We arrived in Edinburgh after many days of staying in a room on the top floor at the end of several flights of stairs, showers that were difficult to work out get into, and not eating clothes for about 2 weeks. We were very, very happy to be staying in a modern, studio apartment at Eden Locke. Best of all it included a walk-in shower and a washing machine/dryer. Check-in was through a nice, modern cafe. Also in a very nice part of the city.
After settling in and a little lunch at the cafe we went to the Scottish National Gallery. It houses an astoundingly wonderful collection of works. Going through the valley was one of the highlights of being in Scotland.
That night we walked to Henderson’s, www.hendersonsrestaurant.com/, a vegetarian restaurant recommended by staff at Eden Locke. It was super! We each had vegan dishes; Lynn the Henderson Haggis and Chermula Aubergine for me. On the way home we passed the University and also got a good view of the illuminated castle.
The next day was spent going to Calton Hill to get a view of the city and it’s surroundings and,
Starting at the Scottish Parliament building we walked the Royal Mile to the castle. The Parliament building with its modern design is a striking difference to Holyrood Palace across the street. The Royal Mile was jammed with tourists and businesses competing for their attention. We made a quick stop in Giles cathedral, beautiful but too many people to make the visitor anything but a herded mass of people. We did manage to get a table a Makar’s Mash just off the Royal Mile. After putting ‘Ernie’ on a waiting list and coming back after a short while. We asked for a drink of water. Hung around some in the restaurant and they gave us a table sooner than was our turn. It helped using my first name for the list and hanging around, talking with the staff.
After a long walk back to our studio apartment we decided to go to an Indian restaurant for dinner. We never made it to the one picked and went to Mowgli Street Food Edinburgh, https://www.mowglistreetfood.com/restaurants/edinburgh/, instead. What a treat! We loved the food and the restaurant was filled with lights on strings giving it a festive atmosphere, a fun place to eat. The food was great – chat bombs topping the list and a gin and tonic with a ginger slice in it. We also remembered that we had borrowed the cookbook from our local library. We picked it up when we got home and are looking forward to trying recipes from it.
The next morning we packed up, had breakfast at the cafe on the ground floor, got a cab to the rain station and eventually found the plat form for our train. The Edinburgh train station was a lot larger than the others we’d used with two levels and a walking bridge across the tracks.
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