Edinburgh, Scotland - Pt. 2

The Edinburgh Castle.

 It just screams, "I dare you to penetrate my defenses!" Can you imagine trying to lay siege on this?

 The cemetery below the castle.

 

 The building in the back is the cemetery church.

 A lot of the tombs were open, like this, and you could climb in. I didn't. Seemed kind of disrespectful, but it had been done. There was trash inside. :(

It was a foggy day, as you can see.

 The castle from the cemetery.

 You might be surprised from all the lovely pictures I took depicting nice weather, that there were landslides and floods over the rail. I ended up having to stay the night in Edinburgh.

I got this hotel for only 30 pounds a night, which is about 48 USD. It was a 15 minute walk from the train station. 

 It was really nice and clean. The staff was friendly and helpful.

 My room was in the basement. The door on the left.

 The room was tiny, but comfortable.

As you can see, no bathroom. The bathroom was a floor up. Even though I had to climb a flight whenever I need to use the bathroom, it kind of felt like it was a private bathroom. I never had to wait for it and I never saw anyone near it.  

The Dene house also offered a full Scottish breakfast. I got eggs and bacon. If you decide to stay here and get breakfast in the morning, remember to tell them how you want your food prepared. They don't ask. I got eggs sunny-side up and undercooked bacon. (Marcotte, they made it just how you like it. So naturally, I hated it. Blah! Bacon should be crisp!!!)