Arthur's Seat

The sun came out today!  We haven't seen it in a few days.  It didn't stay all day, but it was very nice while it was here.  It came and went as we walked to the Farmer's Market to pick up some more meat, of course another steak pie because our last one was delicious, and some rasberry dressing.  The hi temp for today was 51 Degrees.  It has been cool like this all week, but nice still.  In fact, because we saw the sun today we disregarded the cold temperature and spent the day outside.

We decided to hike up Arthur's Seat.  For those who don't know what Arthur's Seat is, it is the tallest hill in Edinburgh at a whopping 823ft.  For us, it is quite tough, especially if you are Brandlyn.  We made it up together though and it was well worth it.  The jagged rocks, steep hills, and muddy crevices don't matter much once your at the top.  Besides, isn't that what is supposed to be half the fun?  Here are a few pictures of our journey.

As we were walking in Holyrood Park toward Authors seat, there were military men and of course, the band!

Across from where the military and band were there is a lovely pond area that is home to doves, geese, ducks, and ....

Swans!  They are so much bigger than the other birds

After the pond, we started are trek up Arthur's Seat.  This was about 1/8 of the way up at one of our many breaks.

Finally! We have reached the top and can now look out on Edinburgh.

It really is a gorgeous place to stand.  You can't tell, but he is facing the North Sea.

After our hike, we enjoyed some twin cones at the bottome of the hill!

More to come next week!