Tour Guides

Irn-Bru

We have enjoyed serving as "tour guides" for our visiting friends. Since this is their first Scotland visit and they know little to nothing about the place, we have shared an endless stream of information and fun facts, much of true. Hey, they don't know if it is fully truthful or not.

We walked along the Royal Mile (sholder-to-sholder with the hordes of tourists here for the Fringe), saw Dolly-the-Sheep (first cloned animal), took a guided walking tour (conducted by a friend), toured St. Giles Cathedral (where John Knox, the founder of the Presbyterian religion, was minister), rode public buses (something our friends hadn't done on previous European trips), took a guided tour of Edinburgh Castle (built in the 11th century), and ate at the number one highest rated restaurant in the UK (according to Trip Advisor). They went to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (over-the-top show with 1,000 performers) and shopped for souvenirs (thankfully, did not buy a kilt).

Topped it all off with some Irn-Bru, Scotland's national drink (other than whiskey). It is a soft drink that is highly carbonated, highly sugared, and highly caffeinated; see photo. Scotland is the only country in the world where Coca Cola is not the number one drink.