Our final touristy thing last week was Camera Obscura a tower of illusions and stuff with a cool observation deck. If you have been to the Royal Mile you have probably passed it.
Tag: RoyalMile
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Touristy stuff in the capital
We saw the Edinburgh castle. There is a ton of history to see here. I think the social connections only allow the “featured” photo through so if you can’t see the other pictures here – be sure to head to the site islesandtrials.org .
American flag graffiti carved into prison door at Edinburgh Castle I feel some complicated feels about how we owe the American ideal of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to a lot of people (including some imprisoned here way back.) Hopefully the pursuit of happiness will return to favour soon.
More info on the graffiti 
The Great Hall, Edinburgh Castle Other fascinating or cool stuff here includes the Crown Jewels (photography not allowed), the history of Scottish involvement in many wars, the history of the various takeovers of the castle, and the tremendous views of the city.
I kept saying you can see a bit of the Firth of Forth rail bridge from here – and while I was obsessed with bridges as a kid – my kids were thoroughly umimpressed https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_Bridge
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Quick holiday in Edinburgh
We took the train 2.5 hours down to Edinburgh to see some different sites while the young ones have break. Here is St. Giles’ Cathedral – from the website – “St Giles’ Cathedral, founded in 1124 by King David I, has been a working church for almost 900 years. A backdrop to Scotland’s turbulent religious history, it has seen the seeds of civil war sown and been John Knox’s parish church during the Reformation. It is still an important centre for civic services such as the Kirking of the Parliament and services for Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.”
Isles and Trials 