Day 7- Today we enter Scotland

We had another breakfast of that fantastic bacon with a cheese omlette. We said our goodbyes to Geoff and Christine and Ashcroft Guest House. We investigated a wonderful old church and then wandered through town to the train station. We are currently on a local train somewhere between Haltwhistle and Carlisle.

























We are in Edinburgh!






We came out of Waverley Station and I led us to precisely where my iPad said our bus stop was. No bus stop. As it turned out we were in the correct place, only the stop was on a bridge about a hundred feet directly above us and the only way to get to it was to walk all the way around massive Waverley train station. Gotta love the ipad gps! Once we found the bus, finding our B&B was easy.

The rate that got us first class luxury in Haltwhistle gets us a small much lower standard room in the big city. It is clean, secure and has furniture that almost matches. On a brighter note it is run by a very friendly little Scottish woman, there is a tray of tablet (kind of a shortbread fudge) in the hall and a view of Arthur's Seat from our window.













We are off to supper.

I had me first pint of Scottish ale in an old Edinburgh pub tonight. We went to the Old Bell Inn and had a fantastic meal. Almost as good as the McEwans ale was the sticky toffee pudding. It wasn't as good as the same stickey pudding and custard at Mile Castle last night but it was close. Can't have that every night or we will burst at the seams before we get home! The pub was busier than this image makes it look. I just took advantage of a lull.



Time for bed because we spend tomorrow discovering Edinburgh. I can't wait. I am like a kid on Christmas Eve wondering what tomorrow will bring.

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