To all those who dared us to eat haggis, who tried to invoke the fear
of grey animal matter with oats....phooey to you all.
Haggis rocks. Beef, lamb, with gravy, without, with mash tatters and turnip, with oatcakes,....you name it's serious yummy!! Think meat pie without the pastry, or sausage without the casing but a whole lot tastier
Other Scottish delights. The people are chill, as is the weather though Trish and I like to think we brought joy and out of season sunshine to Edinburgh. The locals dont' have the frenetic pace of Londoners, even with hordes of tourists along Edinburghs's Royal Mile and in the central highlands. History is alive, the architecture has held up remarkably, from the imposing Edinburgh Castle, to the awe inspiring stained glass and stonework of St Giles Cathedral, to the surround sound Georgian, Victorian architecture, to the mish mash influences of Roman, Celt, Picts, Norse, Viking, French, Catholic, Protestant, Calvinism, and more, even the hated English.
We did one final last day touring Linlithgow---the kind of small town packed with genuine character harder and harder to find back home. It stands in the shadow of our favourite castle--the Linlithgow Palace. A long way from restored, but haunted with memories, authenticity and more tragic history than we'd find most anywhere back home.
To all those with Scottish backgrounds---shame on you that a skinny man with Chinese roots and a Yorkshire pudding English lass beat you here----ha ha ha!!!
Special thanks to our wonderful hosts Alette and Mike and their doooog, Japhur---who opened their home, played tour and beer guides, and showed what hospitality is all about.
And to Deanna, for a great day at Stirling, the Highlands, and Glasgow.
An indelible image of Scotland and its striking beauty are etched into our minds.
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