Mary Kings Close is the name of a part of the old city that was partially demolished and buried when the construction of the Royal Mile was completed in the 1700's. There are tours of the underground area. Rumors of hauntings and the connection with the plague are highlighted on the tour. That is why they have the disgusting items featured above in the gift shop. We continued walking through the Royal Mile and then down by the train station finally stopping into a fine Chinese Restaurant. We liked the fact that we were the only Caucasians in the restaurant. It always indicates authentic cooking styles. I got a dish the was the spiciest dish on the menu, whooo doggie, it got me sweating. After we ordered the server told us to move to a larger table because the dish for the spicy beef was so large! This was good news for me. Needless to say we had leftovers for our dinner. We brought them back to the AirBnB but we had to climb up 200 steps to get up to the old town. While we were getting ready for the next Fringe show, we could not miss the mass of Luzern Football fans who were playing the local Hibernians in Edinburgh. There must have been close to 100 of them and they filled an entire restaurant. After their dinner then started chanting and beating a big drum as they set off to see the match. We also got to watch the street show of the Basketball Man. The view from our windows is unsurpassed!
This style looks mideastern
A complete mystery. One of these ladies is holding a sign that says "Paradise in Augustines"
It must be a Fringe Act but what fine outfits
Those that pass out fliers like to dress for the part
Serious Gothic
Leslie has found her "tartan"
And she is ready to fight for one
The puns are out!
Bronze and brash
This lady from the back
Then front the front she was more exotic
This unicorn is in better shape than Mossy from the a few posts previous
A very creative way to bottle this Gin from Glasgow
At 10 GBP these cute little bottles were out of our price range
Another beautiful hanging basket
Edinburgh has great architecture all around
A glass entryway
Our restaurant
A crispy noodle chicken dish
Look at all the red peppers
All the flags from the Scottish Socialist Party
Towers!
Ride that horse!
Nice gloves
Maybe see a doctor about your complexion
The Scottish Thistle
The stairs that would not end, thse were only half of then
Singing the blues
The Soccer fans cheered for these folks
Massing together for the march out
Luzern
All that noise got the attention of the Police. Ten officers poured out of this van and started following the big group
Basketball Man and his show
