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Edinburgh
... market once again, we had lunch at a restaurant called The Dogs. Had a haggis, black pudding and bacon hash, on which was placed a fried duck egg. Excellent warming food. Arun took the train down to London to spend time with his cousin for a few days. Pete and I walked up Calton Hill, "The Acropolis of the North". Came back down past the Art Deco-styled St Andrew's House to Holyrood Palace and a wee way up Salisbury Crags. Walked back up ...
Farewell to the UK
... 240+ hours with me, she couldn't bear to sit away from me for the next 9 hours. That's why she deserved to be taken to the UK for Mother's Day.
We arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson's Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal on its inaugural day. We had spent a week visiting renowned historical sights, tasting every lager and whisky available, engaging with locals, watching the weather, laughing, complaining, walking, dancing, and most of all...being a ...
A Tale of Murphy, and Ghosts
... deeper, as we drove further and further away from civilization. Aside from a short stop at a heather garden center, we continued to trust our GPS as we cut cross country toward Balmoral. The road was very narrow and very windy, and we finally found ourselves at the summit of the highland range, where we saw Scotland's version of a ski resort. People were out skiing, but it was a rather surreal sight, as we were not really in the mountains. With ...
First week in Scotland...
... Michael to meet with a guy from the Uni about studying there next year. It's quite cold up there... if he does get in I might struggle a bit. Although I do have a lovely new coat picked up from Debenhams to keep me warm :)
The weekend was pretty quiet but good fun spending time with Michael's family. Amy's birthday was on Sunday, so small celebration for that.
Not much else, so I will move on to the next blog post...
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