Although our flight was the following Monday morning, you can say that this was our last day in Scotland and the truth is we were a bit low mind. We had spent so well and had seen things so that nothing spectacular the world wanted to go to that beautiful country. Nor was
plan to entrench ourselves in the hotel bed plan John Lennon and Yoko Ono, so after breakfast, we headed the car toward the center of Edinburgh in order to explore the city on foot and watch quietly its amazing architecture.
parked in the center without nigun problem, but it was getting off the car and started to rain. Confident
escamparía soon, take the opportunity to do some shopping at the many shops in the Royal Mile.
The Royal Mile is the road linking the Palace of Holyrood to Edinburgh Castle and on their way we could meet ed as ificios emblematic as the church of St. John and St. Giles Cathedral, true architectural treasures.
Seeing that did not stop raining and having seen the previous day Stirling Castle, we decided to sacrifice our visit to Edinburgh Castle. We
the National Gallery of Scotland a step, so we went.
After jogging in the mountains both in plan Braveheart, it was time to culturizarse a bit.
could not tell if we made it to dry our clothes Empada by culture, but once there we liked and we had the opportunity to see the famous picture of the skater and one of the best self-portraits of Rembrandt.
After an hour we tried to go abroad again. Less although it rained enough to muss our travel plans the city on foot, so we decided to return the car with a little detour through the Princes Street Gardens.
After we climbed the steep streets of Cockburn Street, where we found a shop that sold a gorgeous shirt.
Upon leaving the store, a torrential rain fell again on Edinburgh. Luckily we had the car nearby and ran to him to protect us a bit. It was already 1 pm and we had no alternative plan. But look where as luck (again) that our Megane was parked on a street parallel to the Royal Museum of Scotland and we said, "why not?".
Given the uncertainty of what would last the rain, we decided to enter.
The first surprise we get along before the immensity of the building inside, whose main gallery gave way to several adjacent rooms were small museums in themselves.
surprising thing is that the Royal Museum is a museum of all things, blending Egyptian tombs with steam engines, vases butterfly collections Chinese ....
It's pretty cool, although the door and let you know that it takes at least 4 hours to see it in full.
There is also abut the famous Lewis chess pieces, pride of archeology and the well-known Scottish sheep Dolly dissected.
We was enjoying both the Royal Museum that two hours of being there, we decided to go to eat something and then come back and finish viewing. We ate at a Japanese buffet nearby and immediately continue with the visit.
was really amazing to see how the museum had two stuffed figures that looked pretty to me.
before they closed and a bit on the run, get to see every room, including the legendary Millennium Clock fully operational.
Once outside the museum, and it did not rain and that was when Mari Carmen told me, "- hey ... what hood that Da Vinci Code "?
Diosssssssssss. The Rosslyn Chapel as might have forgotten! It was me the pot full. We looked at the clock and ran hurriedly to the car hosting the Esparanza arrive in time to see it.
The Rosslyn Chapel is on the outskirts of Edinburgh about 12 km from downtown. I had already acquired enough skill as a driver British to the right, so we planted there in a jiffy.
Nothing out of the car, look disappointed on the sign at the entrance to the chapel closed at 17 hours (range pa) and were to six twenty. Still, very brave the gate and push us as we had been in Culloden, the door creaked almost family and we there as two poachers.
must say that neither are overly enthusiastic to visit churches, but it was so puzzling that we could not resist.
Having seen the exterior of the chapel, we were amazed at what this wonder, the strange colors of its stones and these ghostly gargoyles. It was a shame
that the outside work was in remodeling and could not receive all its grandeur.
Apart from its relevance deselance in Dan Brown's book " The Da Vinci Code "and its relationship with the Holy Grail, the chapel is famous for the relief of their inside arches are carved some plants from the New World while he still does not had been discovered.
addition, some believe (in fact they are investigation) in the same reliefs lurks a musical master once decoded, could open an interdimensional doorway. (¿?¿¿?¿?)
I do not believe in such things, but I would like say that once you are in front of the chapel, notice oddities floating around you. I do not know how to explain and perhaps fruit suggestion, but feels a kind of presence that really overwhelmed. We both him and actually pecibimos comment.
Fortunately (and just in case), the only door we s was opened giving access to the interior, where besides the mentioned reliefs are were two laps tourists like us and an old lady as mysterious as the chapel itself gave us scared to death to come on suddenly after one of the columns.
had to be in charge of the place and even gave some of yu-yu the truth is I was kind enough to let us wander around.
He explained that since there had to be closed the chapel and gave us ten minutes to take a look for fast, even told us what was what we were shooting. Scottish Hospitality
until the last minute.
We left there a little annoyed at not having had more time to see it and at the same time impressed by how powerful the experience, undoubtedly one of the most intense of all our journey through Scotland. We fortunate to be there even if they were only ten minutes and promised that if he ever went back to Edinburgh, Rosslyn Chapel would be our first visit.
At 6 pm the rain started again so we decided to return to hotel rest. Again crossed the south side of Edinburgh and from the car we saw a very small Indian restaurant and welcoming. Tired of so much food sandwich and cold, we decided to leave car in the hotel car park and a walk to dine there.
was not what you would call a very romantic dinner and we were practically alone in the restaurant and the waiter was overly attentive to us. The guy was super nice and every now and then approached the table to ask: "Is it good?". "
" Hottie "- answered the Indian Mari Carmen and repeated:" Cool. It's Good "and laughed. After two minutes we came back and asked:" Is it good terrific? ". So all through dinner.
addition, I had my controladísimo. I remember the first dish I ordered did not i love it and left with the excuse that filled much. Suddenly the waiter was very serious and said: "Do not worry. I can wait. Eat!". Joer. I was terrified.
The guy was willing to wait as long as I eat it, so suddenly I saw myself as Mr. Bean in this chapter that asks for a steak-tartar and do not know how to get rid of him. Mari Carmen is started from the laughter and I had to swallow as I could until I finished with the above dish.
Thankfully the second was delicious and satisfying to see my face, the waiter smiled. I thought we were going to slaughter (especially me) but eventually ended up inviting us to tea and everything.
The truth is it was fun and thank our final steps through the streets of Edinburgh were accompanied by laughter, not sadness for our imminent return to Spain. Little walk to our hotel ............
....... and rest the next day we waited a good early start.
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