We were not able to get normal internet in the flat without signing a year's contract. So you can buy a gizmo that goes into your USB port and you purchase gigabytes to use. When you use them up, you "top up" or pay an amount to add more bytes. Pay as you go, if you will.
After that we stopped into the bus store where we purchased bus tickets. You use them rather than having to take your coins with you on the bus. It's just easier to keep tickets in your pocket than all those coins. After that we headed up toward New College so that David could get some books from the library there. We pass by Princes Street Garden. There are many, many benches on two levels running all along the garden. As you can see, people bring their lunch or books and enjoy the view for a bit. You can see them better in this second shot.
At the edge of the gardens is a bronze cast of the "City Centre. David is setting up by the castle which of course is at the highest point and I took the shot for toward the end of the Royal Mile. The other streets shown are Queen Street and George Street.
Tomorrow we are renting a car (Yes, David is brave enough to drive on the wrong side of the road) and driving up to The Highlands. It's about 180 miles north of here and is supposed to be some very beautiful scenery. We will stay in a little city called Inverness at the foothills. On Friday, we are going in search of the Loch Ness Monster so we let you know if we find her! If we have time we will drive over to the Isle of Skye where the Cairn Terrier dog breed was developed (Mugsey, we are going in search of your ancestors). We hope to be able to blog from there but if not, we will return to Edinburgh on Saturday and join back with you then. So have a wonderful day and cheers from Scotland.
The scenery looks amazing. They have actual hills there! I really like the architecture of Old Town. If you get some time to explore it, snag some pictures from up close!
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