UK trip Day 2-4 - Edinburgh city centre (1-3 Jul)

Most of day 2 was spent travelling to Edinburgh. Unfortunately, the train stopped a couple of times due to some damage caused by thunderstorms further down the line, which resulted in a 2-3 hr delay in reaching Edinburgh, like 5 plus 6pm. Weather was fine there, but most of the shops were closed by then. We checked into our hotel and went out for dinner. Well, had a sudden craving for pasta, so we ate at an Italian restaurant called Bar Roma. It felt rather authentic and I had to occasionally remind myself I was in UK, not Italy when I heard people speaking English. Our room was pretty cozy, though it lacked certain amenities, but was generally satisfactory.

Day 3 was a really warm summer day! We were literally getting baked in the scorching 30 degree sun. This day saw us venturing to Edinburgh Castle. That took the whole morning, with a look at the crown jewels. some history, the 1 o'clock gun and a panoramic view of Edinburgh city. After that, we took the Royal Mile walk which took the whole afternoon. Along the way, we stopped by the Museum of Edinburgh. We ended at the Palace of Holyroodhouse at the end but there was a royal visit, so it was closed. But we did visit the Scottish Parliament, which was rather modern. After that, we proceeded to Grassmarket with the intention to sign up for the Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour but we just grabbed a quick meal in the end and went back to the hotel becoz of the heat and leg fatigue. That saw the end of day 3.

What a contrast day 4 was! It rained and was rather cold. Didn't do much today. We went to the National Museum of Scotland which took the whole morning. We dashed down to Princes Street as the rain got heavier and ate lunch. The rest of the afternoon saw us popping in and out of shops trying to avoid the rain and do some shopping. The shops here close really early, so we eventually had to make our way back to the hotel in the drizzle.

That's Edinburgh city centre for me. Regretted not being able to explore the New Town side due to the weather and short opening hours. Also, I started taking less photos halfway through these 2 days as the sights were getting too similar.

Well, tomorrow it's off to the castle and then to Glasgow and then back to London. Think I probably won't get free wifi for the rest of the trip, so further updates would have to wait.