After tidying the house I made a last visit to the cheesemongers for a tasty memento, then awaited the taxi. I deposited my luggage at the train station and fund later that it cost £24, but was my only option.
I filled the day with cultural activities starting with the Fruitmarket gallery. I had to return later as the exhibition didn't open until 11am. Meanwhile I walked to Holyrood Palace and the Queen's Gallery, (past the Scottish Parliament building) to visit the Dutch Masters and Vermeer exhibition. This was one gallery where my Art Fund card didn't help. It was a splendid exhibition. I sauntered along the Royal Mile, tried the Fudge shop and various little galleries and jewellers, returning to The Fruitmarket which had a modern sculpture exhibition by Damion Ortego, a Mexican artist. There was an amazing bookshop with art book, of which I noted one or two!
By this time it was lunchtime so I treated myself to a wonderful French lunch at La Garrigue; it was genuinely French so I enjoyed both an aperitif and a glass of wine with my meal and went for the full three courses! By this time I was in the correct mood for shopping and found the little Scottish earrings I had been searching for, straight away. I finished the day with a return to the museum where I visited the Millennium clock, which was in full swing on the hour. It has a very interesting story about human suffering depicted.
I visited the design galleries and the Scottish galleries, before a final tour around the Grassmarket and back towards the station for my luggage.
This is a statue of Greyfriars Bobby, a little dog that sat by its owner after they died and died itself. Very sad, but the attraction seemed to be that people touched its nose, which as a result was very shiny!
And of course the flight was delayed, such a hassle when all you want to do is get the journey ver and done with.
I am sure I will be back. Its such fun to live in a different place for a while and Edinburgh has so much to offer.
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