It supposedly to be a raining day, so we chose today to visit the National Museum of Scotland. We heard that one can spend a whole day in this museum. With thousands of amazing objects across multiple galleries, the Museum offers us a world of discovery all under one roof.
When we got into the main hall, we were totally blew away by how nice it is. For the people who designed and are managing this museum, they must be the top talent in their business. Top attractions in this museum include:
1. The Newstead Helmet
2. Lewis Chessmen
3. Dolly the Sheep
4. Arthur's Seat Coffins
5. Muonionalusta Meteorite
6. Feast Bowl
7. The Cramond Lioness
8. Schmidt Telescope
9. Tyrannosaurus rex
10. The Millennium Clock Tower
We spend many hours in here and just amazed ourselves with all these wonderful exhibitions.
Then, we have lunch in their cafe with soup and scones. They were delicious and just right for the rainy day.
After lunch, we went back for more exhibitions.
When we were done, it was raining and we had to get our rain gear out and did more walk along the Royal Mile.
We learned that there are a lot of famous closes along the Royal Mile and we did try to go into some of these closes for just taking a look. When we got to Warriston’s Close, we found Warriston's Close is a narrow street leading from High Street (top) to Cockburn Street (below) in Edinburgh's Old Town. These 120 steps are representative of the steep slope of the area near Castle Hill. We just walked down the stairs and did more exploring on Cockburn Street. As we wandered around the Cockburn Street, we finally got back to the High Street of Royal Mile. It shows how walkable of Edinburgh is and one can just wander around and will never get lost there.
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