ШотландияEdinburgh Waverley Railway Station55°57’5” N 3°11’18” W
1 мая 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
There will be lots of steps and stairs for us in May!
While Edinburgh is very walkable and has great transit, there is a steep valley that runs through the city. There are public staircase everywhere.Читать далее
ШотландияEdinburgh Castle55°56’54” N 3°12’12” W
2 мая 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ 🌬 55 °F
We walked around Edinburgh. First to a pub where, in a week we will attend a beer tasting, then we took a tram to the port where, again later on, we might take a tour of the Britannia Yacht. We alsoЧитать далее
ШотландияCalton Hill55°57’4” N 3°10’37” W
2 мая 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ 🌬 52 °F
Today I took a walk around the mountain named Arthur’s seat that we see out the windows of our apartment. It is in the center of Holyrood park, a park of mostly grass fields and wilderness next toЧитать далее
ШотландияCraigmillar Castle55°55’34” N 3°8’28” W 3 мая 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Although this castle is still in Edinburgh it felt a world away. Not an only a world away because there were only 4 other people there, but yes, a world away because they filmed several episodes ofЧитать далее
ПутешественникThird watch is available. Come on over and it’s all yours!
ШотландияBrunstane Burn55°56’43” N 3°3’55” W 4 мая 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
The ocean is closer to Edinburgh than we expected. 20 minutes on the bus and we were in the small beachside town of Musselburgh. We picked today to visit as it’s their annual Fishermen’s Festival.Читать далее
1 Planet 1 BagThis fair was really for the locals to sell their handmade goods and some beautiful things indeed.
ПутешественникThis nice lady told me that she had knitted everything on the both herself. She took up the hobby during the Covid lockdown. She said the work on the table was about a couple of weeks of knitting for her. It was just wonderful home craft work.
ШотландияJoppa55°56’57” N 3°5’44” W 4 мая 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
The next town up is Portobello. More people and movement than Musselburgh. Complete with a small boardwalk. Very active on this Saturday with beach volleyball (in sweats) a community pool, and aЧитать далее
1 Planet 1 BagAnd a view of the ocean in the front yard. This is a town women folk and families came to for the summer. Kind of a weekend home.
ШотландияCalton Hill55°57’2” N 3°11’2” W
5 мая 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Our last adventure in Edinburgh was 2019 and we walked through the town with flaming torches on Hogemany. The Scottish celebration on New Year’s Eve day. In that case, walking with the flaming torchЧитать далее
ШотландияCalton Hill55°57’4” N 3°10’53” W 5 мая 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Edinburgh, and all of the UK for that matter, have many restaurants that feature a Sunday Roast. Roast beef, rustic vegetables, gravy and a Yorkshire pudding (the roll/pastry thing). My mom who grewЧитать далее
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Had a lovely Sunday roast with you both and thoroughly enjoyed the day with you both ❤️ 😘
1 Planet 1 BagMarc is very excited to play St. Andrew’s with Lee next week.
ШотландияHolyrood abbey55°57’14” N 3°10’19” W
6 мая 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ 🌫 50 °F
We are so happy to host our first friends who took us up on our “visit us wherever we are” option. Jim and Donna, (friends I met in Ecuador, and fellow world travelers) met us after their visitsЧитать далее
ШотландияEdinburgh Castle55°56’55” N 3°11’58” W
6 мая 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
At the other end of the Royal Mile (the road that connects the two) is Edinburgh Castle it is the main focal point of the town. This dominates (and shouldn’t all castles dominate?) the skyline andЧитать далее
ПутешественникGet that foot massage!!!!
ПутешественникI’d second on the footsie massage. Or as they say in Britain…MASS-age.
ПутешественникScotch tasting on the agenda?
1 Planet 1 BagYes and my new favorite whiskey cream….