Raddison Edinburgh

... and headed south back to Edinburgh getting back about 2030. We got a meal in a lovely Itatalian restaurant and headed to the Edinburgh hostel for the night. On the Sunday morning we got up early and hiked to the top of Arthur's Seat in the centre of ...

... big angry Scotsmen (rather common in Scotland) in kilts with claymores (both of which may be readily found in the streets of Edinburgh), running around with blue paint on your face while yelling at the top of your lungs and hitting people who don't have ...

... and the queen was actually born there. As we had actually seen Perth and Dundee we took the motorway to Edinburgh. we are lucky enough to be staying at the Radisson on the Royal Mile. At present the festival is on - so the place is packed. Up this end ...

... the airport in Des Moines, and finishing with a completely charming cabbie raised in Leath (docks area near Edinburgh) who, like opinionated and knowledgable cabbies the world over not only gave us a wonderful intro to the city and its ...

Edinburgh was gorgeous and an interesting step back in time.  It was breathtaking to see all of the old structures maintained and repurposed!  The cool weather was nice with a fantastic refreshing breeze.  Our hotel was on the "Royal Mile," ...