Edinburgh Day 2: Between Castle and Seat

On day 2 we took the bus from our hotel to the National Library of Scotland, where we deposited t. and set out on the day's adventure. We managed to spend over 3 hours in Edinburgh Castle, long enough to witness the firing of the one o'clock gun.

The view from the battlements was spectacular. (Is it always this nice in Edinburgh?) Our hotel may be somewhere in the background of this picture:

 Arthur's Seat looks quite far away from this vantage point:

After lunch with t., we hiked down the Royal Mile to the foot of Arthur's Seat:

The hike to the top was the easy part:

We didn't venture too close to the edge:

Edinburgh Castle in the background:

Three hours after we set out we were back at the National Library, grateful for a bus to take us back to our hotel.