Long weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland

A quick recap of a great long weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland, with a one-day drive out along Loch Lomond..with a “wee, small” hike.

🥃 Whiskey flights at the Devil’s Advocate in Edinburgh.
🏰 Doune Castle, where Monty Python and Game of Thrones have been filmed
⚽️ A Saturday afternoon soccer match at Hearts of Midlothian’s Tynecastle Park in Edinburgh.

🎵 Live, late-night tunes and Guinness pints at the Royal Oak Pub, which is about the size of your bedroom (if your bedroom is really small)

🐕 A little pet of Greyfriars “Bobby”, a statue of the dog who guarded the grave of his owner for 14 years until he went to doggie heaven in 1872.
🥾 A little hike above the shores of Loch Lomond 🏔️

🏌️‍♂️ Golf at Old Musselburgh Golf Course, which is set on the grounds of a horse racing track. Scots have been playing golf here for 350 years, making it the oldest continuously played course in the world.

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