Sunday – arrived at our Edinburgh stop last night.
Happy Birthday Mom! (and its Ella's birthday too!)
Our most gracious flat-renters picked us up at the Waverley train station and brought us to the flat. (The place is actually short walking distance away, but it was nice not to have to navigate where we were going.) The unit is just right for us, and its nice not to have to repack for a few days.
The view out the windows is as good as it gets anywhere. Out the bedroom window is Nelson’s Monument. Nelson’s Monument is a tower designed to look like an upturned telescope and was used by sailors to set their clocks at 1pm every day, when the time ball drops. The National Monument, an unfinished replica of the Parthenon, is visible as well. We’ll explore the cemetery out back of the flat, to see who is buried there, today. There is also a Garden, open during the day, out back of the building, called Dunbar’s Close Garden.
There is also a wee Starbucks right across the street – whee!
A short trip out to get some groceries (less than 3 minutes walk) for the week and settle in. Some much deserved wine and crackers. Sunday is a day to regroup, do laundry, and organize for the week of libraries in Edinburgh. We hope to fit in some exploring close by the apartment as well, but not to be too worn out for a busy week ahead in more dusty stacks.
Luckily, my cold (so graciously given to me by someone on the plane) is short-lived and much better today. Crossing our fingers that Kevin does not get it.
Just now (its about noon) a parade of 4 pipe bands went down our street!
It was the equivalent of "Veterans Day" here yesterday, and this must be tied in to the events surrounding that. Kevin took a video:
That's all for now!
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