Today we went for another long walk (kind of the modus operandi around here). We walked the touristy way up to the castle, looking at a few of the tat shops up there. Matt tried whisky at one of the shops, an I found some absolutely gorgeous jewelry at another.

We then made our way down to the Princes St. Mall, where we found spicy chicken sandwiches for 99p at KFC and a Cadbury Flake McFlurry at McDonalds. Not really traditional scottish fare, but lunch for 2 for under £3, so it couldn’t be too bad!
After our fine dining experience, we went to Calton Hill, a pleasant walk up to where a bunch of monuments stand. It also had some incredible views of the castle, Holyrood Park, Leith, and the Firth of Forth. Matt was able to climb up onto the Edinburgh Disgrace, a would-be monument to Scottish soldiers that was never finished. Alas, my bulky awkwardness reared itself, and I couldn’t climb up. Boo for being large and clumsy. But I got a really cute picture of Matt hugging one of the pillars that you’ll see as soon as we get our “pictures & videos” page up and running.

Anyway, we were going to go to the kitchen that is run by the local mosque to get some curry chicken for dinner (£3/ person for a huge portion, so we’re told), but Matt feels like staying in so we’ll do that instead.

Cheers!