Today we headed into the heart of Edinburgh to shop for souvenirs and see the sights. We drove downtown and parked in a large “car park”, and then walked to “Grassmarket” – a huge combination of a garage sale and farmer’s market. Marie-Claire gave me the running commentary of the sights of the city – they were in sharp contrast to the commentary we were getting from her parents. We went into St. Giles cathedral. I spent quite a while in there checking out the stained glass. No cameras allowed, but the images of the glass were very dramatic.
From there we went to Jenner’s – a Macy’s style department store with a lot of local stuff – it was very cool. We had a snack on the top floor, and then we walked back towards the car, skirting the bagpipers on the way back.
We drove back, packed up and drove North through Scotland towards Crieff – our next B&B. We had dinner at Crieff in a small “bistro”. It was pretty expensive and the food was only so-so. Then we went back to the B&B and crashed.
