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Edinburgh Castle   For our last two days in Scotland, we're in Edinburgh with CIE TOURS Scottish Isles and Glens. We arrived in Edinburgh the night before and checked into the Novotel  after visiting  Glenturret Distillery  and  The Helix Park: Home of the Kelpies . We freshened up then attended a Scottish Dinner at Norton House . We got a good night's sleep and even got to sleep in a little-lobby call was for 9 a.m. Today we'll get a city tour by bus, then a walking tour of Edinburgh Castle with our guide Graham followed by free time to roam wherever we like.  Some of our group will be leaving the next morning but a few of us will get one more day in Scotland before heading back to the US and Canada. West Register House St. John's Kirk Prince Albert Statute in Charlotte Square. The Dome, George Street, Edinburgh We say goodbye to our awesome coach driver Jim and walk with Graham up to Edinburgh Castle . Graham is only allowed to guide us around the outsid...

  Today we're going to see the Kelpies! Our brief, overnight stay at the Crieff Hydro Hotel is over. By far THE nicest hotel we've stayed in on this trip. It sits on a beautiful property and the rooms are off-the-charts comfy.  Our Guide Graham, ready for our next adventure. Today's adventure begins with a visit to the Glenturret Distillery -just down the road. Yup a Whisky tasting at 10 AM what could go wrong... They claim to be the oldest distillery in Scotland; a rental document from the Murray family is dated back to 1763 helping to support this claim. In 2019, Glenturret was purchased by Lalique. After a tour by our very enthusiastic guide, we get to the tasting. Photos are not allowed during the tour, they say because of the fumes and possible fires. But I've photographed many a distillery, I think it's to keep trade secrets, a secret.  The distillery even has a monument to their best mouser of a cat, Towser, who is in the Guinness Book of record by the way! W...