Sadly, this will be the last blog post you will see for some time. You've been a dedicated, albeit silent audience. Thank you for going on this journey with me! Today was my last day in Scotland, and I chose to spend it alone. All week, I've been wanting to go on a morning walk of the estate ground. There are a plethora of trails and forest views. Here is one of an 18th century bridge built as a wedding present to one of the dukes.
After that I caught a bus (the wrong way) and toured the countryside, then came back through Dalkeith and started heading the correct direction. I stopped at an old castle ruin called Craigmillar Castle. The surrounding grounds were beautiful! I walked all around it, but when I was ready to pay admission to walk around the ruins, they were closed today. Bummer! It was still amazing just being as close as I was.
Stunning!
I then caught another bus to downtown. I had a pint of Scottish beer and a light lunch of black pudding and goat cheese. Then I went to Edinburgh castle. It was a little pricy, but amazingly historical. I saw the Scottish crown jewels, dungeons, an awesome great hall, etc. ( also many tourists...darn tourists)!
Me at the castle.
St. Margaret's son (Scottish king David I), built a small chapel in her honor. It dates from the 12th Century.
Here it is sideways...not the best picture. I knew laying down to take it was a bad idea...
I'll leave you with a view of Edinburg and the Firth of Forth from the top of the castle. Cheers!
