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Wow! What a fabulous day today has been. After a quick breakfast at Starbucks (literally next door to our hotel) we explored the shops of Royal Mile. Shops selling kilts, cashmere, tartans, scarves etc abound, and I guess the locals find it all a bit twee (like we do at home about those shops selling Australiana stuff) but we thought it was good fun and bought a few momentos to take home with us.
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luxury car rentals san francisco Edinburgh Castle is a must to see, if you re planning to come to Edinburgh. It has been perfectly maintained over the centuries, and once you pay the entry fee (which is less than it costs to get into Underwater World at Mooloolaba!) you have free rein to explore the castle. We climbed to the top
Damian at Edinburgh Castle and worked our way down – the view from the top is breathtaking. We saw the Scottish Crown Jewels, and explored the apartments luxury car rentals san francisco of Scottish Royalty from times gone by. We watched a cannon being fired at 1pm and spent some time gazing out at the Forth of Firth, and over to Arthur s Seat. We re so glad we spent some time there – it was so beautiful.
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Next we took a Whiskey Appreciation Tour with The Whiskey Experience near the Castle. We learned about how whiskey is made, how to tell what a whiskey will taste like by it s colour, aroma and depth, and
Deb at Edinburgh Castle where it was made. We tried whiskeys from a few different areas of Scotland, and it s amazing to be able actually taste the difference between whiskeys – when you know what you re looking for! We were also privileged to see the largest collection of scotch whiskey in the world – there are rooms and rooms of bottles, and no two bottles are the same. Talk about impressive! We thoroughly enjoyed this tour, and came away with a goodie-bag of things to bring home with us.
We wandered back down the hill, browsing the shops and stalls which line the Royal Mile, and after a bite of dinner and a shower, we were back out to do the Ghost Tour of the Underground. The Ghost Tour took us to sites around the Royal Mile and down some of the Closes where evil deeds took place, and it amazed us how brutal life was in early Edinburgh. Torture, hangings, murders – it all happened luxury car rentals san francisco here. Makes for good stories, and our guide was very theatrical. Whilst we didn t buy into the "scare" factor, the stories luxury car rentals san francisco were great and our guide was very entertaining! The tour then took us back to the
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