After an enjoyable couple of days in Glasgow we drove the one hour to the capital city Edinburgh, one of our favourite cities.

We are staying just off the Royal Mile close to the castle and feel very much in the heart of this beautiful historic capital.

We headed across to St James Quarter where Christmas decorations were out in force.

The array of beautiful buildings in locations such as George Street make for great settings for all the seasonal lights.

Any visit to Edinburgh at this time of year means walking past a Xmas market and bar. This is how they do it in Scotland!

Today was Diwali a Hindu festival of lights which brought out the marching bands and fireworks.

Over the years we have been in Scotland many times. I’ve had the great fortune to work with two great agents Douglas and Mark who used to work together at EY & Co. We arranged to meet up in the suburb of Stockbridge for drinks and our first catch up since pre-COVID.

One of the joys of traveling is meeting people and spending a hour or so chatting and hearing their story. Tonight we met a couple from Milan and their nephew. Really friendly people who we will see again when next in Italy!

The night is never complete without a request from people we meet for a photo of Coco who enchants everyone with her perennial puppy like looks.