Hit the Highway
After visiting Roslin we did what everyone in the world seems to do on a Sunday afternoon – we went to Ikea.
Now Ikeas are presumably the same the world over. Too busy. So let's leave it at that. On arriving home with our hard won trophies (two bookcases) we debated what else to do. As it was still a pretty nice day we opted for a stroll into town via Holyrood Park which sits not far from my friends flat.
Although it was a bright afternoon it was quite cold and rather blustery so we opted not to brave the peak of Arthur's Seat and instead followed the path round the base of it into the main part of the city. Most of Edinburgh seemed to have had the same idea and the park was extremely busy with strollers, joggers and pram pushers.
Exiting the park near the Scottish Parliament building, which doesn't look half as bad as some people would have you believe, all there was left to do was to walk home through the town.
Not really much to say, but I thought I'd mention it for completist sake.
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None the less it's in much closer vicinity than anything you'd find in other cities. Apparently it's the result of some volcanic activity way back in time which threw up these impressive looking lava outcrops.
The solution to having such a large edifice in the middle of your city is obviously to build a park around it. Thus within minutes of being right in the heart of Edinburgh you can be strolling along the countryside-esqe roads and pathways of this large grassland or even be making the rather steep looking climb up the summit of Arthur's Seat (as the volcanic outcrop is known in these parts.)
It being a rather cold and blustery day on our visit we declined the opportunity for mountaineering but the park is the ideal place for a leisurely afternoon stroll which seems a very popular pastime for Edinburgians (is that what residents are called?).
Worth a visit if you fancy a casual stroll on a relaxing afternoon.
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