Date of this trip: November 3, 2012
James and I wanted to visit a few more castles when we had this free weekend. Having newly joined Historic Scotland, we were excited to explore many more castles.
Craigmillar is one of the most well preserved medieval castles in Edinburgh.
Inside walls
Conquering the castle
It was such a fun castle for us to explore!
Once we got to Edinburgh's city center, we stopped at the Elephant House where J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
The "Mallow Delight" is fabulous!
Boards filled with articles about J.K. Rowling
This is the building that inspired Hogwarts.
View of Edinburgh from Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Now that we were officially members of Historic Scotland, we went in the castle.
Prisoners of war museum
Did you see that?... "Because the Americans were officially regarded as pirates..."
The Mons Meg cannon. I believe this is the seventh largest cannon!
Checking out more weapons
Inside the castle
After visiting Edinburgh castle, we walked up Calton Hill to watch the sunset. From here, you can see the whole city.
A lovely sunset to end our trip to Edinburgh
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