...on to the Royal Mile. In no particular hurry, after breakfast we walked down to the train station to check it out for our rail trip to London on Thursday. We think we have it sorted now so all should go well.
After the Castle we wandered back down the Royal Mile to meet up with a friend of Phil's, Tom, who once upon a time was his university lecturer/tutor. We had a very nice lunch with Tom, who then gave us a walking tour of Edinburgh University where he now works.
We then went to Edinburgh Castle with every other tourist in the city. Very spectacular views over the city, and some interesting buildings and displays within the castle walls, including the Scottish equivalent of the crown jewels. The castle itself was interesting enough, but we preferred the ones we saw in England and Wales.
We then had to leave Tom since he had to give a lecture (on the Emperor Justinian, he said) soon after. Phil arranged to meet him in a nearby pub for a drink after he finished his lecture, while Petra had a rest in the flat after another day's walking. Nice cider, but should really have had whiskey given where we are.
Excellent take-away pizza back in the flat for dinner.
Can you post a photo of Tom? I'd have liked to attend his lecture on the Emperor Justinian before my visit to Istanbul last month!
ReplyDeleteMaybe I can. Watch out on Facebook. I hope you had a copy of Procopius' "Secret History" of the reign of Justinian when you were in Istanbul?
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