Edinburgh, Scotland (April 14th)

Welcome to Scotland!
Edinburgh Castle sits atop volcanic rock.

From our hotel we could walk to the castle for our tour.

We started the tour only to have our daughter complain the whole day about how tired of castles she is. We really haven't been to one in quite a while!

We did find a cemetery for dogs of soldiers which we thought was one of the most interesting parts of the castle. Of course the kids got a kick out of the fact that one possessed the same name as me.

Another find was this guy playing the bagpipes so Flat Nate couldn't resist a picture with him.

We then strolled along the Royal Mile (which was way too touristy) where J found a kilt. She's all about finding the attire of the area we're traveling and dressing to fit in with the culture. (We have a picture of her in it the next day.) R would rather find football (soccer) jerseys from each country.

We ended up at the Palace of Holyroodhouse where the queen spends some down time.

Below is the 12th-century abbey which was my favorite find of the day.