It was the end of our long weekend in Edinburgh. Errin and David would head back home. Dennis and I would drive up to Aviemore. But, not before a nice breakfast at Valvona & Crolla. Dennis had French Toast, Errin got porridge, Dave got an Irish breakfast, and I got an egg sandwich. Everybody enjoyed the food, but my sandwich was quite salty. I thought the Cafe Americano was delicious! (more…)
On Monday, we took a tour of the Royal Britannia. I made this slideshow of the highlights. I was impressed with the modesty of the Queen’s chambers. My favorite space was where the Queen would have tea in the morning; a very sunny room facing a large cheerful deck. Also, they sell fudge on ship, so Errin & David bought some and shared. Yummy!
Later in the day, we walked to the Edinburgh Palace. Rajiv took the tour, Nalan had a teleconference for work, while the rest of us enjoyed lunch. We went back to the flat after this and said goodbye to Nalan & Rajiv. We were sad to see them leave, but we have already started thinking about our next rendezvous!
In the afternoon, we took a walk about Edinburgh. Sights seen: National Monument, Nelson’s Monument, Princes Street Parks, James Clerk Maxwell Memorial, and Alexander Graham Bell’s Birth Place.
We had dinner at the Ghurka Brigade, a Nepalese Restaurant. We had chicken momos, pokharas, sag aloo, and lamb curry. We ended up with take out food, and it was delicious.
After dinner, we went back to the flat and Errin showed us how to play Plants Vs Zombies. She has completely mastered the game, so it was neat to get the beta about winning strategies!
Our 3rd day in Scotland, we decided it was high time for us to see the castle and also the Royal Botanic Gardens. (more…)
While we were waiting for our friends to join us, we decided to spend the morning hiking in Holyrood Park. In Scotland Eyewitness Travel, it says, “The area has been a royal hunting ground since at least the time of King David 1 (1153AD) and a royal park since 16th century.”.
Arthur’s Seat is a huge hill which is actually an extinct volcano, and from the top elevation 820 ft, one gets a sweeping view of Edinburgh. (more…)