Edinburgh is a city built on a hill, so its roads feel like stairs, either uphill or downhill, this kind of road is pleasing to the eye, there is a different feeling, but it is a long walk, it is a test for the legs and feet, and it is also a very good exercise for Bai Yujing who is not diligent in all fours.

Walking along the avenue, you can see a steep slope lawn on the side of the road, on the lawn are brown and white Western-style buildings, neat windows are rows and rows, as if they have been carefully arranged, most of the buildings are triangular spires at the top, and there are many on the roof to make various characteristic effects, or some kind of animal, or strange shapes.

Because it is the art festival period, there are all kinds of propaganda posters everywhere near both sides of the street, many street performers are performing, it is very lively, Bai Yujing took two leaflets and looked at it, there are various theater performances in the evening, there are all kinds of artists wearing stage costumes on the street, everyone is full of smiles, and a large number of foreign little loli revolves around these artists.

Feeling this rich artistic atmosphere, there is a great feeling, in addition to the Western art performance troupe, there are also Eastern performance teams, Bai Yujing saw the Korean performance troupe wearing Hanbok, and the woman wearing the kimono, shaving her hair and playing the cosplay of a samurai, everyone dressed up with special care.

You can see various music performances and performance art on the side of the street, one of which is a performance artist with a crocodile head, Bai Yujing originally thought it was just a vicious statue, but when he was about to take a picture, he moved, with a hideous face and fangs, which scared Bai Yujing a lot.

After Bai Yujing was frightened, the performance artist took off the crocodile head, and Bai Yujing found that it was a handsome guy with brown hair, and winked at Bai Yujing, and Bai Yujing found that there was a small bucket made of paper in front of the pedestal.

Bai Yujing remembered what he had just done, and immediately laughed, picked up the camera and wanted to take a photo with the other party, of course, Bai Yujing also paid a tip, put it in a small bucket made of paper, and gave the money This Scottish guy is still very willing to take a photo with Bai Yujing, holding his crocodile head, accompanying Bai Yujing to pose with various POSE, Bai Yujing also gave him a high-five when he left.

"Hey!" Bai Yujing was fiddling with his camera, checking the photos he had taken before, but someone patted his shoulder from behind, Bai Yujing turned around and immediately saw an unimaginable person.

"Emma?" is Emma with blonde curly hair, Bai Yujing regretted it before, because the separation was more urgent, and he didn't ask for the other party's contact information, or add Emma's Facebook account.

"Bai Yujing, I didn't expect to meet you here again. Emma said to Bai Yujing with a smile on her face, it really felt too coincidental.

Because Bai Yujing told Emma that his name was Bai Yujing, and he didn't say that his surname was Bai and his name was Yujing, so Emma would not call Bai Yujing Bai, in fact, foreigners are like this, unless you specifically tell the other party, what is your surname, he will call it like this, generally, if you tell her what your name is, she will call you how to call you.

"Oh my God, it's really such a coincidence, did you just get off the plane, why did you come here?" Emma's father is a local, so Emma should have grown up here when she was a child, and she should be very familiar with this place, and she shouldn't know how many times she has played the attractions here, so why would she come here.

Emma immediately said, "I'm here for tonight's military music festival because I booked my ticket for tonight!"

"Oh, mine is the day after tomorrow's ticket. Bai Yujing felt regretful, if he could, it would be great to participate in the military music festival with Emma.

Emma shrugged her shoulders and pouted, feeling very cute: "Looks like you're looking forward to something, but it's a pity, but I can take you around and see you, you want to visit Edinburgh Castle, right?"

"It was such an honor, I have such a beautiful guide, I wonder if I can invite you to lunch later to show my gratitude. "Of course, it is a very happy thing to have such a beautiful woman to accompany you on a tour, and Bai Yujing will not refuse even if her head is caught by the door.

"Then it's up to you, I know there's a really nice restaurant around here......"

Emma and Bai Yujing walked and laughed all the way, while Emma introduced the surrounding environment to Bai Yujing, as well as some legends and interesting facts, Emma also pointed to Edinburgh and asked Bai Yujing to see the defenses and forts left on Edinburgh, along with the curvy slope road, Bai Yujing finally came to the door of Edinburgh Castle.

Edinburgh Castle is built on top of an extinct volcanic rock at an altitude of 135 metres, with cliffs on three sides and a slope on the other, overlooking the city.

Emma told Bai Yujing that the castle was an ancient war fortress, in Chinese parlance, a battleground for soldiers, and that Edinburgh Castle served as the royal palace of Scotland, sheltering generations of Scottish monarchs, and that it had endured countless wars and sieges.

However, after the 17th century, the castle was relieved of royal power, and it became a garrison military base, as well as a tight prisoner of war prison, where many historical celebrities were imprisoned, so Bai Yujing always felt a sense of eerie killing.

"This is the Esplanade, where every night in August the MilitaryTattoo is held, and in the evening, there is a big festival until 11 p.m. Emma took Bai Yujing and trotted to the square in front of the gate of Edinburgh Castle and said to Bai Yujing.

The MilitaryTattoo is the military music festival, and the Esplanade is the name of the square, which is already crowded with tourists, and the square in front of Edinburgh Castle will be the performance area, with fenced seats on both sides of the open space, and in the evening, the audience of the military music festival will watch the performance.

Directly above the entrance gate, there is a red lion symbolizing Scotland, which Emma told herself, Bai Yujing has also seen a lot of such signs and flags along the way, but Bai Yujing always feels like the LOGO of an unknown brand of clothing that he wore when he was a child.

"You look at the two statues, the legendary Scottish hero of Queen Victoria, William Wallace and, Robert, by the way, have you booked tickets online?" Emma pointed to the two statues in front of the castle and introduced it to Bai Yujing, I don't know if she suddenly remembered something, turned her head to Bai Yujing and asked.

Bai Yujing shook his head: "I'm going to buy it here again." ”

"Then you're going to have to shoot a long line. Emma immediately said that the adult ticket to Edinburgh Castle costs 16 pounds, but at this moment it is the most crowded season, Bai Yujing looked at the long line at the ticket window, remembering the experience of queuing in the past two days, and felt like crying without tears.

“NO!”

Emma suddenly laughed out loud at this time, Bai Yujing looked at Emma, and for some reason, Emma took out another ticket from her pocket: "I just have an extra ticket here." ”

"No!" Bai Yujing didn't expect it, and thought for a while: "Did you ask someone else to come with you before?"

"You guessed it, I also asked my father, when I was a kid my father let me sit on his shoulder and come here to play, but since my mother died, my father rarely took me out to play, I live in London, and I rarely see him now, so I wanted to bring him over to revisit, but I didn't expect him to come because of something. Emma felt a little lost when she talked about this, and looked at her father who put his daughter around her neck to tour the castle.

Bai Yujing immediately said, "I'm very sorry, I shouldn't have asked this." ”

"No, I bought the ticket anyway, wouldn't it be a waste if I didn't need it?" Emma immediately regained her vitality and took Bai Yujing into Edinburgh Castle with her.

Bai Yujing hesitated, Emma is a generous girl who doesn't care too much, but she can't always take other people's things for nothing: "Okay, wait for what you want to eat at noon, don't be polite to me." ”

"Don't worry, I'll eat all the money back!" Emma grinned.

"If you're staying in Edinburgh for a longer period of time, I recommend buying a Scottish Heritage Pass, which is a good deal, with three days in five days and seven days in 14 days, and you can visit Scotland's castles without having to buy a ticket. Emma immediately taught Bai Yujing how to save money.

Bai Yujing is not a real tyrant, of course, he is still interested in ways to save money: "Really, where can I book this kind of pass?"

The two walked into the old castle, the royal palace, military fortress, and prison of Scotland, which have now been converted into museums, which are divided into war museums, Scottish army museums, and so on.

The castle is very large, it feels like a mini small city, there are various buildings and statues outside the castle, and there are staff members in ancient costumes inside the castle, who are explaining some strange things in the castle, causing a large number of onlookers, Bai Yujing and Emma are also one of them.

The War Museum was originally an ammunition depot that chronicled Scotland's war and military history over the centuries, and when you walked inside, you can feel the charm of the vicissitudes of life, with beautiful stained glass windows and wooden carvings full of literary atmosphere, but many places inside are not allowed to take pictures.