[9] Edinburgh, Scotland

This is my third full day in Scotland, and my Mom and I are enjoying ourselves quite a bit. You'll have to excuse any spelling errors as this keyboard is rather sticky.

So we're staying in a hostel in Marchmont, a district build in the mid 1800s for those who could not afford to live in "New Town" (the suburb expansion built when "Old Town" filled up). We have visited a lot of things so far, but the most notable thing about our visit to the Royal City of Scotland has been the Royal presence. We meant to go to Hollyrood Palace on our first day but it closed due to the Queen being in residence until the end of the Week. Everything in Edingburgh has been bustling because of her visit. Today she was at Edinburgh Castle (where we were yesterday) to open up the new Royal Scots Dragoon Museum.

Tomorrow is our last day in Edinburgh and we plan to visit the Royal Scottish Botanical Gardens, Calton Hill and some other small-ish museums! Then we travel to Ayrshire (Ayr) where we will hopefully pick up a rental vehicle for the remainder of our trip.

I apologize for the brevity of this entry but the keyboard is so sticky, it is annoying to type on!
I hope to hear from you all soon!