To the Castle! To the Castle! That was our main goal that day! To see the beautiful Edinburgh Castle in every angle! It was hard to get sick of the view. Trust me, I've tried. It is beautiful at every angle. And this day, we saw it from Castle Terrace area looking up. Perhaps a rarer view from where most people see it from, which was from Prices' Street.
Castle Terrace ground was beneath the castle at the end of this road. Yes, it was actually quite a walk. We had to go there again when we start our tour for Isle of Skye. So this day was also a recce run for us. It was always better to be sure of the location prior to the actual day. I know it's kinda like double work, but the sureness and no-panic required feeling is well worth it for me.
Finally we were there! We were even too early for the market! Stalls were just setting up. It was quite a small market, maybe just 100m with two rows of stall on each side.
Here is the start of the stalls. There are sitting places around for you to sit down and enjoy your food too. Mostly it was food products, ready to eat and raw materials.
It was fascinating because the Castle was just above us here looming over us. It felt so very very medieval day in the market kinda vibe. I was frankly not looking forward to the climb back up to the castle when it's time for us to head there. I already knew the path I have to take, including the stairs leading all the way up!
Browsing at the some of the stall, we saw these wild garlic and recognise them from our friend's garden in Manchester. The leaves tasted like garlic when you chew on them! I thought they were lovely! Like a herb I would love to eat on toast or sandwiches.
We did bought some products from a few stall. We here meaning mainly my husband. We stopped to talk for a while with a vendor selling sausages and cured meat. She was so enthusiastic about her product that it really rubs off you! We got some sausages from her.
She also sold some jerkies which my husband love. They make a great snack. I'm not much of a fan of these at all. I just enjoyed talking to her and learning more about all the products she made her self.
As usual, the husband also wanted to try all the fermented drinks that can be found at the market. So he lingers at the Buddy shop trying their drinks. It wasn't that bad.
He also got a pulled pork burger as breakfast which I got to share some, and I bought this super smooth milk from a stall that was famous for them. I knew it was overpriced as compared to the milk I could have gotten from the supermarket, but this was a local market, so I guess the money I spent would go back to the farmers? And the milk was really famous and delicious too! So no regret!
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