At the beginning of September, I
was lucky enough to be treated to afternoon tea in Edinburgh, at the castle, to
be exact. After a three-hour train journey (which takes you along a scenic
coastal route), we arrived in Edinburgh and headed up a really steep hill and
made our way to the Camera Obscura. I’ve been once before when I was younger, but
I couldn’t remember a lot of what was there. I mainly remember being scared sat
in a dark room when you go to watch the camera!
There are so many different exhibits, and I won’t spoil it for you, but my favourite one was the mirror maze, even
though it did get a bit scary trying to find our way out. The Camera Obscura
was founded in 1835, and the main feature allows you to see a real-time image of
the city below.
Our next stop was Edinburgh
Castle. The castle sits on Castle Rock and is a historic fortress dating back
to the 12th century. The portcullis gate is at the entrance to the
castle, and just inside the gate is where the One O’clock Gun is located. The
gun goes off at one o’clock almost every day.
The afternoon tea was lovely – the
usual selection of sandwiches, two scones each and various cakes, my favourite being the strawberry tart. Oh, and a pot of tea, of course.
There is so much to explore inside
the castle grounds, including Mons Meg, a 15th-century siege
gun, the Great Hall, and the National War Museum of Scotland if history is your
thing.
