We awoke on New Years Day after a decent night’s sleep. Only Scott was awoken at midnight by fireworks (thank goodness for ear plugs!).

After a lazy start we made our way back into town to find somewhere to eat. We approached the Royal mile from Bread street and the Old town. There were quite a few people about, and still a fair amount of shops open.

We had read that the traditional Scottish food to eat on NY Day was steak pie. Michele wanted fish and chips as she had serious food envy of Scott and Teresa’s meals the day before. A traditional little tavern on a street corner on the Royal Mile called Deacon Brodies advertised both of these meals so we headed inside! It was very busy and got even busier after we were seated, but the staff were lovely and in good spirits (as had been our experience so far), even accommodating to our request to move to a window table after a couple left.

After lunch we walked around and looked in some shops. Scott found a lovely cashmere scarf (happy birthday from Irene!). Walking back along Princes street, it is still so amazing to be in the main shopping district and then just look up across the road and there is Edinburgh Castle sitting majestically on the hill (volcano actually).

A stroll through the Christmas markets, some hot gin (of course), and then a bit of culture walking through the Art Gallery of Scotland. Lots of paintings in here by famous artists such as Rubens and Rembrandt. You could easily spend a few hours admiring the amazing works.

On our way back to our apartment we stopped at Tescos to get some supplies for a light snack for dinner. Tomorrow we pick up our car and drive to Glasgow. Good Nicht!