We awoke to a freezing cold but sunny day in Edinburgh. Went searching for some gloves for my poor frozen hands. Bypassed the fancy stores and eventually found some at 'Pound Mania' at 2 pairs for a quid - nice eh?!
We then caught 'The Majestic' bus out to the port area of Leith to where the royal yacht Britannia is moored. It was tricky to find as you had to go through a large mall and the signage was crappy! The Britannia tour was included in our bus ticket.
The tour was interesting, the royal areas were quite spacious but some of the crew areas were very cramped. We were given some very weird audio guide devices that looked like mobile phones circa 1980 or large plastic beating devices.
From the Britannia we jumped back on the bus to Holyrood Palace. The audio guides here were much better with lots of good info. The Palace is very cool as it is still in use by the queen during summer. Jonathan's favourite spot was the beautiful ruins of the Abbey at the back of the palace. Amelia's favourite part was the hall where the Queen knighted Sean Connery.
From Holyrood we walked back up the Royal Mile stopping at the Museum Of Childhood. This is full of cool old toys and best of all is free, as most of the museums and galleries in Edinburgh seem to be.
We finished the day with dinner at a cute little Thai restaurant in Craig's Close (not very Scottish but hey :)
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