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Edinburgh , Edinburgh Castle
... a great place to be. Today it was still busy but no street entertainment or buskers, due to the wet weather. Our original plan was to visit the castle, walk around the city and enjoy the parks and gardens, at the same time take in the street entertainment and stop and enjoy a nice lunch before going home. What happened was that after walking the Royal Mile, Rick said " where shall we go next" and my immediate reply was " Home " His reply was ...
Day 17 - Scottish highlands to edinburgh
I started the day early with another walk/run as have been trying where possible as feeling way to much holiday Excess baggage! I came accross a pub on my journey and above the door read "husband daycare. Need time to relax? Need time to yourself? Want to go shopping? Leave your husband with us! We'll look after him for you! You only pay for his drinks!". Thought this was perfect! So on we went driving for a few hours and ...
Up YER Kilt!!
... pitch-black and creepy as hell with some stories of present day experiences with the ghosts/demons that still roam down there. Needless to say we got the ***** scared out of us and Grace almost got trampled by the guy in front of her. WOW.
Tomorrow we are on the road….off to St. Andrews to check out the Old Course / Links Golf Course, and then we will make our way towards Inverness for the night…..all on the wrong side of the road! ...
Day 3 in Edinburgh: The Castle
... restaurant, The Witchery' for dinner and this was conveniently located right next door to the Whisky Experience tour. So, after Mark sampled yet another Whisky, we made our way there for dinner.
The Witchery is a magnificent dining venue with its dark timber oak wall panelling throughout, plush velvet furnishings and red leather upholstered seating. It was a truly idyllic setting for our last meal in this ancient ...
The Odyssey begins.....
... on time, and was uneventful except for some significant turbulence as we approached Calgary. At one point, the aircraft dropped "like a rock" for a distance of at least a few hundred metres (my estimate). The aircraft was a DH-3, so a bit smaller. I was seated beside a woman from Lugano (travelling with her Son) and we had a nice chat during the flight, but she was somewhat upset about the turbulence.
My first impression on boarding the Air Canada ...