Not wanting to leave without having a proper look at Edinburgh castle, we woke up early to ensure we saw it before catching the train back to Manchester. Even before opening time, the queue for tickets was quickly increasing - many of the visitors who had descended on Edinburgh for Hogmanay obviously sharing the same idea as us!
The sheer size and age of the castle is impressive enough, and it's extensive history equally fascinating. A highlight was the view of Edinburgh from its battlements, although it duly reminded me that we had not had enough time to climb Arthur's seat - something that had been in my checklist to do before we left. Save that one for my return!
After exploring the 'dungeons', towers, military exhibitions and the Scottish crown jewels it was time to head to the train station.
The train was packed and with a problem with seat reservations for everybody with a ticket on the train we were lucky to have a seat!
We arrived back in Manchester just over 3 hours later, a little travel weary and very hungry!
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