This morning we are a bit tired and worn out. We sleep in and check out of the hotel straight away. We leave our luggage at the hotel and head off to explore Edinburgh. One thing becomes clear very quickly: We like the city a lot. Its charm comes above all from the many taverns, pubs and stone houses, and of course the kilted bagpipers in the streets add to it. The castle is perched beautifully on a hill. We walk up and enjoy the sunshine and the view over the city.
We then head towards Holyrood Palace. Unfortunately, we have to hurry, because we are picking up our rental car this afternoon. But first we want to try Scottish cuisine, so we sit comfortably outside a pub and order fried halloumi (the vegetarian version of fish and chips) and nachos. We take the double-decker bus back to the airport. We deliberately rented the car at the airport rather than in the city, so that we don’t have to drive on the left for the first time in the worst of the traffic. For the few days we booked a small car, wisely with an automatic gearbox. We get an upgrade to a much bigger car: Our one small piece of hand luggage now slides around in the huge boot. The first few minutes in the car are pretty tense. Nicolas is at the wheel (on the right), Annina is navigating (on the left), and everything is the wrong way round. The roundabouts are especially confusing. We quickly get used to British driving, though, and are soon speeding north. Our first stop is the Standing Stones of Lundin. These three (originally four) stones were erected about 3000 years ago, according to legend by druids. We have to walk across a golf course to get to them.
After a photo session we drive to our first Airbnb in Johnshaven. We pick up the key from John in his pub. The village is right by the sea, and the accommodation is furnished in a very English style.
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