Henderson's Salad Table

While I have no memories of it, my parents took me to this very same restaurant about 31 years ago... many say it hasn't changed all that much in the interim! I really wanted to get a picture of the outside, but it was pouring. We actually took a cab here, since the restaurant is firmly ensconced in New Town and our hotel was in Newington - and for those of you whose Edinburgh geography is a bit rusty or non-existent, this is a good several miles and even more kilometers.

The dinner was tasty, a welcomed plethora of fresh veggies. When traveling, especially with Zara and in Scotland, there tends to be a lot of bready things and chips and such. Even curry has rice and bread and often chips! The rain did not seem to be letting up as we finished our meal, so Wes used the free wi-fi to figure out which bus(es) we could take back to the hotel - the cab had been pretty pricey and hoofing it was looking pretty unappealing. While he did this, Zara and I listened to the acoustic guitarist who was playing in the "wine bar" half of the restaurant. His gig was pretty mellow, but Zara and I can dance to anything!

Having successfully located the buses we could take (14, 30, 33 and x40-something), we ventured out into the rain and started looking at every bus kiosk on Hanover St as we made out way down to Princes St. Of course when we found the right stop it had been moved temporarily and had no shelter right there, but the bus arrived quickly. Confusion ensued and instead of 2 one way tickets (singles), we ended up with 2 day tickets - though even this small mistake was cheaper than a return cab. Under 5s are free on Edinburgh buses, in case any of you are wondering....

We made it back to our hotel, very wet but with an excellent sense of accomplishment. This trip really piqued Zara's interest in the bus, which we would take several more times over the next few days as I was on my own much of the time with Z (one of the reasons there are a lot fewer pics from Edinburgh than Glasgow) and so I couldn't take the Ergo and a big backpack as easily, and therefore it was more important to have the backpack and carry Z on shoulders/take the bus/play distracting games so she'd walk more.