theatre bedroom, trundled downstairs and had a full Scottish breakfast-
cereal, fruit, eggs, ham, sausage, haggis, tomato, beans, toast and
tea. Wow.
Caught a city bus to downtown in what to us was typical Scottish
weather, drizzel, rain and windy. Toured the castle at Edinburgh with
audio headsets to learn the history of the place. Amazed to find how
many times this castle on a rock changed hands between the Scots and
English. Even saw the septre, sword, crown, and jewels of Scotland
along with the Stone of Destiny.
Had a snack at the castle cafe, watched them fire the 1 o'clock
artillary shell-even when you know it is coming you still jump-then
walked the Royal mile down King Street to the Parliment building. Now
that is a cool building! Designed by a Spanish architect it is truly
an artsy building. Rather than snoozing you with a description, google
it on the web. It is worth looking into.
A great walk through downtown and a short ride on the bus again and we
were back to the cars.
Drove out to David and Caroline's cottage in Muthill, pronounced Mu-
thill. Enjoyed a great evening and dinner. First impressions of
Scotland - beautiful countryside and very friendly people. Everyone we
came in contact with was willing to banter, laugh and talk. Looking
forward to a good sleep and a day of making arrangements for tomorrow.
Chuck
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