Edinburgh Castle

One of the field trips for our class was the Edinburgh Castle. I already had some preconceived ideas on the castle because of an article and discussion we had with Bob. When he asked what we thought on the renovations done with the castle I disagreed with the plans. But I thought that Bob made a good point when he said that it is more about preserving history and a celebration of the past of sorts.

However, Edinburgh Castle has been my least favorite castle. It was really crowded and felt very touristy. Perhaps it would have been better to go earlier in the day. The entrance was bogged down by a stadium they were building for the festival. The views from the castle were nice. The tower room was interesting and told some of the history. Natalie and I accidentally went to look at the crown jewels and it took us about 20 minutes to walk through this weird exhibit. I'm not a fan of the fake people models set up to look like they're from the past. Everything just seemed too new with all the shops.

The two best parts were getting to hear and see the gun shoot off and the Scottish soldiers, which were guarding the cathedral that was a war monument (which was really pretty inside).

(awkward award)