The Roxburghe Hotel

... I was back on the road up to Aberdeen - fingers crossed the drive back isn't as painful as the one down! The Roxburghe Hotel 38 Charlotte Square Edinburgh EH2 4QH Tel. +44 131 240 5500 The Golf Tavern 30-31 Wright's Houses Edinburgh EH10 ...

... ; We think we know more about Scottish history now than we do about Canada's history! We've comfortably checked in to the Roxburghe Hotel in Edinburgh where we were greeted at the door by the most proper Scottish concierge.  A wee bit more ...

... is always good and the towel warmers come in useful when drying. Or I did make use of the laundry service in the Maastricht hotel when my washing came back all ironed, folded and smelling nice. Keep the questions coming to give me something interesting to ...

... . Had a leisurely start with the BBC news and a wholesome Scottish breakfast (including authentic blood pudding..bleck!) at our hotel. We then went down to Waverly Station to pick up our Hop-on, Hop off bus tickets. We were first on the ...

... , we were off to the hotel via the car park on King Stables Road to have the car safely stored away until Wednesday. The Roxburghe was as stunning as ever, with our room overlooking Rose Street. After freshening up and having a lovely bit of lunch at ...

... city, enjoyed a walk down The Royal Mile, Prince's Street, Rose Street and George Street before finally heading to my hotel - The Roxburghe on Charlotte Square.  Beautiful although just a single bed in the room.  Didn't mind though, was there ...

... ; In the a.m., we visited Floors Castle, just one of the many that belongs to a member of the royal family, the Duke of Roxburghe. This is where Prince Andrew proposed to Sarah Ferguson. They open it to the public to help afford the upkeep of it. They ...

... with his Scottish accent but we only got a bit of it.  So we walked over and around I noticed something that said "Roxburghe Leisure Club" so I suggested going in and sure enough that was it.  We came back out the front to get our luggage and ...

Full day in Edinburgh today. Went down for breakfast this morning and found that in places the language barrier here is more of a factor than it was in Holland or Austria. I think the waiter was speaking English, but I had a job to understand him. I ...

I made it!  And I'm with Robin, Dave, and Katie now!  More to ...