1st day in Scotland

If you are claustrophobic do not fly continental.  The seats were so tight I had to
store my legs in the overhead luggage compartment.  Every time I exhaled my chest bumped my tray table and rattled the seat in front of me. 

Even though we flew through the night sleeping was  not an option.

Agenda:

• Drop gear off at the hotel.
• Stay awake
• Walk around the city
• Visit a cemetery

We had 4 hours before our room was going to be ready.  We were exhausted but Beloved
 Nancy kept us moving.

The hotel was walking distance from the cemetery and the main edinburgh castle.  I did not sleep in the cemetery I was afraid they might cover me with dirt. 

At the castle they displayed the kings jewels.  They consist of a 4 foot sword a 3 foot scepter, a crown and a stone.  There is something about the stone being the rock of destiny and all Scottish and
English kings get crowned sitting on the rock.  I would have learned more but Nancy ran us through this display and instead we ended up spending a half hour examining a fireplace in the room next door.  In Beloved Nancy's defense the fire place had real whole white with blue delft tiles.You get a different perspective when you travel with an archeologist.