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    • TravelerHuwelijksreis Ningelique
      Day 10

      Deel 3

      June 12, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Om bij Doune castle te komen reden we over een heel smal weggetje om op de parkeerplaats te komen.
      Helaas stond het kasteel deels in de steigers maar dat hield ons niet tegen.
      We kregen zelfs een audio tour mee zodat we nog meer konden horen over het kasteel. Het was een hele leuke verrassing dat Jamie (de hunk van de serie) ook een deel had ingesproken over de scènes van outlander naast de standaard audio tour.
      Onderweg nog even op de trap een foto gemaakt waar Claire gestaan had 🥰
      In het kasteel was er weer veel te zien en te horen over de tijd dat de kasteel eigenaren hier woonden. En een aantal ruimtes hadden ook wat aankleding.
      Toen weer doorgereden naar onze eindbestemming van vandaag Edinburgh.
      Het was nog een flinke reis met onderweg voor het eerst tanken. Zo fijn een diesel auto, en nog fijner dat het een automaat is met cruise control.
      Hoe dichter we bij ons hotel kwamen hoe drukker het werd. Op weg naar de parkeerplaats en het hotel.
      Weer een goede kamer met dikke ramen, dus van buiten hoorde je geen geluiden.
      Inmiddels hadden we flink honger en gingen op zoek naar een plek om te eten.
      Tegenover ons hotel zagen we een restaurant met Roti erop. Dat klonk wel heel goed!
      We kregen in eerste instantie een tafeltje voor 2 personen.
      Maar toen we ons gerecht bedoeld om te delen met 2 personen bestelde werd de tafel naast ons erbij geschoven om de pan op te zetten.
      Wel grappig, dit restaurant schonk geen alcohol maar je mocht wel je eigen fles meenemen en daar drinken. Kreeg je zelfs nog een glas van ze.
      Het eten was super lekker! Niet te pittig maar wel pittig genoeg en vol smaak!
      Na het eten gingen we nog een rondje door Edinburgh lopen.
      We wisten niet waar we kijken moesten, zo mooi en veel!
      Edinburgh lijkt wel 1 grote kasteelmuur met bruggen en prachtige huizen. Wauw!
      We waren inmiddels doodmoe en gingen terug naar het hotel.
      Daar dronken we nog een portje, keken tv en gingen slapen.
      Wat een super dag was dit!      Read more

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    • TravelerUnited Kingdom
      Day 42

      Mar sin leat (Bye) Edinburgh

      September 16, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      My last night in Edinburgh and Scotland. I finally got to sit on the royal mile and enjoy a tasting of whisky 😋. Slàinte mhath (slan-ge-var), Good Health.

      Left to right:
      Edradour 10, that's a hard no. Too smokey for me.
      Glengoyne 10, it was ok, but better with a bit of water.
      Balvenie Double Wood 12, was ok.
      Glenfarclas 15, very nice. My choice.

      I am sad to be leaving. We had a rocky start Edinburgh and I, but it is an amazing place.      Read more

    • Avoiding the heat EU tour
      321222
      Day 121

      More stolen treasures

      January 2 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

      This morning we got up and checked out of our accommodation and marched back up to the old town where our final beds are for Edinburgh. It was much too early to check in so we put our bags in storage and sat in the common area to plan the day.

      The decision was made to head to the national museum of Scotland. Fortunately for us, like the national Museum in London, it is also free to enter!

      We made the short walk, sat down for a coffee, then explored the building. It had many impressive exhibits, but the ones we spent the most time in were the natural history, as well as the science and engineering section, the latter of which had a lot of really fun interactive exhibits!

      Once we were done we walked around exploring some more random shops that were in the area. Then we went and checked in our room.

      Our plan for late lunch / dinner was to use our favourite app again and get a meal pack from our favourite store (Greggs!) But the saddest thing happened: when we were about to walk out the door they cancelled the order... Very sad.

      Instead we went to the supermarket and got ourselves a meal deal, came back to the hostel and then did some planning before relaxing the rest of the night.

      Step count: 11.3k      Read more

    • TravelerScotland
      1
      31122114
      Day 3

      Umbrella…ella…ella!

      March 20 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F

      After lunch the rain really started coming down, so when I saw this large covered outdoor mall, I was ready to shop for an umbrella! ☔️ 😆 It’s so nice to have no communication problems! Every other time I’ve come to Europe, I’ve had to deal with language barrier! I especially appreciate it when it comes to menus and to shopping! After buying myself some extra rain protection, I made my way past that large gothic monument I passed yesterday. It turns out it’s a tribute to Sir Walter Scott (Poet/Author) erected in 1840! I decided to walk through “old town” on my way back to my hostel. More cute shops, a view of the back of Edinburgh Castle and a stop for some specially crafted hot Chocolate.Read more

    • DB Family Europe Grand Tour 22
      11121
      Day 3

      Royal Mile

      April 28, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 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 in church (they didn't want a bishop, England was trying to force it on them). Willow's comment: I too, would like to be remembered for my murder weapon.

      Willow found her dream dress.

      The story of Deacon Brodie likely inspired Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

      We loved all of the tiny side streets, called closes.      Read more

    • Scottish tour
      22
      Day 15

      Edinburgh #Day 15

      August 26, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

      E anche questa giornata sta per finire, chiudendo il tour in Scozia.
      Stamattina ultima colazione tipica con pancetta, uova, salsiccia etc etc.
      Poi giro in autobus fino alla baia di Forth dove siamo saliti a bordo di una piccola imbarcazione per ammirare la piccola isola di Inchholm e la sua abbazia. Poi, immersi nei racconti della guida, abbiamo ammirato i 3 ponti storici e meno storici della città (e che ponti!). Il più vecchio è il ponte ferroviario Forth Bridge del 1890 ancora in funzione per i treni; queensfeery crossing, l'ultimo arrivato, in funzione dal 2017, che è andato a sostituire il Forth Road Bridge del 1964, comunque ancora in funzione per pedoni e biciclette.
      Pomeriggio passato prima al museo nazionale (enorme!!!). Nonostante siamo rimasti 2 ore a girare, abbiamo visto pochissimo in maniera approfondita.
      La giornata si è conclusa passeggiando nella città vecchia, tra negozi (taaaanti acquisti) e "diagon alley", fino ad arrivare alla residenza della regina (Holyrood Palace).
      Ora cena e poi un buon ultimo cocktail! O forse due... Tre... Chissà 😝      Read more

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    • TravelerEdinburgh 2022
      Day 15

      National Museum Edinburgh

      September 18, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      Nach einem kleinen Mittagessen bin ich in das National Museum in Edinburgh gegangen und habe von allem ein bisschen was angeguckt. 👀
      Das war natürlich sehr viel und ich konnte mir nicht alles merken, aber das muss ich ja auch nicht - ich darf sogar umsonst egal wann wieder hingehen und nochmal alles und auch anderes angucken. ☺️
      Auch die Architektur vom Museum war sehr beeindruckend und es gab viele Mitmach-Stationen, die auch noch sehr süß aussehen. ☺️
      Ich hab ein cooles Video über die koreanische Handwerkskunst von der Perlenstreifen-Kunst auf Dosen geguckt, weswegen ich das letzte Bild auch auf jeden Fall hier hochladen wollte. ☺️ Sehr schick und schön dargestellt. ✨      Read more

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    • TravelerCamino 2023
      621133
      Day 99

      Edinburgh museum

      July 29, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      After morning clean up and preparing veg for dinner, off I went to catch the bus into the botanical gardens. Unfortunately I asked the driver for the museum stop?? It must've been in my unconscious that I wanted to come here?

      I thought about it as I sat on the bus and thought och well I don't have to get off at that stop ..South Bridge...anyway as I sat, a lovely elderly woman, anxious on my behalf, caught my attention and said "you'll have tar get aff at this stop for the museum, ye'll have tar hurry," then the driver called me out as well...so off the bus I reluctantly got to find my way to the museum..

      It is a stunning underground cave like place and I stopped for a cuppa before further exploration....just taking in the ambiance ... I'm looking forward to exploring the history of Scotland section.

      I came across sections of the museum where James, Macayla and I had spent quite a few hours exploring, playing and having sandwiches...that I did that makes me laugh now, the children didn't complain, but it was easy to tell they wanted chips, pies, sweets from the cafe!!

      That was a few years ago now maybe 2010? The room decorated as in the 1800s, the area where people sit and try to pull their own body weight up, the rally on r racing car the children sat in... Just the size of the place is incredible and I almost couldn't believe that the skeleton of a deer, more than twice the height of an average human, was real. Apparently the skeleton was found on the Isle of Wight in the 1800s!

      It was amazing to see artefacts left of Charles Stuart the young pretender and to take in some of the history behind the "union" of England and Scotland, bought by bribes and gifts of titles and lands to a few people.

      The time was drawing close to the predicted rain so, all too soon, my legs were heading for my digs and a good horizontal stretch before a downpour. Another day tomorrow to be out and about exploring.      Read more

    • TravelerSchotland 2023
      Day 8

      Droomstad (1/2)

      April 7, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C

      Ik weet iets wat jullie hoogstwaarschijnlijk nog nooooit hebben gezien:

      Edinburgh in de zon

      Ja, echt, de zon heeft ons nog steeds niet verlaten, dankjewel. We hadden ‘s ochtends de trein van Balloch naar Edinburgh genomen om toch nog zo veel mogelijk tijd in deze stad gevuld met kwaliteitsarchitectuur te kunnen besteden.
      Om broke-backpackersredenen hebben we het kasteel en de ondergrondse tunnels niet bezocht, maar wel hebben we heel de stad bezichtigd. Even een kort overzichtje:

      - het Kasteel van Edinburgh
      - de ultieme schot met mooie muziek
      - ik herhaal, de idyllische, prachtige, middeleeuwse gebouwen
      - honger oplossen
      - ZWAARDEN
      - een museum waar we een half uur zijn binnen geweest
      - gezellig marktje in een kerk
      - Koffie en thee in het park zoals echte Edinburghse studenten

      Dat was deel 1 van de dag
      (Ja er is zoveel gebeurd dat jullie vandaag 2 delen krijgen, joepie)      Read more

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    • TravelerSchottland
      1
      Day 3

      Edinburgh

      June 17, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Früh morgens trinke ich auf der Kaimauer sitzend einen Kaffee und starte dann nach Edinburgh. Ich finde einen recht zentralen, kostenlosen Parkplatz und schwinge mich aufs Fahrrad - doofe Idee! Zu Beginn besteht meine Tour abwechselnd aus Schieben und mit angezogenen Bremsen den Berg wieder herunter fahren...
      Dennoch bekomme ich auf dem Carlston Hill einen schönen ersten Überblick über die Stadt. Hier steht auch das National Monument of Scotland, das zwar nie fertig gebaut wurde, aber auch so an Griechenland erinnert. Allgemein finden sich in der Stadt viele Anlehnungen an das antike Griechenland, weshalb sie auch "Athen des Nordens" genannt wird (vermutlich eher von Schotten als von Griechen).
      Mein Weg führt mich weiter zum Holyrood Palace, dem königlichen Sitz in Edinburgh, und dem seltsam modernen Schottischen Parlamentsgebäude.
      Nun radle ich weiter in die Innenstadt.      Read more

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