Terrace Hotel
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Scotland: Loched In
... needs a man for audience participation, the pickings were slim (I was the only one) so I had to get up and pretend I was her annoyed boyfriend. I have no idea what it is like to be annoyed at my girlfriend so this was very difficult. A few minutes later she needed more audience participation and again it had to be a man. Bugger. Up I got again only this time I had to sing a duet with her. Tess was having a great time during all of this, I'm sure it was because I'm such a ...
Street performers
Ah.... so this morning was a relaxed and get up at your own pace. the kids woke shortly after 8am as Uncle david was leaving for work and they got to watch cartoons. When we got up, we got showered, dressed, and ate breakfast in the conservatory. Easton quickly joined us and when I asked him what he liked best about sitting out there, he said that he liked his work of art, that is the partially dismantled fire place of bricks that he has set up next to the pos ...
Flying EWR-EDI
After arriving EWR Terminal A at 6:13 p.m., I rode the interterminal bus to Terminal C. I checked my phone and saw I had been cleared on Continental Flight 36 to Edinburgh, Scotland – BusinessFirst Seat 1B. :-) Now I had an hour to scramble before departure.
My first stop was the duty-free shop to purchase four bottles of rum and vodka. My liquor cabinet at home has been depleted in recent months, and these quick trips abroad give me an excellent opportunity ...
Cold, wet and awesome
Have you ever dreamt of living in a Medieval city? With a big stone castle in the middle and ancient haunted buildings all around. I have and I fell in love with Edinburgh as soon as I arrived. Edinburgh is exactly the city I have been looking for when I dreamt of trips to Europe. From the castle towering over the city, the royal mile with ancient buildings, ghost tours underground, a dark past and some amazing countryside not too far away.
Arriving into Edinburgh by train you ...
More of Edinburgh
Another long but enjoyable day.
Continental breakfast for something different - obviously not staying at a B&B!!
Visited Holyrood Palace - a Scotish residence of the Queen, then climbed Arthur's Seat which is a large hill overlooking Edinburgh - very steep, but great views.
Then wandered back up the Royal Mile to have another look at the city centre and the Castle.
In the afternoon we then went out to a town called Penicuik south of ...