EDINBURGH Today kicked off with a visit to Edinburgh Castle. The Castle dominates the old town skyline and there has been a Castle on the sight for over 1000 years. We had a Scottish local guide for the castle tour and he was really good value. The Scots REALLY don’t like the English! It like New Zealand Australia but with an extra thousand years or so of history, wars, murder, theft...the list just goes on and on! The Castle was awesome, hugely imposing as you walk up the hill towards it. Our guide talked about the history of the castle and explained the different areas before leaving us to explore under our own steam. From the Castle we walked down through the town, the Royal Mile was closed off for a few blocks with Fringe Festival
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