Edinburgh is going to have to be a number of Blog Entries...Today's entry is about SANDEMANs Free Edinburgh Tour.
We did this tour last time we were in Edinburgh, honestly by accident. We were walking up the Royal Mile and were captivated by Ben Hunter the tour director that we decided we HAD to stick with it.
We were so impressed with Ben Hunter we OVER tipped him. By over tipped, I mean OVER tipped him...it was worth every pence.
This time, I was able to get free tickets for the morning after we arrived in Edinburgh and we joined into the tour with our new tour guide: Greg Thompson...he was so great. A Master storyteller.
Greg and our family, post tour.
A Sphinx in Edinburgh?
Part of my favourite part of the tour. At the top of the pole you see, you'll find a unicorn. This is where the announcements were made. Still to this day, someone will make announcements here, like when Charloette Elizabeth Diana Windsor was born.
See? A Unicorn:
More tour with Greg...
Another great story with Greg...This is a anti-theft staircase. There would be a step set up that is taller than the rest, if you don't know where the step is, you'd probably end up tripping and falling down the stairs. Cool. We should do this, except Lawyers would have a field day....
After the tour, Greg ended up with us at the National Museum, so we decided to go in and spend a couple hours there looking through it an spending time on the roof.
Edinburgh Castle from the roof top garden of the National Museum.
Isn't he just so handsome? Kent checking out the city view from the top of the museum.
City skyline.
Inside the museum.
The Statue of Arensnuphis.
Then we did the tour of the Edinburgh Castle. We'd already done the tour, so we had little need of more photos of it, but here are some of my favourites: The Fireplace décor. Thinking about this for my house.....
No wonder there is so many spellings of Horie, or Horrie, or Hourie, or Harray.
The view from Edinburgh Castle
William Wallace and Robert the Bruce guard the entrance of Edinburgh Castle:
When we left we had gotten groceries and were heading home to make dinner when we saw this sign:
So, ya, feed me pizza.
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