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Edinburgh II
We continued exploring Edinburgh today. While walking to the old city, we strayed off the beaten path and took a glimpse of the actual residential neighborhoods, where the actual residents of Edinburgh live. We ended up at the bottom of the Royal Mile and walked past the Parliament and Holyrood castle again. On the way up the Mile, we visited most …
Edinburgh tour
We woke up a bit late today, had a quick bite on the way to the old city of Edinburgh. When we got there, we joined a guided walking tour of the Royal Mile - a 1-mile long street that connects a Royal Palace and Edinburgh Castle. We learned a lot of interesting things about the buildings of the street, it's little side-streets called "closes" and …
Edinburgh... Whit’s fur ye’ll no go by
... for a drink and some dinner at a bar called 'The Last Drop' which is located right outside the square where people people were hanged. Right before people were to be hanged in the square they were sent to the pub where 'The Last Drop' is now located and were given their final drink. This was a law in Edinburgh at the time.
We headed back to London around 7 on Monday morning, where luckily there were open seats on the train for us!
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Been to London to visit the Queen.
... many thousands there before us. Some hardy royalists had been there since 9am and a few had camped out overnight.
In typical British fashion, once we found a spot, we waited for a few hours. The Pageant started and the rain came down. A very wise decision today not to wear jeans. Very near the front was a rowing team from Marlborough Boys College, one of 3 groups representing NZ.
After starting about ...
The Georgian House, Britannia and The Deep Sea
... Queensferry. The attraction is literally under the rail bridge by the river in what appears to be a natural inlet. This attraction is similar to our Mooloolaba Underwater world. So Liam had fun. We got to see different types of piranhas (note: apparently not all piranhas are carnivorous), alligator turtle, crocodile fish, different colors of frogs (including blue, orange, and yellow as well as green), salamanders, seals, sting rays, and grey ...