During the subsequent day, Maria and I woke up early and spent some time drinking tea and contemplating the men and women from the patio of our Edinburgh holiday accommodation. The moment we were definitely dressed properly to go for a stroll, we went immediately to the Royal Mile in the Old Town and thus we saw the Edinburgh Castle and the Holyroodhouse Palace. Maria has informed me that I have to put on flat and comfortable footwear and thus I was able to deal with the stoned streets in the old town.

We’d a sandwich and a drink in the Holyrood Park on the eastern area and then went to the Arthur’s Seat and then towards the Cathedral St. Giles and the Scotch Whiskey Heritage Centre. After that we certainly needed refreshment and Maria recommended we should have a bite and some ale on one of the cafes along the Royal Mile. After the snack we had, we headed for some souvenir shopping. After that the two of us agreed, it might be better to go back to our Edinburgh holiday accommodation and have some sleep. I watched TV, while Maria checked out her email and done a research about the bars and eating places in the Scottish main city that were in close proximity to our holiday apartment.

Late in the afternoon we went out again and had a great lengthy stroll alongside the Princes Street, that signifies the heart and in a way sets apart the Scottish main city into an Old and a New Town. On the Princes Street we discovered several nice stores, and noticed exactly where the Royal Scottish Academy and the National Gallery are and decided to see them on the next days.

We had a peaceful dinner at Rick’s bar, that is a trendy bar in the central part, serving food and drinks. We had deep fried pizza, which we found out is a common local dish and then we went to bed early as we were quite worn out from the landmarks and shopping during the day.