text: Going to Edinburgh Castle is a must in the most MAJESTIC city in the world The Castle looms on top of the elevated Royal Mile overlooking the Rome of the NorthnnI purchased the audio guide and soon became so engrossed with the history I lost track of my friends while going around to different posts and listening to my headset I was a little surprised that the Castle was more museumlike than Castlelike inside I saw everything I wanted to after a few hours and at that point I did not think my brain capable of retaining anymore knowledge There are many interesting exhibits including The Stone of Destiny royal jewels stately architecture historical uniforms and more insidennI especially liked the POW part of the castle I thought it was fascinating that during the American Revolutionary War Americans were actually held at Edinburgh Castle as prisoners of war Sadly when the war was over the Americans were not released like the French because America was not recognized as a real country The American prisoners were considered rebels or pirates and because of this they also received less food rations Poor American revolutionaries n nBut it was really cool seeing engravings on the wooden doors or the stonewalls from the POWs They even had a little exhibit with all the artwork and crafts the American prisoners made to bide their time and earn some money I never would have thought you could make jewelry boxes out of some of the sparse materials they had Apparently one day during the week the prisoners were able to go to the outer gate and people from the city would buy their goods FascinatingnnThe War Memorial was also breathtaking It was one of the few places inside where photography is not allowed but the sculpture of the Angel Michael was amazing After your tour you will need a nap from the overload of visual stimulation and maybe a trip down the Royal Mile to the infamous Chocolate Soup for some decadent chocolate delights