Day Outing At Edinburgh Castle And National Museum Of Scotland

UP THE EDINBURGH CASTLE...

The next morning we had our energy recharged... after a hearty breakfast at the hotel, we took a tram to the town, it was just a 15 minute journey from Novatel hotel to town.  From there, we walked up to Edinburgh castle, stopping on the way to have lunch and ice cream!!  We spent nearly the whole day sight-seeing and stopping at the National Museum of Scotland.  Entrance is free of charge and we spent a couple of hours inside... In the evening, we checked in to another hotel, Courtyard Merriot for another night...

Up Edinburgh Castle...

Lunch and dessert time!

At the National Museum where we spent a couple of hours... 

A tiring day no doubt but well spent... 

Sightseeing, Food And Novatel In Edinburgh

EDINBURGH CITY...  It is all about walking up and down the roads, leading to Edinburgh Castle.  But halfway through, we changed our mind, we decided to visit the castle the next day, it is too much to cramp the sightseeing on the first day in Edinburgh....

By the time we walked to the car park, it was nearly dinner time.  Aaron recommended Imperial Palace for our dinner, they serve Asian Chinese food.  After our dinner, we checked in to Novatel Hotel which we stayed for one night before moving to another hotel the next day.   The room cost around 78 pounds for two persons in a room, very nice and comfortable, nothing to complain about... In fact the standard room can sleep 4 persons, there is a sofa bed which can accommodate 2.... next time we know... we just have to book one room for 4.  LOL.. The more, the merrier....

See the number of steps we had to walk?

We managed to somehow... 

Up and down... ascending and descending to the castle...

Halfway we turned back... that have to wait for the next day... 

We saw Indian cuisine... and we had a light lunch.... 

Ordered some Naan to go with some curry... 

I shared this with Aaron... 

Refreshing beer for the big man... 

At the Indian restaurant.... 

Lots of souvenir shops....

And desserts which caught my eyes...

Lots of photography taken... 

Lots of walking and stoppings to replenish the energy...

Dinner time at Imperial Palace...

Braised Beef..

Yong Tow Foo... 

And mixed vegetables... bill came to around 50plus pounds... 

my tired looks during the dinner... 

What I need is a good rest!

At Novatel Hotel where we spent a night.... 

A Short Weekend Trip To Edinburgh

WEEKEND HERE AGAIN...

Two days after coming back from our London trip, we made another short trip again, this time to Edinburgh.  Edinburgh... how do I pronounce it?  "A-din-burgh"... but in actual fact, the locals here pronounced it as "A-din-bra"  Now only I know... :)

Back to my post, we started the journey early morning at 8am, Aaron drove to Edinburgh for a 11am appointment and dropped the three of us in town.  We walked along Princess Street, the main road where it is the busiest street in Edinburgh...

On a weekend... 

Tenners building... 

Leading to the museum... 

The Scott Monument.... 

The sun was out and yet I was so cold... 

Basking under the sun.... 

I really admire them... 

Hard to get such a nice weather during spring... 

No picnics.... just the sun is good enough... 

We ladies are all bundled up... 

Walking back to the car park after some "minor" shopping.... 

Food And Places In Edinburgh

Please excuse the poor arrangement of this post, it is being written using my hand phone at this moment of time at the airport, thus the photos are all jumbled up... 

A night stay at Ibis Hotel in Edinburgh.  This city is more happening than Aberdeen.  Definitely  more crowded here with shoppers and tourists like us, walking and taking photos at nearly every angle we can find.  When evening came, we had difficulty finding a dining place for we did not think of making any reservation at all and most restaurants were either fully booked or have to be in queue.   Eventually we got one after walking a short distance away from the prime area.  It is an Italian restaurant which again I forgot to write down... I can only remember it served good food and we had a very satisfying dinner!