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  • Our 2018 AdventureExploring the British Isles
    Day11

    Whitby to Edinburgh

    September 11 in the United Kingdom

    Sadly left Whitby as have loved it. Set off for Corbridge in an effort to avoid the motorway. Stopped at a Roman archeological site outside Corbridge which was interesting. It was just like the sites David watches on Time Team. Very interesting. Stopped at a small tea rooms in the town for lunch and a walk around the lovely village shops. Carried onto Jedburgh where we walked around the abbey which was the feature of the town. Our drive to Edinburgh was uneventful, apart from stopping on the border where a lovely Scotsman took our photo despite the strong winds. We easily found Staiton Park and Drive. Our plan was to leave the car here for three days( no fee) and catch bus into the city as no parking near our accommodation.The first bus wouldn’t take us with our luggage but the second did and we were in town in less than 30 minutes. The hardest part of the day was carrying our luggage up 6 stories to our apartment. It was a nice surprise to arrive there and find it is lovely with all we need. The view out the window is great down onto the main thoroughfare which is called The Royal Mile. Definitely would never have been able to find parking though. We headed straight out and walked around the corner to find Grey Friars Bobby, a statue of a little dog, which can bring luck when its nose is rubbed. We ended up eating at the bar beside it with the same name. Were happy to have one more stop at a bar before heading to bed.Read more

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  • Our 2018 AdventureExploring the British Isles
    Day12

    Edinburgh

    September 12 in the United Kingdom

    Explored Edinburg today. Started off on Hop on Hop Off Bus and so useful for getting our bearings. Got off at Edinburgh castle and it was amazing. Had audio guide which was useful. Crowds of people were there and the views down over the city were lovely. We left there for Carlton Hill which also gave amazing views over the city. David not so keen to do Alfred’s seat which was much higher and required a long uphill walk. Instead settled for some shopping in main shopping area. Boarded the bus for return journey to High street via parliament buildings and Holyrood. After a quick refresh we headed off to Grassmarket for dinner at an Italian restaurant. Finished our evening back at Sandy Bells for the live music. Luckily found a seat and enjoyed listening to the four piece band ( maybe 5 if you counted the banjo player in the corner!)Read more

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  • Our 2018 AdventureExploring the British Isles
    Day14

    Edinburgh

    September 14 in the United Kingdom

    Interesting day in Edinburgh yesterday . Got up later and headed off to town. Found a tour we were interested in so booked to do it at 12 15. It was Mary King’s Close. It took us underground to a warren of hidden streets from the 17th century and lived in until the end of the 1800s. The guide was excellent and the streets so narrow and steep. We learned a lot about Mary Queen of Scots as well as the plague. We also visited St Giles Cathedral in the centre of town. It was truly beautiful. When we arrived back on the street we found Rose Street where David was able to get new battery for watch and a repair on his jersey. We then wandered for some time mainly trying to find a bus to Leith to see the royal yacht Britannia. Did not find the bus drivers helpful or friendly but finally sorted it and headed out to the seaside area of Leith. The yacht tour started with afternoon tea in the tea rooms on board. All very lovely - yet another scone! The yacht was so interesting. Lots of photos of the royal family over the years and got to see into every room just as it was, even the bedrooms. We loved that. Made our way back into town and headed out to meet Eimear and Craig McCallum, my Irish relation and her husband. Had lovely evening with them. Only dampener has been David not being 100 percent. The hacking cough has turned into a big cold. Will be looking for a decent pharmacy today.Read more

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  • Places We'll RememberCastles, Cairns, Craigs & Coos
    Day11

    Farewell to our tour buddies

    August 26 in the United Kingdom

    Sunday evening was our last dinner with our fellow Rick Steves tour travelers. We had a wonderful dinner at The Bonham Hotel, where we started the tour just over a week ago. Our guide Brian started the farewell toasts off with a hilarious "prayer for Rick Steves tourists," and his was followed by many more.

    As we thought at the beginning, these are all fun and interesting people. Whether due to the RS "no grumps policy" (really, you have to sign when you book), or just the luck of the draw, there wasn't a single bad apple. As we often had free time or were on our own to explore, we ended up spending time individually (or in couples) with each of the others.Read more

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  • Places We'll RememberCastles, Cairns, Craigs & Coos
    Day4

    Bobby and Harry

    August 19 in the United Kingdom

    Our walking tour with Rita ended at the National Museum of Scotland, where we meandered among the treasure trove of ancient and modern artifacts. We then joined up with fellow tour members Patrick and his daughter Margaret for lunch at the Elephant House. Potterites will recognize this as the cafe where JK Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter book. Nearby is Greyfriars Kirk and cemetery, famous for the faithful terrier, Bobby. Many of the names in the Potter books came from the gravestones here. Margaret and Myra hunted diligently, but couldn't find Thomas Riddle. We did find Potter, however. Margaret, with her teenaged energy was ready to lead on, downhill, uphill and down again to find the Museum of Childhood (and a nearby fudge shop).

    Our day ended with happy hour in Teuchters pub, meeting up with a number of tour members for a dram. As we thought initially, they are all quite fun! We tried Cullin Skink (a fish chowder), which joins steak and ale pie and gooseberry crumble on the "yes, please" list. The drinks, food and company were welcome after recording over 8 miles on the Fitbit on a very "dreich" (grey and wet) day.    Read more

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  • demonvilleRoyaume Uni
    Day17

    Edinburgh, UK

    August 1 in the United Kingdom

    Bonjour 👋🏻,

    On s’approche de la fin, un autre trajet de 3h pour cette fois-ci rejoindre Edinburgh, en Écosse 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. C’est beaucoup plus nuageux dans ce coin-ci. Comme disait Antony, l’énergie solaire ☀️ n’est pas l’avenir pour l’Écosse.

    Journée très tranquille aujourd’hui. Après l’installation dans la chambre d’hôtel, promenade dans le vieux Edinburgh et sur la fameuse rue The Royal Mile. C’est vraiment touristique ici, il y a du monde en masse partout. C’est une rue très vivant, piétonnière à certains endroits et animée par des amuseurs publiques. Antony a rencontré Yoda, Darth Vader et un Stormtrooper, le paradis pour lui! Évidemment, plusieurs boutiques de cachemire, scotch, tartans, bijoux et articles médiévaux comme des coupes de Games of Throne. Après un peu de magasinage, un arrêt 🛑 dans un pub, pas le choix la pluie ☔️ commence. Après une première bière 🍻, il pleut toujours. Pas le choix arrêt dans un deuxième pub. Il pleut toujours, pas le choix, on arrête dans un 3e p... ben non 👎, la faim se faisait sentir. Sur le chemin pour se rendre à l’hôtel, Julie avait repéré le Petit Paris... il faut ben aller chez les anglais pour manger du français... 🤔

    Voilà short and sweet pour aujourd’hui.    Read more

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  • demonvilleRoyaume Uni
    Day18

    Edingurgh, UK

    August 2 in the United Kingdom

    Bonjour 👋🏻,

    Une journée passablement bien remplie pour cette avant-dernière au UK.

    On a commencé par un mini-trek sur le mont Arthur Seat dans le Holyrood Park, une colline de 251 mètres située à 20 minutes de marche 🚶🏻‍♀️ de notre hôtel. C’est un ancien volcan 🌋 qui donne une très belle vue de la ville. Puisque ce mont est petit et très près de la ville, il y a bien du monde 🌎. C’est un trek d’environ deux heures.

    Par la suite puisqu’on est en Écosse 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, il fallait bien vivre « The Scotch Whisky 🥃 Expérience ». Une visite divisée en quatre temps: une promenade en baril (un peu comme nous avions fait pour Jorvik, pas besoin de marcher ) qui nous explique comment est fait le scotch, ensuite une présentation des différentes régions des producteurs et les caractéristiques des scotchs de ces régions, on poursuit avec le choix de la région du scotch qu’on veut déguster et finalement on pénètre dans la chambre du scotch où on apprend à déguster un scotch parmi de nombreuses bouteilles. Naturellement, la visite prend fin dans le bar à scotch où tu peux déguster un scotch parmi 450 choix que tu peux acheter dans la boutique. Une belle expérience malgré tout même si Julie n’aime pas vraiment le scotch.

    Fidèle à notre tradition, on déguste une bonne bière 🍻 dans un pub pour notre 5 à 7 et pour cette avant dernière soirée on se paie un très bon resto dans le tower. Restaurant situé dans le musée national de l’ Écosse. C’est le genre de resto où il y a plus de serveurs que de clients, où à peu près 😬. Parmi la gang, il y en avait un, un peu particulier qui gérait même l’espace sur notre table et qui a mentionné le mot « lovely » à peu près 50 fois sans exagérer. Toutefois, bonne bouffe, Antony a même pris un haggis pour l’entrée.

    On ne pouvait pas quitter Edinburgh sans aller dans un bar, c’est la ville de UK qui a le plus de pub/bar par habitant. On a terminé notre soirée dans le bar Frankenstein, Julie et moi étant probablement les plus vieux de la place, mais on a le coeur jeune 🧒, donc il y avait pas de problème. Il faut donner ça aux pubs, la très grande majorité a un très beau comptoir bar.

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  • Miriam AspernigEdinburgh, Schottland
    Day2

    Edinburgh Sightseeing Teil 1

    August 21 in the United Kingdom

    Erster Tag in Edinburgh und so stand heute natürlich Sightseeing am Programm. Um einen ersten Eindruck von der Stadt zu bekommen, begannen wir den Tag mit einer Hop on-Hop off Tour. Hier konnten wir bereits die Schönheit Edinburghs kennenlernen. Mit den vielen Erklärungen verging die rund 2-stündige Fahrt zu den bedeutensten Sehenswürdigkeiten wie im Flug.

    Nach dieser Rundfahrt spazierten wir zum Edinburgh Castle, eigentlich die Hauptattraktion der Stadt. Hier wurden wir aber erstmal von den Menschenmassen erschlagen. Kein Stückchen, an dem sich keine Leute tummeln. Dadurch hat dieses wunderschöne "Castle" leider ein wenig an Flair verloren. An ein gemütliches Durchbummeln durch die Burganlage war leider nicht zu denken, nichtsdestotrotz haben wir uns wacker durch die Massen durchgedrängt um die wichtigsten Orte der Anlage zu erkunden (Kronjuwelen, Gedächtniskapelle für Kriegsgefallene, Aussichtsplätze). Nach knapp 1,5 Stunden haben wir diese Sehenswürdigkeit wieder verlassen. Beim Ausgang hatten wir dann noch ein nettes Erlebnis mit einem älteren Herren, gekleidet in typisch schottischer Tracht (Kilt), gehabt, mit dem wir Fotos schießen durften und nett plauderten.

    Anschließend ging es zum Grassmarket, wo wir erstmal gemütlich zu Mittag aßen und dann noch einen Verdauungsbummel durch diese nette Gegend machten.

    Am späteren Nachmittag statteten wir noch der Camera Obscura einen Besuch ab. Diese interaktive Attraktion strotzt nur so vor optischen Täuschungen. Neben einem Spiegellabyrinth gibt es noch Hologramme in Hülle und Fülle und ein animiertes Stadtpanorama. Die idyllische Aussicht auf die Dächer der Stadt rundet das Spektakel perfekt ab. Eine absolute Empfehlung, wir haben den Aufenthalt hier sehr genossen und fast 2 Stunden hier verbracht!

    Am Abrnd gönnten wir uns noch ein äußerst leckeres Abendessen in Michael's Steak and Seafoodrestaurant. Hier konnten wir den Tag noch gemütlich ausklingen lassen!    Read more

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  • sojournerjapesLondon and Edinburgh 2017
    Day8

    Royal Mile Edinburgh

    January 27, 2017 in the United Kingdom

    I took the local transit to the Royal mile ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mile ) and walked up to the Castle, explored some of the shops and activities. Will return tomorrow and explore some more. Sunny but a chilly and a little bit of a wind today so will bundle up more for tomorrow

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  • AnnundjoachimSchottland 2017
    Day20

    St. Gilles Cathedral

    August 29, 2017 in the United Kingdom

    Tolle Kirche, sehr beeindruckend!

    Ann: Hier gibt es den bekannten Diestelorden. Es gehören ihm 16 Personen an, sowie die Queen, Prinzessin Anne und Prinz William. 14 Personen sind Schotten und zwei Briten. Ausländer dürfen nicht Mitglied werden, einzig ein Norweger wurde seit 250 Jahren aufgenommen. Warum weiss ich aber nicht.
    Jahrestag ist der 30.11. da treffen sich alle hier in der Kirche. Tolles geschnitztes Kirchengestühl.Read more

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