Edinburgh This morning a Local Guide (kilt and all) introduced us to the 200-year-old "New Town" Then we went to the "Old Town," driving up the narrow Royal Mile to Edinburgh Castle to admire Scotland's Crown Jewels. Edinburgh castle is a fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock. We also visited the Sir Walter Scott memorial. Born in Edinburgh, the ninth child of a lawyer, Scott contracte...

Scotch Corner - Edinburgh, Scotland We left early and our first stop was a section of Hadrian's Wall, the Roman coast-to-coast defense against marauding northern tribes, then we continued through wild Northumberland National Park to the Scottish border. The border had a large boulder with Scotland written on it and a man playing the bagpipes entertained visitors crossing from England to Scotland. Stopped for photos at Jedburgh, with glimpses of the house of Mar...