Our Trip To Edinburgh - Part Two

Following on from the first part of our Edinburgh trip story yesterday, this is about the second (and last) day we spent in Edinburgh

Breakfast in Bed

After the let down of the day before, Sunday started with a lovely breakfast tray brought up to us in bed and freshly brewed coffee.  We took our time over breakfast and then I packed and we got ready to check out of the hotel. I was really sad to go, it was a really lovely hotel and I wish we could have stayed longer. If you are looking for a hotel to stay in whilst you are in Edinburgh then I really recommend this place, very centrally based and the rooms are very luxurious. Plus all the staff were really helpful too, couldn't ask for more.

The Royal Mile

After we dropped the suitcase in the car we walked up the Royal Mile going in and out of the souvenir shops and exploring the little alleyways that run off the main street. I wanted to go to the National Museum but Mr Bertie wasn't up for it so I agreed to go for a pint instead in a traditional pub

During our time in the pub we had a really interesting conversation about fashion/clothing and how it can project an image of who you are/what you are like to people you meet. We were sat at the window watching people walking past and playing the game of guessing what their job was and where they were going to/what they were doing. It got quite amusing and apparently we saw a high class prostitute and a drug dealer (lol), it was funny to hear Mr Bertie's thoughts on certain trends and items of clothing. Apparently the 'blogger look' is old fashioned and granny like.  This is what he came out with when I pointed out a girl in coloured opaque tights, brogues, a short skirt, duffel coat and cloche hat and said 'ooh I reckon she is a blogger, I love that outfit'.  Apparently Mr Bertie does not like that look, lol.

After our wandering around the Royal Mile and our fashion 'discussions' in the pub we decided to head for some lunch and found a lovely pub on the Royal Mile where we had lamb shanks and mashed potato. Seriously warming comfort food (the weather wasn't as nice on Sunday and was actually really cold)

Camera Obscura

The rest of the afternoon was spent in the Camera Obscura museum which was great fun and had some really amusing exhibits.  It's quite hard to describe this museum but here are some photos of the fun we had in there...

It was soon 6pm and time to head off home so we walked back to the car and set off on the long journey back down.  Although this time it was much less stressful and a much shorter journey than on the way up (thank goodness for that!)  Goodbye Scotland....

We finally got home about 10.30pm and suddenly remembered about the broken boiler when we came into a freezing house with no hot water.  We had to put on the oil radiator and electric heater to warm up the bedroom and filled the bed with hot water bottles. It was a VERY cold welcome home for us!! Thankfully the plumber has been today and sorted it out but I have had a very cold 18 hours waiting for it to be sorted.

Despite all the bad things that happened before we set off (and the cold welcome home) we had a fabulous weekend and are already looking forward to our next mini break (Newcastle in May) I can't wait!!!

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend and a good start to the week! Roll on Wednesday :)