Edinburgh Castle was our next stop! After witnessing the firing of the 1:00 cannon, we toured the rest of the castle including the oldest chapel in Edinburgh, the Royal Hall, the Crown Jewels, and the dungeons. We even made friends with one of the security guards who listed off a good 100 famous people from Scotland or things invented by the Scottish (i.e. Penicillin) just to prove that Scotland isn't known only for its beer and bagpipes. He certainly exceeded! We also stopped at the National Gallery where we were able to recognize works by Gainsborough, Van Dyck, Reubens, Constable, and Van Gogh thanks to our most recent Humanities test! Next was a climb up Calton Hill to see the various Roman-style building and ruins (we even created our own Wanderer Above the Sea Fog scene), and finally, we headed to New Town to count the pubs on Rose Street. We were told that there were 27 when in reality, there are only 17. Not that 17 isn't enough... :) What a trip!!
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