On the next day, right after a long and excellent night’s sleep in the vacation Edinburgh vacation flat we have hired, we had a breakfast and decided to see the New Town, which as we observed on the map was set to the north direction from the Old Town and was in fact bordering it.

Maria explained we have a lot to see in that part of the Scottish capital and I agreed. The very first monument to view was the Scott Monument, which was constructed and set up for the memory of Sir Walter Scot. From there we appreciated great views above the town and made some great photos. The following place to visit was the National Gallery of Scotland where we managed to view the finest art selections in the country. There was no entrance fee whatsoever, that was great and the exact was valid for the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, that on the other hand we could not go to because it was closed for repairs till November 2011.

Maria was hungry, thus we got fish and chips and had some rest at the Princes Street Gardens, which is a tiny but marvelously arranged recreation area established between the Princes Street and the Castle Hills.

In the afternoon we climbed the Calton Hill and next we went shopping along the Princes Street, the George Street and the Broughton Street.

As this day was totally devoted on the New Town, in the evening we went out of our Edinburgh furnished flat and we went to a pub we have seen in the course of the day – The Living Room, where the food was excellent and the visitors could enjoy not only the ale and the cocktails but also the show of the bartenders. Then we went to the Standing Order Pub and finished the night there.