St Giles Kirk at Night

Our hotel was truly situated in an ideal location. We were just a few steps away from the this great church as well as the best stuff on the Mile. Right around where the loving couple is standing is a concrete slab with a big engraved heart. This marks the spot where the gallows once stood outside Tolbooth Prison. It's a local tradition to walk around it and spit on the heart. Of course I had to do it.

Day One of the Great Edinburgh Expedition

December 24th 2009
Flying over to Scotland was a breeze. Actually there was a definite lack of a breeze as the Gulf Stream seemed to have disappeared. El Niño was wreaking havoc with weather patterns both in the States and throughout Europe. Our pilot advised us shortly after takeoff that the flight would be at least an hour longer than normal because the usual Gulf Stream tailwind was absent. It hardl ... read more

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