National Museum of Scotland
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In a country with human history that goes back to the 600’s. Any museum that attempts to chart this history would be huge, and the museum of Scotland is indeed huge. Oh and beyond charting theRead more
In a country with human history that goes back to the 600’s. Any museum that attempts to chart this history would be huge, and the museum of Scotland is indeed huge. Oh and beyond charting theRead more
Shhhh, don’t tell! We doubled up on Jim and Donna’s hip on bus tickets today. We caught the bus at 9:45, rode the whole loop, then back around and off at the Grass Market.
The Grass Market usedRead more
This area was about 2 bus stops away from the very busy section of Edinburgh, but it felt like a whole different world.
Today we had a 11:45 tee time at the Himalayan course, just next to “The Old Course “ at Saint Andrew’s.
Pam for the win! Enough said. She shot 54 for the 18 holes. Extra impressive as we allRead more
St. Andrew’s was a busy stop. We wrapped our day of excitement with another meet up with more nomad travelers. Ian and Diane (although technically not nomads) are travelers like us. They’ve livedRead more
Beyond the golf course and the University, St. Andrew’s is a very nice place. Typical Scottish town with a castle and cathedral ruins but a very nice seaside and beach. Pretty and worth the side trip.
The grass market area got its name as the market location for any animal that eats grass. It was also the location of executions. Its history is reflected in the names of the current pubs andRead more
I’m very fond of paintings. Mostly the impressionists so I always hunt around for viewing museums. Today took me to the National Gallery, not the portrait gallery or Modern 2, which I’m saving forRead more
A leisurely stroll through the Royal botanical garden. Many flowers were getting ready to open their blooms. Occasionally there was an early bloomer. It felt like a preview of an upcoming colorfulRead more
We spent the morning and took the bus so we could go exploring the Royal Gardens. Then the afternoon on a slow walk back home.