Edinburgh sights then off to Glasgow - Monday 25th March

Got up and packed early then headed out to find breakfast and explore the city. Once again, glorious spring sunshine bathed me - even if it was only 6 degrees. I enjoyed just wandering the cobblestoned streets and marvelling at the history of the city. Visited The Edinburgh museum and loved the story of Greyfriars Bobby, the dog that turned up at the pub every day at 1pm and guarded the grave of his master 14 years after he died.

Next stop was the Scottish Parliament house which is very new. They sit Tuesday to Thursday so we were allowed into the debating chamber and around the public areas. I did like the gallery with sentences in ceramic about Scottish women.

Next it was finally time to see Edinburgh castle up close. It dominates the city as it sits on Castle Hill. It had me trying to recall all my history lessons from high school. It really was fascinating and beautiful, but I was all "castled out" after a couple of hours.

Aloak tried to keep me interested. He played on a canon, tried to scale back up the hill and even asked where the whisky shots were! He's a rascal!

Finally, I made it to Glasgow and settled in to the hotel. Tomorrow the work begins with meetings at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Looking forward to meeting some of the lead players in Quality Improvement initiatives.