift shop I got gloves. Then as we started down the shop-lined Old Town street I splurged on my first ever cashmere sweater. Susan got a wool scarf. Then we were warm and happy. And now I have a cashmere sweater. | ||||||
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| Our hotel was in New Town, near the bustling Princes Street with its museum, monuments, and park. But this is our only record of it. |
A pub near our hotel. We just walked by it. We tried to eat outside whenever possible because of Covid. | The view from a restaurant, taken so I could show that we found an open window though we were inside. | ||||||
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| We visited the historic Tollbooth building that houses the People's Story museum and a charming pub. And then we went through Edinburgh Museum, right across the street. I took these photos in the People's Story for a bookbinder friend or we would have no record of that day at all. | ||||||||
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| One of our favorite Edinburgh memories is of a little bookshop we stumbled on. The owner once worked at the famous Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris. Typewronger Books also carries (and repairs) old typewriters. We didn't take a single photo of the charming space, but Susan bought this postcard and I bought the book bag and a book that the friendly clerk recommended when we got talking about Circe. The Wolf Den is great.
The clerk even folded an elaborate little origami dragon for us but it, too, is now only a memory. |
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