Balmoral Edinburgh

... wrong side of the road, seeing castles and kilts, and drinking wee drams. Our four-week trip to Scotland will take us from Edinburgh to the fishing villages of East Neuk, the university and golf town of St. Andrews, and the former mill town of Dundee. ...

... 8211; that’s where Renton/McGregor is caught by the police before he’s sentenced to rehabilitation.  It’s also Edinburgh’s main drag, kind of like Oxford Street in London.  It was OK, but after the eighteenth cashmere and ...

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... up to a car and was peering in as the guy waited to pick up his girlfriend.  While David and dad went to the Edinburgh Dungeon attraction mom, Michelle, and I had coffee/hot chocolate in a pub and then went to the Balmoral Hotel (where J.K. finished ...

... lots of those bags piled up on the sidewalks, stuffed full of garbage, but at least it seemed mostly contained. I wondered if Edinburgh’s sanitation workers were on duty over the weekend; by Monday that stuff was going to be ripe.  I also ...

... coincidence. Brenda is with her friend Ann (also from Melbourne, but living in London for many years), and we spend a day in Edinburgh sightseeing, tasting whisky at a whisky bar (I think we tried 6 different ones), and going out for dinner at a Tapas ...

... in on us as we climbed out on the top viewing platform.  There were four platforms from which we got excellent views of Edinburgh.  All platforms were narrow; very squeezy when passing others (this was also the case on the stairs), but securely ...

... Auld Lang Syne being sung at the very end... Friday day Today is our full day we've allowed for the touristy things around Edinburgh.  We decided to jump on a hop on, hop off tour bus which one gave great commentary on the main landmarks around town ...

... we found the Chamber room most attractive, large and light.  On the way back we visited a small museum depicting life in Edinburgh’s Old Town before getting ready for our second concert, again at Usher Hall.  This concert was given by the ...

... and meats and lots of talk. At 2:00 pm we were picked up in a new Mercedes and driven to The Balmoral hotel for the start of our tour, based in Edinburgh, with Renaissance.  Our room was not ready for us as the hotel had been full the night before ...

... the main reason we are on the tour – to see Opera Australia’s European premiere of its new opera "Bliss" at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre.  We had seen this in Melbourne and were happy to see it again.  The cast and conductor was ...

... ; McGregor, a very touristy, yet tasty, restaurant on the Royal Mile. Between the chill in the air and the atmosphere of Edinburgh, we were feeling quite Scottish. This spark of heritage led us to be daring and try some real Scottish cuisine. My mother ...

... backblocks of the airport happily enough until the satnav caught up and directed us into town.   After venturing straight through Edinburgh, up and down very steep cobbled streets (only once having to reverse down a narrow laneway where there was ...