You Only Eat Haggis for the First Time Once

I wish I had remembered to bring a pedometer.  My feet are tired by the end of the day.

Today's lunch was breakfast:  fried egg, haggis, black pudding, potato scone, broiled tomato half, marinated roasted mushrooms, toast, beans, bacon & sausage.  That was a stick to your ribs meal.  The haggis was served in round slices, the taste reminded me of the mid-Atlantic version of pork scrapple I grew up on.  The texture was a bit gummy, I liked it best with the yolky part of the egg chopped into a bite.  The black pudding was not to my taste.  We ate in Bruntsfield just north of Merchiston (anyone read the Isabel Dalhousie novels?) after we walked around the outside of one of the prospective houses in Merchiston.

Merchiston Avenue

Then we hiked over to the Castle and spent the rest of the daylight hours (dark by 4:30) roaming around this fortress.  The views from the battlements are astounding and history fascinating.   We used the audio tour commentary, which provided plenty of background and interesting stories to accompany what we were seeing.  I just love old stuff.

Daryl & Kate:  Edinburgh Castle

And I started a conversation with another large family group, taking their picture.  And just as I press the shutter button on their camera, the battery goes dead.  So ..... I get their email and take a picture with my camera.  They were from Spain and after all adults searching their bags for a pen, we come up with a blue crayon from the little girl's pink pencil bag.  

Random Family from Spain

One yummy highlight:  after a delicious Thai dinner, we had pineapple & banana fritters for dessert.   Mmmmmm, fried fruit .....