Brae Lodge Guest House
Travel Blogs from Edinburgh
St Andrews - home of golf, grief & good pub grub.
... political and strategic affairs leading to many murders, assasinations, seiges etc. Evidence of castle being rebuilt, extra fortifications being added and underground tunneling used to attack the castle walls. Wonderful sea front location offering strategic value in its day but great views up and down the coast for today's visitors.
Short walk further along the road to the remains of an enormous cathedral. Came across a costumed guide who gave a 15 ...
Singing in The Rain
Well we got off to a fun, wet day today!
I met the girls outside the apartment and waited for the boys who never came. So the girls and I had a great Turkish breakfast with hot chocolate, tea, coffee and porridge. The boys decided to sleep in, do laundry. So the girls and I headed over to CVenue and saw a show. It was an interesting show all about our obsession with making our bodies perfect. The cast was absolutely ...
Being an account of an peedie* island ...
... different from 'doon sooth'. We were lucky enough to stay with a family in Kirkwall, the main city on the largest island. They were amazing, giving us a place to stay, home cooked meals (ahh, look at all the food!!!!), and a really awesome tour of the island, showing us the sites, and telling us a bit about the culture. Believe us, for such a small island there were a lot of sites. You could spend weeks up there and not see everything. There's still more being discovered too. Just ...
On a Scottish High
... spent driving around the highlands doing a bit of scenery browsing and also looking for surf. Will got a wave up on the Northern coast in 7 degree water and a similar air temp. Pretty farken cold! Stayed in at Portree on Wednesday night and looked around a bit on the island on Thursday before driving across to St Andrews that day. St Andrews is a really trendy uni town, definitely want to pencil in another visit later down the track and play a round ...
Holyrood Here we Come
... House. After a slight change in direction we went downtown the Royal Mile and walked throughthe old part of Edinburgh. The oldness of the buildings was beautiful. By chance I spotted the house of John Knox. Mum had wanted to see it but we were not sure where it was. Lucky spot. We went in for a look. There was a shop on the first floor with a room running an audio visual presentation. The house had three floors. It was small but ...
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- Free parking