edinburgh...the athens of the north. (or so our professors say)

Our professors told us before we left that Edinburgh was "The Athens of the north." I will just tell you what we did and you will have decide for yourself if that is a true statement or not.

We rode the train from England to Scotland and we stayed in a resort hostel. Seems like an oxymoron but that is what it was called. We all looked like the biggest tourists.

Brandt got a hairwrap on the royal mile.We went to the ruins of a priory. It was the most beautiful day ever and we got to ride on a boat over.

We took some family photos at the priory.

We looked at this for a few hours.

We soaked our feet on the dock waiting for the boat.

We climbed 246 stairs to the get to the top of The Wallace Monument to enjoy a spectacular view. We went to Stirling Castle and I finally found where I belong.

We walked up and down the royal mile and loved every second of it. It is amazing. We also did a ghost tour on the royal mile and visited the most haunted place in the UK. Pretty spooky.

We looked at vast amounts of family tartans.

We saw Dolly the cloned sheep.

We ate some chocolate soup...and let me tell you it was as amazing as it sounds.We climbed to King Arthurs Seat.

We went to the Edinburgh castle and enjoyed this amazing view.

We met some Scottish guards. Don't worry, he is wearing a kilt.

That is a brief summary of our trip. What do you think, is it the Athens of the north?