Radisson Sas Edinburgh

... to 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 ...

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," ...

... at the Elephant House where J.K. Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter book whilst viewing the forboding, dark presence of Edinburgh Castle on the hill (Hogwarts!)  After that we went to Greyfriars Kirk and graveyard and saw ...

... BMI Baby - a budget airline who happily do still allocate seats - and a short taxi ride took us to the excellent Radisson SAS hotel which was right opposite the Central Station. The station itself deserves a mention - it is an architectural joy with ...