Every day in Edinburgh (pronounced Edin-burra) except Sundays and holidays the one o’clock gun goes off at Edinburgh Castle. It allowed city residents and ships in the harbor to synchronize their watches, so to speak.
It also allowed a little dog at Greyfriars Church on Candlemaker’s row to stroll from his master’s grave to the local pub where he got a free lunch. Parents and grandparents, get the book and movie “Greyfriars Bobby” for the little ones.
So why is it a one o’clock gun? Because the Scots are notoriously frugal and a 12 o’clock gun would have used up 12 cannonballs each day. Thus the one o’clock gun.
The restaurants and museums in Edinburgh were incredible. I’ll do a photo essay for you one of these days.
Take care and write in and let me know what you’re interested in.
I miss living in Scotland. I always told local residents that I’d never seen grass that green. They invariably said, it’s grass, it’s green. Big deal. D
Cooking with Dee 