Climbing the Scott Monument...

Our tour continued with a climb up the 287 steps of the Scott Monument, a memorial for Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott. At a height of 200 feet 6 inches (61.1 meters), it is the 2nd highest monument in the world built for a writer, 

Our tour brought us up a spiral staircase to several rooms and viewing platforms.  

The views were definitely worth the climb. 

Here’s another shot of the main train station from a different angle.

Princes Street is a major shopping street and separates the Old Town and New Town (built between 1767 and 1850, so not so new anymore). If you look in the background, you’ll see the River Forth, which flows through central Scotland into the North Sea.