Oct 31. More Edinburgh

We got back out the first thing on Thursday and explored the area around Edinburgh castle. We keep talking about how much we enjoy the town. It is beautiful and cosmopolitan. The queen lives here in the summer so it should be kept in a beautiful condition.

We finished our explorations at the Edinburg castle. As two other castles we had seen in the last few days, this one is perched up on top of volcano plug with the most enviable views and excellent exhibits: They had Scottish old crown jewels and the Stone of Destiny. Memorial to the fallen Scottish service men and women was very touching.

After that we did a quick haggis, fish and chips stop and ran to work. By the time we got out in the evening, all the good places were full. Fruitlessly we wondered through town checking one place after another and getting rejection. One restaurant said they do not allow children younger than 5. Hmm.. I wonder what it is they do that the children this young are not allowed to witness.

Kids were starting to freeze up and get desperate by the time we’d stopped by at Mussel and Steak in old town. It seemed hopeless as well. Thankfully, a kind American lady with two kids got out and let us take her table. It seemed that she was preparing to spend some time hanging out at the restaurant and brought some books to keep her kids engaged. That was so nice of her.

The food, other than steak was excellent. To be fair, steak is challenging to prepare just right. Highly recommend this place for seafood though. 

On the way home we got a special treat – Halloween parade in Edinburgh. Totally cool!!!