Edinburgh Castle stands at the top of the hill overlooking the city of Edinburgh, and it is damn impressive. There was a castle or fort here since the area has been settled, and the current castle spans many centuries of building. A lot of people are walking around with headphones on, staring at the guidebook. The office rents out an audio-guided tour of the castle grounds. We pass on the audio and start hiking up to the Great Hall.
Cannons line the esplanade overlooking the city.
In an old chapel building in the center of the castle is a war memorial, finished several years ago that houses the flags and pennants of every Scottish regiments in nearly every war they have been involved in. Huge leather bound books list the name of every man lost to the regiment. In the center is the tomb of the unknown. The Castle is crowded, so we decide to walk across the bridge to see Prince's Street. Lunch first, though, in a crowded little pub right off the Castle Wynd.