Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle was the major attraction on our first day in Edinburgh.

The walk to the Castle took us up the Royal Mile, through very modern looking bleachers, and up to the castle. Somewhere in there we got hit up for money for tickets.

It turns out the bleachers are temporary -- they are only set up once a year for the Military Tattoo, which is going on now -- we were out of Scotland before it started.

The castle was an impressive defense for the city for many centuries, and is still in use by the army today, although it is now mostly a tourist destination.

We worked our way through a couple of museums there, including one with the Scottish Crown Jewels ("the honors"), and had tea around one O'clock (I know that because they fired the One O'clock gun while we were having tea).

Impressive as the castle is, the viewfrom the castle is amazing.