We had no plans for this next day in Edinburgh but got lucky in that we stumbled into a very nice day. As we were leaving the hostel, we happened to hear of a free tip-based tour of the city of Edinburgh. We found the meeting point and disembarked almost immediately. The tour was very well designed and our guide was excellent. This gave us a lot of great ideas about other things we wanted to check out. I would go into everything we saw on the tour but it would take quite a long time. Suffice it to say that Edinburgh is a gorgeous city with a rich and fascinating history.
After the tour, we headed to the café where JK Rowling wrote the first two Harry Potter books. Afterwards, we stopped by the grave of Adam Smith (founder of economics as we know it and the author of The Wealth of Nations). Both of these were things that we had been directed to by our tour guide. After a long day of exploration and enjoyment, we returned briefly to our hostel and went out for a night on the town.
