At this point the days in my memory become a bit of a blur. As I look back on the itinerary, I see we visited Edinburgh Castle with a tour guide, and I recall bits and pieces of the Old Town and New Town of Edinburgh. At some point I remember thinking that this city was one of my favorite places that we visited. I think it was the many architectural sights that we saw.
After the tour of the castle ended, Joyce went to the cafe to rest while I explored more.
I took some photos of the environs, and then joined her in the cafe for a light lunch. I would re-experience that lunch again later when the intestinal disease hit me. Joyce went on to the dinner (now, see, I’m looking at the itinerary and thinking, “What dinner?” because I wasn’t there), and I returned to the hotel room for my dose of Immodium and some sleep, which allowed me to recover a little faster.
I apparently am not a travel blogger! I’m talking more about illness than sites visited. I’ll try to get better by Day 9 and Stonehenge.
Later in the afternoon we visited Rosslyn Chapel which apparently was featured in The DaVinci Code. Or Angels and Demons. I guess I have to rewatch them. I enjoyed the connection to the Knights Templar and iconography of both the interior and exterior.
Side note: trying to stay warm, I was wearing a hooded Pitt jacket Joyce had bought for me. Outside a shop someone asked, “Are you from the States?” He sported a Michigan cap, and we exchanged pleasantries about the sports teams we didn’t really follow.
MUSOFYR 