Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle

Today we went to Edinburgh Castle. It was really cool, in the morning my uncle from my mother's side of the family came and we had a nice breakfast and went to catch the train. We just got it on Taxi because actually the train was supposed to go at 9:45 am but it went at 9:37 am and just by seconds we got on. The train journey lasted ages, and my mum accused me for finishing the batteries by playing. I disagree there, I barley played five minuets before my mum took it and chatted, she didn't care how bad the signal was and I think she was talking faster than the train. Which is very true, since the speed of sound can only be broken at the speed of which a aeroplane goes at maximum when its specially designed, but anyway when we got of, it was miles until the castle and we had to walk, my uncle said it was just about less than a mile! When we finally got there it was quite high up, it was windy and the breeze spun my helicopter hat rapidly.

When we got into the castle my uncle gave the tickets and we went in. I was the only one who got a audio guide for £1.50, but obviously you cant keep it. Make note that there is a stair case which I didn't notice, you will need it for later. I listened to the introduction it had really enchanted type as well as mystical music in the background. I listened to loads of things as we went round the castle. We started of at the governors house. I was about to go in happily but then my track came louder (I think it had some sort of signal triggered) and it said "Visitors are not allowed inside because the house is still used as a governments residence." I tried it again by going near a "No entry!" sign but it did nothing, I played something random and tried it, but somehow I typed the number for the area I was in. It was obviously ancient, we made our way up and I kept typing the number of checking the height. I saw signal bars and as i went up, they disappeared so I thought they were signal bars. So that's how it knew what height I was on! I later found out that to don't go in message was all part of the audio track which was being receipted. When we completely got up, I looked at the cannons and there where some AMAZING views. Before I knew it, it was lunch time and I heard the 1 o clock gun being fired. So if you read my diary listen to this. The 1 o clock gun was originally for signally to ships out at sea. It can shoot cannon balls but it is very loud and gives lots of smoke. Once a coincidence happened that a enemy fired and they missed the castle, but it was exactly then the 1 o clock gun was fired because it was 1 o clock and the enemy thought they hit, but the flares escaped, this didn't happen before and the soldiers were worried, but they soon found out. Someone had put a cannonball much like the enemy had fired with there cannonball, the gun had slightly overheated and only threw out some flames. later they didn't find the enemy cannonball, could that have been it, could the enemy's cannonball have gone into the O clock gun? But the gun doesn't fire at Sunday's and Christmas day & eve.

At the other cannons, I heard the track for their history, and just less than 10 seconds, I found myself next to the next cannon looking at the next number, the first wasn't even finished! I soon realised that the track was 3 and a half minuets and the cannons were less than half a meter apart. I listened to all the tracks anyway. If you pressed four you could listen to facts about the one o clock gun and if you pressed 100 you could listen to a lullibye. But if you press 4 then gun fire is at the start and that isnt to loaud but here is what I did:

"Mojtaba (my brother) would you like a nice song?"

"Ok."

"Ok the nice song is you have to type 1 0 0"

(Types 100)

"Now put the keypad down, you listen through the head phones."

(puts down)

(I type 4)

(Quickly press sound up loads of times)

"BOOOOOM"

(He is not hurt, laughing)

(or crying...

                                ...whoops...)

So lets leave that now but I can tell you he was laughing. After all of that we went back down and at the bottom, we realised this staircase...

My mum said we havent been there (remember I told you to remember that stair case)

Before we go on, without going into rooms and stuff, we could get to the top in 35 minuets. We went up the staircase which was 70 steps (According to my audio) and we were at the top in less than a minute. We could have done much more if you went up like that. T

The next train came at 35 (forgot which hour) and that was in an hour. So we went to my dad's side's uncle house. My sister was jumping with joy until we left. She played with us and she got a new toy computer from my other uncle (not my sisters uncle) but then again my other uncle also has a baby girl so I have a sister there to but lets not confuse it. After that we went in a rush to the station and right after we got in the the doors closed, just as the last wheel of the last suitcase. If i had to say, I think the suitcase just got shorter to get in but that dosent happen so lets not mention that. i fell asleep in the train and when I got up the train was epmty. My other uncle that dosent have any children (If your confused tell me in the comments and I will make it clera) was supposed to pick us up but he was at the wrong station. When we finnaly got home, I had the huggest dinner ever. Last full day at Scotland. My holiday is now

OVER (TECHINCALLY)

PS. its 00:49 am