Tuesday to Edinburgh

Our flight to Edinburgh was easy and quick. We arrived about 1 p.m. and set about getting our car. Now I am sure most of you know that they drive on the left here in the UK. While I successfully navigated our way to our Bed and Breakfast, it was a challenge. Not only driving on the wrong side, but small roads, crazy road markings, and impatient drivers made the short 9 mile trip memorable.

We went to check into the B&B we had booked. As we began to settle in, Brooke found a live crawling bug in the bed that we took to be a "bed-bug." Well the owner was horrified, and quickly arranged for us another place to stay. It is too bad, because the original place was just perfect for us.
Oh well.
We had not eaten lunch and by the time we were able to go someplace it was dinner time. So we loaded up with a big dinner, and then walked into the Old Town of Edinburgh. As we strolled, we happened upon one of my "must see" places: St. Giles Cathedral. Here John Knox preached the reformation to the Scots. There is just something about being in a 500 year old church that moves the soul. I could imagine, Knox standing in the pulpit raging against the excesses of the Catholic Church. If you do any reading about Knox, you will find that he was a firey preacher who sometimes let his heart overrule his head.

While the Scottish Presbyterian history flows through my blood, I know my congregation is happy that I am not a firebrand! There is so much to see in the cathedral that we decided to come back the next day to take a little more time. Beside that, they were closing at 7 p.m. We made the 2 mile walk back to our B&B and collasped tired for the night.