Edinburgh Take 2, Day 2 - Blackford Hill and Craigmillar Castle

On day 2 after t. left for the national archives, s. and I took a bus to Blackford Pond...

...and hiked up Blackford Hill in the Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill Local Nature Reserve:

 

From there we walked "home" for lunch, and then set out again in the opposite direction to Craigmillar Castle, a late medieval castle beloved by Mary Queen of Scots, who enjoyed hunting, and by modern children, who enjoy being able to wander from room to room without let or hindrance:

  

The view back to Blackford Hill:

And the next day's destination...