The post is about other cool stuff that you could find in Edinburgh just by wandering around. First stop, the Real Mary King's Close. To be honest, it took me a while to realised what this was all about. At first I thought this was some kind of themed attraction, like a Harry Porter tour or something. Turns out, it's historical! Apparently Edinburgh today has a while Edinburgh of the past buried under it. They just kinda build everything on top of existing city. How mind-blowing is that? So here is also something I am ashamed to say I learnt after visiting this palace (note, I only visited their gift store), above the figurine is actually a doctor during the plague. The Dr is all covered up with a mask and everything to actually protect himself from the plague! Hahahaha, I thought it was a cult or something prior to learning about this :P Kinda like the KKK :P
You are free to visit the gift store, which stocks a lot of cool stuff inside, and you could also read a little bit about the attraction. So the attraction is actually a one-hour guided walk down to the old city area. I am curious to go, and at first I was dead set of going on my second visit, but the problem is, it cost almost 50sgd for an hour in the dark empty road with an actor-guide telling you stories of the days in the close..... I just for some reason can't find myself parting with my money to visit this place. So for now as of writing, I've decided to visit the Surgeon Museum instead..... If I feel rich while in Edinburgh, I might give this a try.....
I guess this is the door that they lead you down to the old city? I read so many reviews that says that it's basically a tour of walking through one empty room after another while they tell you stories..... Of course to be fair, there are people who also enjoyed the tour. I think it's just a monopoly, to charge so much for a one-hour tour. It's almost like an entertaining experience instead of a historical one. But this was the only way to visit the underground city..... I guess? Well, apparently you could visit other part of the city that leads into the old city, but almost all requires a tour booking..... ask AI for more information.
Lovely painting on the walls of the gift shop/entrance. It looked something out of a story book.
Since we were already here, of course we have to get our photos taken with the plague doctor!
As you can see, the wife takes better more informative photos than the husband does.
Now, let's move on to other interesting/weird places around Edinburgh. Have I mentioned the Elephant House that all Harry Porter fans seems to be crazy about? Well, good news, I heard the renovation after the fire has been completed and you could go sip your coffee at the original cafe now and get some inspiration for the next big hit!
We also stumbled upon The Ghost Bus Tour's double decker bus. It looked fun, yet cheesy at the same time. Just like the Mary King's Close, it looks more like entertainment and theatre than actual information tour. Maybe I'm just biased? If I have the money and the time, I guess I might try some of these tours? Sigh. Is money a problem?
I think we have mentioned the Frankenstein restaurant before? Here are more photos of it. And no, again, I did not go in. Just stood outside of it because.....
You could see a giant Frankenstein at the front door when they are kinda about to open for business!
And of course I've got to get my photo taken with Frankenstein. If you haven't read this classic, please do. And if you have read it, have you watched the play by Benedict Cumberbatch? It was absolutely lovely! I think I watched it during Covid when many companies and artist made their performances free to watch on YouTube or their own website. I watched so many OneOKRock concert during those days! There was one almost every week! Ahh.... Covid. I did kinda enjoyed it.
The other book that I was considering to buying. It was found at the bookstore at John Knox's house. Maybe I'll go look for it again. I plan to get another book as a souvenir on my second trip to Scotland too.
And the last location I wanted to mention is the Museum of Magic, Fortune-telling & Witchcraft. It cost 5pounds per entry to visit a small room of exhibit that consist of personal collection of items related to witchcraft. I heard it was quite interesting even though it was small. But while I was there, they had a private tour on so I was told to come back later. While browsing their gift shop, I felt that the items on sale were kinda cheesy, and there were no good books on the said subject. With just that evaluation, I decided not to visit the museum after all. Hmmm.... was it the right choice? Would I decide other wise if I was there again?
And here I leave you with a quote from John Ruskin "There is no wealth but life.....". Go reflect!
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