Edinburgh

Our flat in Edinburgh was brilliantly located on the Royal Mile. The only downside was that it was on the second floor, which meant we had to lug our bags up two narrow, winding flights of steps. In the flat, we had two bedrooms, a kitchen, one and a half baths, and an enormous living area. Dani and I stayed in one of the bedrooms, fully expecting Jerynn to come sleep in one of the two double beds with us. Both nights, she fell asleep in the living area on one of the sofas, which she claimed were very comfortable. Mom and Ann shared the other room.

It started raining shortly after we arrived, so Ann, Jerynn and I ventured out for groceries to make something in the flat for dinner. We found a shop and brought back a variety of things, hoping we had everyone covered. Ann, mom and I had all started reading the same set of books on our kindles on the train, so we had a quiet evening in.

We got a late start the following morning as everyone slept in a little. I was up first and had crumpets. Mom was up next and I made her some eggs. Ann was up soon after. We waited until the girls woke up before we thought about making train reservations. Ann and I walked down to the station while the girls showered and got ready.

We walked to Royal Mile to Edinburgh Castle, getting there around 1:00. Dani, mom and I made our way through the self guided tour of the castle; Ann and Jerynn took off in another direction. We met up to watch the changing of the guard and get afternoon tea. We finished the castle around 4:30 and headed back to our Air BnB.

Enjoying tea at Edinburgh Castle
From the left: Dani, Jerynn, Mom, Ann, me

Dani and Jerynn pose with their first tea on the trip.

After another trip to the grocery store, we had dinner in. Mom wanted to walk down the rest of the Mile, so I went out with her. We saw the Hollyrood Palace, but it was closed because the family was in residence. We were able to get a video of the changing of the guard there.