March 23, 2017. On to Edinburgh

LOCATION:  Edinburgh, Scotland

WEATHER:  Partly sunny.  Highs in 40s

We had the morning free in Glasgow before we were scheduled to travel to Edinburgh.  We visited Glasgow's Art and Design School in a building designed by MacIntosh.  Many tourists travel to Glasgow just to see his works.  

His style reminds me of Frank Lloyd Wright.  One of his most famous designs was for a tea house in Glasgow.  We tried to have breakfast there, but it wasn't open yet.

The signs for the loo are really clever.......leaving no doubt about what is behind each door!

The train ride was only an hour between Glasgow and Edinburgh.  We finally found our hotel, appropriately called The Links, on an old golf course in the heart of the city.  It is an obviously old building that has been updated.  It has a fireplace and an 18-feet ceiling.  Very comfortable.

This is the view from the rear.  

 

Adjacent to the golf links next to our hotel is a large park and green space that goes into the city center.  We walked about a mile on a walking/bike trail through soccer fields, the golf course and lawn bowling fields.   Parched, George thought he might need a "medicinal" remedy, so we stopped at the Doctors' Pub.  :-). 

On our way back, we stopped to warm up at the Old Golf Tavern, built in 1456, next to our hotel.  

We shared a Scottish appetizer that is quite popular, a trio of haggis (sheep stomach stuffed with offal), neeps (mashed turnips) and tatties (potatoes) with a whisky sauce.    It was surprisingly good. 

Then, back to our hotel to watch the evening news.  Our hotel has a restaurant, so we decided to eat here, rather than go back out in the cold.   DINNER:  Smoked mackerel fish cake and fish and chips.