Dunkeld

We picked up our trusty Hertz rental car (a Ford Focus that treated us well our entire trip) and headed out of Edinburgh. First west, and then north across the Firth of Fourth bridge we bypassed Perth but stopped in Dunkeld to visit the cathedral there. This was the only place we got well and truly rained on ... and by that I mean drenched ... soaked to the bone. The cathedral is a short walk from the center of town and sited beautifully on the shore of a small river. Worth the walk and worth the drenching. As we were walking back to the car, we stopped and got picnic fixings which we later ate in the car in the rain.

The town of Dunkeld is pretty small. I expect it would be a nice place to live or to have a vacation home in the country away from the city.We were just getting our right-hand-drive skills back so driving was still a bit stressful. My wife's litany, "stay to the left," helped but was soon unnecessary.
In the center of the village there was a little square with this monument and the rain filled skies beyond. Yep, these are the ones that rained on us.
The cathedral was interesting. Only about a third of it is closed in and still used as a church. The rest was missing its roof and had been for some time. Just the walls and a tower remaining. It was really a pleasant place to spend some time just walking around and enjoying the setting.
About the time I took this photo, it began to rain then poor.
After the rain, after our picnic shopping the rain relented and we headed back to the car. Just beyond the car park we found the entrance to the Dulkeld Hilton, presumably just up the road. This was our first taste of stunning and stunningly green Scotland scenery.