We left Dublin very early on Friday - with a 6:30 flight, we had to get up at 4:00am, so there was much grumbling in the car on the way to the airport. I also had to circle three times before finding the secret "after hours" drop off location for Sixt (see day three rental car rant). And, Ryanair tried to charge us an extra EUR 140 due to excess weight (baggage, not human)... Sharon did some emergency repacking in the security line and cut that amount in half, but there you go.
Anyway, it was all worthwhile as Edinburgh is spectacular. It reminded us of Rome with its saturated density of history and uniqueness. And, we happened to come during the weekend of a royal wedding! More on that later.
We started by heading up the Royal Mile up to the Edinburgh Castle and saw this bagpiper on the wall...
The Union Jack was flying due to the presence of royalty!
The view of the city from the castle - that's our flat behind the Belmoral Inn.
The girls with some local queens...
Wyatt was in heaven with an authentic (and heavy) sword:
Exploring the closes of Old Town:
Hangin' with the locals...
After the castle and exploring some of Old Town, we took an afternoon nap to make up for the lack of sleep from the night before, and then went over to Grassmarket for dinner at Mama's Pizza, recommended by Link, and it was quite good!
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