Trip to Scotland
Arthur's Seat
We seriously lucked out as far as weather on our Royal Mile walk. As you can see in the photos the weather for walking up Arthur's Seat was fantastic. The unfortunate part was that we were weighted down with umbrellas and sweaters that we didn't need.
History
The area was an active volcano 350 million years ago when Scotland was on the Equator. The cliff, called Salisbury Crags, is a layer of solidified lava.
If you have the weather with you on your visit to Edinburgh this is a great place to get away from the crowds along the Royal Mile. We didn't make it all the way to the top but we were still rewarded with some spectacular scenery.
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 Left: Paul and PC before we started up the hill. Above: PC catches the view of Edinburgh. |
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 Left: Still walking up . . . Above: Kjersti is still smiling - really. |
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 Left: That's it I'm calling this the top! Above: View of Edinburgh from what we called the top. So we do have to go back to walk to the real top of Arthur's Seat. |
That ends our walk on the Royal Mile (except for walking back to the hotel). We were pretty much on our feet for eight hours that Sunday. We must have walked at least a marathon distance that day.
After we got some supper, Paul and PC went out "pub hopping". Kjersti and I were ready to catch some zzzzzzzzzzz time. PC loves the Guinness in Scotland - He woke up in the night and was wandering around the hotel room. I woke up and heard someone sneaking around and thought "oh great - we're going to get robbed!" I turned on the light and there PC stood in his jammies. I asked him what he was doing and he just started laughing - he was looking for the bathroom. (I do have to admit that the Guinness does taste better there.)
Next page - Monday at Rosslyn Chapel.