Day 12 Edinburgh

The day started off as normal, except no full Irish breakfast, instead it was a full Scottish breakfast. It was a bit lighter than the Irish breakfast, and had smoked and cured salmon instead of bacon and sausage. For a change I didn't over eat, just some fish and eggs.

After breakfast we did the obligatory Royal Mile walk, followed by walking the store fronted streets of Princes and Queen. Fortunately we didn't buy anything. At noon I texted Fred and agreed to meet them at the Queen Arms Pub on Frederick Street. It's a comfortable little pub with some pretty good food. I had a few Crispy Pig Cheek Nuggets and a Beef and Haggis Sausage with Sauerkraut, also shared some of Fred's Pumpkin Chili Bombs - not exactly the type of meal you'd get in the states.

Beef and Haggis Sausage

We hung out there and had an extra beer before going back to The Dome so Mica could see it. Sylvia and Mica had one drink and left to go back to the room while Fred and I went looking for a bar we heard about called Panda and Sons. It took a while but we found it, and it was another basement bar disguised as a barber shop with no visible signs of even existing. The only clue was a little sign on a window that said Haircuts 25 cents. Then we knew something interesting was happening there. After going down the basement steps there was a door that looked like book shelves, and when you opened it there was a big pub inside that looked just like a barber shop complete with barber chairs. It was a fun place to have a drink, which we did.

In the evening, Lindsay's aunt and uncle Dick and Ginny had a party at a house they rented for the week. The place was old, massive, and perfect for a "Little" party of about 50 people. It was a great mix of Scotch, Irish, English, and Americans, not at all unusual since Lindsay's American, and her fiance Dave, is Irish and they live in Scotland. There was plenty of good and interesting conversation. Tomorrow's wedding should be a ball.