Edinburgh Castle

Most of today was spent exploring the Edinburgh castle as we did want to take it a bit easy after a big day yesterday. As the longest occupied fortified castle, and apparently the most besieged castle in Britain, you could expect that it has an interesting history- and it sure did. Constructed as late as 1000AD during the iron age but expected to have been occupied as early as 900BC, it has undergone developments, renovations, and reconstructions to keep up with the times. We broke up and wandered around while we listened to the audio guide that did a decent job at explaining the prison system, the defences, the dining halls, the cathedral, etc. But there was a lot to explain and it was difficult to listen to it all while battling the brisk Scottish cold. After a walk through a small museum / gallery, we stuck around until the 10m gun went off and then set back down the royal mile. We went back to the room briefly while we waited till later that night when we were due to go to a comedy club. Although I didn't expect much from a free comedy show, it had me in tears, they were so funny, especially the opening acts and the host. It was a nice way to spend the night and enjoy a drink.Read more