Scotland - Edinburgh

Day trip to Edinburgh is a no-brainer as one does not simply spend 3 days in Glasgow. It was only a 50 minute train ride over and I was immediately greeted with a great sunny weather. Edinburgh's architectures are out of this world, every street along the old town is worth capturing on camera.

First official stop is the Edinburgh Castle. Despite having been to so many palaces and castles in Europe, this castle has completed exceeded my expectation and once again I was overwhelmed. Was previously told by my friend not to enter as the ticket was really pricey: ~15 pounds. Upon reaching the entrance, the security told me it's free to enter, what??! and I quickly ran in before he changed his mind. After Googling I found out that it is St Andrew's Day (30th November) which is the only day of the year the Castle allows free admission! How lucky am I?!

Met up with Tung Lin and he brought me to a nice Scottish restaurant. One of the dish we ordered was Scottish specialty which is made up of animal intestines, but it turned out to be soso.

I climbed up the Calton Hill in the afternoon and caught a perfect view of the New Town, really chilling. In the late afternoon, I randomly roamed about the Christmas Market and Old Town before travelling back to Glasgow.

I guess I covered around 60% of the main attractions. Edinburgh has quite a lot to see and I believe that 2 or 3 days will be ideal for one to fully explore the city.