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最熱鬧的蘇格蘭!愛丁堡Fringe Festival 四天遊Day 4
第四日,晚上9 時才搭巴士回倫敦,即是還有一整天玩!決定去不是很遊客區的Dean Village。

Dean Village 是條沿Water of Leith 建成的村落,從前以水力磨麥廠而聞名,現時仍保持舊村落的部份氣息。建議由Hawthornbank Lane 開始行,再走到 這裡 (Google Map search 「Dean Village 」,是影Dean Village 的最佳位置。)

St Bernard's Well,1760 年被發現的天然泉水位置,據說泉水有治療功效,不過味道就十分麻麻,大約是有陣氫氣味,也有人說是洗完槍管的鐵銹味,其後於1789 年建成這座希臘健康女神Hygeia 的雕塑。

閒逛完Dean Village,已到下午時份,去了一位蘇格蘭朋友介紹的西班牙餐廳 + 酒吧 The Bon Vivant。

西班牙tapas 一向都細細碟,而這裡的Bar Bites 更可讓你逐件點,可以試更多款式。而這裡亦是愛丁堡著名的cocktail bar,有差不多20 款特別cocktail 選擇,好喝而且賣相精緻,價錢一般在 £7 至£10 之間。
地址:https://goo.gl/maps/rbq9gPuRhQE2

吃飽又起行,又走上山,去The Scotch Whisky Experience 入面的whisky bar Amber,沿路看到很多靚景,這是在National Gallery of Scotland 附近拍的相片。

Edinburgh 出名斜路多、樓梯多,所以plan 好行程十分重要,節省不少體力!例如去Edinburgh Castle 的話,同日也應該全力逛附近的景點,那就不用又再走上走落。

The Scotch Whisky Experience 入面的Amber 是whisky bar 也是餐廳,是間氣氛十分casual 的whisky bar,威士忌的價錢也十分超值!

分餐廳、酒吧兩邊,去飲whisky,我一向喜歡坐bar 檯,有什麼不明、有什麼想知,可以馬上問bartender,每次去都可以學到新東西或認識新朋友~

選了四款speyside 的whisky,又自製whisky tasting set,Blair Athol 12 年只是£4、Glenfarclas 21 年也約是£8,比起在香港喝實在抵太多。
地址:https://goo.gl/maps/RBpbqxkSJi32

第四天最後一站是去了吃牛扒!這間Kyloe Restaurant & Grill 愛丁堡市內中價扒房,點牛扒時會拿牛扒的實物講解。

我點了比較瘦的 Sirloin steak (225g,£23,約HK$230),而對家朋友仔E 則點了他最愛的Ribeye (300g,£28,約HK$280),中間的沙律和燒大菇是side dish,每款約£3。
這間是我去歐洲吃過好吃的steak house 頭五位,他們賣的是蘇格蘭牛扒,每款都連骨dry aged 最少28日,風乾過的肉味更突出,口感更juicy 及軟熟。牛扒我一向都是吃medium rare,這裡煮得剛剛好,就算不用調味料也覺得好吃。

在餐桌上有張「How to cook it...」的卡片,大家不妨跟他們的方法去煎牛扒吧~(我不翻譯了,自己看吧~)
地址:https://goo.gl/maps/VPmHjmAehBG2

吃完牛扒,我們決定散散步,發現Princes Street 封了路,原來當晚是Edinburgh International Festival 的最後一晚,有音樂會,也放煙花,大家都走出來霸個有利位置看煙花,而我們則剛好看到日落太陽照射到Edinburgh Castle,準備出發搭巴士回家了~
總括來說,愛丁堡是另一個我會想再去的城市(哥本哈根、阿姆斯特丹都想再去),因為whisky 很平,環境美,物價比倫敦便宜,離倫敦又不算很遠,希望有機會可以再去(也希望去多幾間whisky 酒廠參觀~)
另外,也提提大家如何從倫敦搭通宵巴士去愛丁堡,記得要帶眼罩和耳塞,在車上會睡得好一點。
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