As was our way, we had a rough idea of what we wanted to do and see with our day, but we left the details and logistics until the time was upon us. Neither of us likes a hard timetable during vacation, and we both enjoy the spontaneity of discovering as we go.
Our first stop was at the nearby Scottish National Museum. I fell in love with the place almost immediately; it was a beautiful Victorian era arrangement of glass and delicate wrought iron, grand and airy and filled with all manner of wonderful things.