After a day of walking and touring churches, art galleries, castles and shops, nothing is nicer than to return to our room and relax. I get into the bathtub for a nice soak and this is the view I see from the tub.
We started the day by attending Mass at St Mary's RC Cathedral. The first Mass at St Mary's was held in August, 1814.
As it is our usual custom, we stopped at Saint Starbucks for a coffee and chat about how to spend the rest of our day. First on Ed's list, climb the Scott Monument.
While Ed climbed to see the view from the top, I walked across the street to shop.
In the above photo you can see St Giles steeple in the background, Edinburgh Castle on the top right and the Scottish National Gallery in the foreground on the right. We had lunch at the Scottish Cafe in the Gallery before viewing the collection. Among the many artists to be found were Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Sargent, Rodin, Vermeer, Degas, Van Dyck, Reubans, Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet, Bottei
celli, Cezanne, and Leonardo da Vinci.
After touring the Gallery it was a quick stop at the hotel room and then on to Edinburgh Castle.
With Edinburgh Castle crossed off the list, it was time to find dinner. Tonight it was Bella Italia - lasagna for Ed and I had baked salmon on baby spinach.
After dinner, it was a walk down the end of the Royal Mile to Holyrood House, home to the Queen whenever she is in town.
The Palace was closed for the day so it was back to our royal room at the Fraser Suites.
I find the view of Edinburgh Castle very stirring. Did you know that during the war, they hid some of the Crown jewels under the castle toilet and only two people in the world knew - Canada's Governor General and someone else (who I can't remember)
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