Three hours and 45 minutes going North from Manchester, stopping in a few towns like Preston, Carlisle, etc, will bring you to a magnificent city of Edinburgh, all done in a fun ride by Virgin Train. The moment I set foot and getting ready for my Scottish encounter, I almost forgot that I didn’t do my homework. Not knowing exactly where to go, I just followed my steps to a faint distant recall of a famous castle, the Edinburgh Castle. Along the street leading to the palace, we detoured for some souvenirs. Scottish kilts, Walkers biscuits, Nessie monster (Loch Ness, the mystic creature) are the staples you’ll see everywhere.
Inside the castle, we saw dungeons, cannons, chambers and a church for the castle occupants then and countless museums. Not to mention, you can see a really breath-taking view of city because of its elevated land. My trip was really a memorable one but I can’t recall the exact words to use to describe how incredible this trip means to me.
Another memorable encounter is the Jacob’s Ladder (a stairway) where we climbed to reach Princes Street. We went uphill for a good look of the city grandeur. We passed by a few monuments which I believe worth a lot of history-telling and as I said, I did not attempt any research prior to this trip. What an excuse, I know…
