Odds and ends from Edinburgh (Scotland to Iceland 2)

I wrote the previous blog post while I was in Scotland. I realized as I looked through some of my photos that there were other interesting tidbits that I didn’t cover so here are a few photos and some things I found interesting.

Riding up to Arthur's Seat

Nearing the top

Portobello Beach

On our bike tour we rode up Arthur’s seat. I was very glad to have an e-bike. We had walked up to the top the day before and it would have been a real slog with a regular bike. I used to say I’d never met a hill I couldn’t walk and that’s probably still true but if I can get a bit of an assist from an electric motor I’m quite happy not to have to walk. We also rode down to Portobello Beach. It was a bit chilly and, because it was a weekday, there weren’t many people there.

Tempting Tatties

I’m also including a photo of a little shop called ‘Tempting Tatties.’ It was on the way to our hotel and we walked by it a number of times before stopping in for a very late lunch the day of the cycle tour. I’m happy to eat potatoes any time and the ones we had that day were tasty and filling.

I think when I travel next I’m going to take more photos of interesting signs. I didn’t get a shot of one outside a pub that said, “Mary Queen of Scots probably drank here.” I got a few other interesting ones though.