Earlier this month we took a trip to the U.K. that included Scotland. We took the "Witchery Tour: Murder and Mayhem" in Edinburgh, Scotland (we blogged about it yesterday). There's a companion book to the tour that you can buy on-line and it's worthwhile. This book contains some of the stories told on the tour and gives you a great insight into the dark history of the city. It's well-written and full of historic details about the city of Edinburgh. It really paints an interesting, yet dark history of the city's laws against thieves, murderers, and weird city laws.
ONE ODD HISTORIC FACT FROM THE TOUR - Hundreds of years ago, Firemen were paid by clients that lived in apartment-like buildings. If the apartment above or below them was on fire, and those residents were not "firehouse subscribers," the firemen would let the building burn until it affected their client. Weird stuff!
- The Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour in Edinburgh, Scotland is a must for any visitor to the city, too. It was serious and funny, light-hearted and entertaining. This is a great read for anyone who wants a look at Scotland in the last several hundred years.
NEXT: ARRIVAL IN YORK, ENGLAND AND THE MINSTER
