Another fine, fine day! Once again Edinburgh has cast it's spell with wonderful things to see, engaging people to chat with and rare sunny, breezy, warm weather to enjoy. First things first. We found the post office and put Tessa's birthday present in the mail. Check! With that important job accomplished, we (mainly me) were able to then relax and focus selfishly on us again! We had another unbelievable lunch. It's almost unfathomable. There are so many small r...

I simply love Edinburgh! And I love the apartment we have here. The city is beautiful, well-preserved, steeped in tradition, proud and appreciative of its history, yet modern and situated in one of the most beautiful geographic settings I've ever seen. Everywhere you look, there is a treat for the eyes. The people here are like good neighbors, friendly, helpful and they love to chat. Our apartment is the best we've had on the trip. It's completely modern but set ...

Pity the poor tourist who visits the UK and complains about the lack of tasty food. We've learned, you just have to know where to look, and we have developed a knack! These people understand good food! We were adventuresome today and stopped at "The Dogs," a great restaurant and bar featuring of all things, Scottish food. The owner also has other restaurants, "Amour Dogs" and "Under Dogs." They are just next door. We took pictures of the querky but warm and frien...

It was a relatively quiet day today. We even took time out just before our fast walk to sift through 5 or 6 thrift shops looking for pieces of old, interesting English or Scottish china. What has gotten into us? Later we had another really good meal at another great Edinburgh restaurant, The Queen's Arms -- I know it sounds as we do, but we actually do not eat all the time. I must admit that I do talk about it a good deal. But the food here is good and worth tal...

Now I ask, who among you have ever added the city of Edinburgh to your list of places you dream, aspire and long to visit? How often have you read about the compelling merits of visiting this city? We merely added Edinburgh to our list of destinations because we planned to return home from London and stopping in Edingurgh gave us a chance to get a taste of Scotland. Like some other European cities we visited this trip, such as Strasbourg, Dublin and even Stuttgar...