Europe - day 2

While Alex was at his conference on Friday morning, I toured the Edinburgh Castle, a military fortress on the top of an extinct volcano.  Some of the highlights I couldn't take pictures of, such as the Stone of destiny, crown jewels of Scotland, or War Memorial.  I was able to take a picture of Mons Meg, a 550 year old cannon which at one time shot a distance of about 2 miles.  I stayed for the One o'clock Gun, which has fired 6 days a week since 1861.  (It doesn't fire on Sundays, Christmas, or Good Friday.)  Impressive castle!

We spent the afternoon and evening driving towards Inverness.  Despite the one lane road (with 2 way traffic at times), we enjoyed the pretty drive.  The bed and breakfast we stayed at overlooked Loch Ness.  

We didn't see the Loch Ness monster...