First-time trip in the capital of Scotland
A month ago I received a unique winning prize from work, which included a free journey to the Scottish capital for me and someone I pick to go on with. All was set up by the secretary in the office, thus me and Mark took the airplane tickets and the instructions on exactly how to get to our Edinburgh getaway flat once we reach the airport terminal.
We got accommodated and I was happy with all the conveniences I found in the serviced holiday apartment in Edinburgh that people were renting. Since that was our first time to the Scottish main city, before the holiday I did a good research on the web and built a program of just what we are to see. For the first day of our vacation Mark and I got on the sightseeing buses, to get to know the town and to pick the places we wished to come back to on the subsequent days. We covered all 4 bus trips out there and we made some nice photos.
The following day, after we woke up in our large comfortable bedroom, we got a cup of coffee and some fresh fruits and left our Edinburgh holiday apartment for a walk to the Royal Mile area where are centred the majority of the historic monuments in the city. We spent one hour checking out the Edinburgh Castle and then we went to the Holyroodhouse Palace on the other side, while along we appreciated some other historical places such as the Cathedral St. Giles and the House of John Knox, had a coffee and bought some souvenirs. I was pleased I had my cozy strolling shoes on, because we wandered a lot.
Our 2nd sightseeing day finished with a stop by at the Arthur’s Seat, wherefrom we could enjoy some good views in the direction of the city, before we had a nice dinner at a bar close to our Edinburgh holiday flat.
