Our Grand Tour Plan
20 февраля 2022 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Is it crazy to think about a 12 week, 12 country journey through Europe right now? Maybe, but our girls are getting older and we want to make memories. This trip is a year in the making and we're 66Читать далее
Here we go!
26 апреля 2022 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
The clouds over England were amazing at sunrise!
The Adventure Begins in Edinburgh
27 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
We've been mostly awake for almost 30 hours now. We're trying to get on track as soon as possible so we still need to stay up for a few hours, so we decided to head straight for Edinburgh Castle. It'sЧитать далее
Fish and Chips and Haggis
27 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
We ate at Bertie's and the fish and chips were great! I also liked the haggis, but that got mixed reviews from the girls. - Sean
Lodging: Cosy flat near Edinburgh castle
27 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
ALTIDO is delighted to welcome you to this charming flat ideally located in the heart of Edinburgh, where city life awaits you around every corner. The area is very handy for visiting all the city’sЧитать далее
Scotchbroom
28 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
Look, there's scotchbroom everywhere in Scotland! Should have kept it here!
Holyrood House and Scottish Parliament
28 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
The grounds of Holyrood House at the bottom of the Royal Mile are beautiful! We also stopped by the Scottish Parliament.
Ah, Holyrood Palace or, as it's formally known, the Palace of Holyroodhouse!Читать далее
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You can see "IR5" below the unicorn (the national animal of Scotland, because only a unicorn can defeat a lion). This stands for Iacobus Rex 5, or King James the 5th.
Tollbooth Kirk
28 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
- Willow
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This eye-catching, Gothic structure stands like a sentinel at the top of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, near the iconic Edinburgh Castle. Built in the 19th century as a church, it's noЧитать далее
Polka Dillon: Please send to Grandpa Beebe a gothic description of something you see there in Scotland to my email address. I would be ever so grateful. [Grandpa Beebe]
Royal Mile
28 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
St Giles Cathedral was beautiful, with a statue of Albus Dumbledore...er, I mean John Knox.
The statue of a stool is in honor of Jenny Geddes, who started a riot by throwing a stool at the bishop inЧитать далее
Greyfriars Graveyard
28 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
We took a tour of Edinburgh's old town and went into Greyfriars Graveyard, which is now used as a public park. In the graveyard we saw the headstone of Greyfriar Bobby, a dog who allegedly stood watchЧитать далее
The Greyfriar's Bobby movie is worth watching:) Hard to comprehend the estimated number of people buried there! [Pamela D.]
Edinburgh AirBnB
28 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
The views from our room
Lunch at Cafe Andaluz
28 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Delicious Tapas - Sean
Grassmarket
28 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
We're staying at Grassmarket. Our room are those paned windows up at the very very top. We have quite a spiral staircase to climb every time we go up. This was originally the hanging square.
The pubЧитать далее
Well, we hope the’ll be no hanging of your party while you are there! Nice room with a view. I especially like the idea of the Beehive Inn. Is that an eatery only or a pub with rooms to rent? “I will say of the LORD, He is mr refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.” Psalm 91:2 [Grandpa Beebe]
Anya's Favorite Illusion
28 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Where she was taller than Willow...
Camera Obscura
28 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
This house of illusions right next to Edinburgh Castle has one of the few remaining Camera Obscuras. The woman who invented it was almost accused of witchcraft when people saw the moving pictures. ItЧитать далее
More pictures of Edinburgh Castle
28 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
The picture of Edinburgh Castle on the rock is my favorite from our visit. - Sean
Dark History Tour
28 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Don't worry, Éowyn had headphones on and listened to the Encanto soundtrack. We had the BEST guide, Jenn, and she led a group sing along of We Don't Talk About Bruno down the walkway to the RoyalЧитать далее
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Yes, that's Abraham Lincoln in a graveyard in Edinburgh. It's a monument to the Scots that died fighting for the Union.
This looks so fun and informative. Love the video of Sean and Willow demonstrating the thumb screws:) I imagine Eowyn was thrilled getting to do the singalong. [Pamela D.]
The Birthplace of Harry Potter
28 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
JK Rowling wrote Harry Potter at The Elephant House in Edinburgh. Many places inspired her, including Victoria Street right outside our room that you might notice looks a bit like Diagon Alley!Читать далее
How fun to make all those connections to the books! I'm really enjoying the daily update and pictures❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ [Pamela D.]
ПутешественникI prepped them all in the train and then uploaded once we had decent wifi. Just arrived in Inverness.
Walk Along the River Ness
29 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Éowyn needed to run around, she told us. So we went for a walk along the river and a park in Inverness at sunset.
Lodging: Inverness Unit by Norman
29 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Lovely spacious apartment situated a stones throw from the River Ness within the Tomnahurich St area of the City Centre. An ideal place to stay for either 2 couples or a family of 3, 4 or possibly 5Читать далее
Inverness Tour
30 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
Inverness is a cute little town up in the Highlands near Loch Ness. I wanted to come see it because of the ties to Outlander and the Battle of Culloden.
We took a tour this morning to find out whatЧитать далее
Outlander in Inverness
30 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
Feel free to skip this post if you don't want to nerd out with me over Outlander references.
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They would be sat on the short tombstone-looking stone. The soldiers would use another stone as a sight.
Rohan
30 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
Éowyn was confused when I told her she had to stop so I could take a picture here.
Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle
30 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ 🌧 48 °F
The only Loch Ness monster we spotted was a swan. Urquhart Castle was very neat! Although in ruins, that just made it more picturesque.
Looks like we missed Nessie by just a few days - this isЧитать далее
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A replica of a 'knight's jug' with a fragment of the original decorated medieval tableware that was discarded here.
Firsts
30 апреля 2022 г., Шотландия ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
In the last few days, this girl has gone to a new continent for the first time, ridden on a train for the first time, and is now super excited to ride on a bus for the first time (we're on the way toЧитать далее