Refined Grandeur

I was waiting for a bus on North bridge and decided to kill some time by visiting a friend of mine who works at the Scotsman hotel. The reception area has such a quiet dignity about it (I've never been past this point) but I imagine it would be wonderful to explore the hotel and have free rein to sneak through the rooms and take photos of the period features! It was a bit of a dull day so it was nice to see a friendly face and a cosy fire. Also B said the fire had been smoking quite a bit earlier and the room and a lovely bonfire smell about it adding to the atmosphere.