Tag: Scotland

North Berwick, Scotland

Just a 33 minute train ride outside of Edinburgh, is a wonderful town called North Berwick
(Pronounced: burr ik, or ber ik depending upon who you ask).

We arrived at low tide and spent about an hour exploring the beach.  The rocks are covered in different types of sea weed and some sea life (snails, etc).  They are on different areas of the beach and extend quite a way.  During high tide, they are completely covered by water.

We could see the Firth of Forth, Bass Rock and other islands in the distance.  Continue reading North Berwick, Scotland

Arthur’s Seat – Edinburgh, Scotland

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Just behind Hoolyrood Palace is a nice park and a series of “mountains” and cliffs.  The highest of these is called Authur’s Seat.  We set out from our hotel, walked 1/2 mile down the Royal Mile (downhill) to the park.

If you are smart, you would stop at the information center and get a map of the trails to the top.  We stopped here after we descended so we could see where we had gone.

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Royal Botanical Gardens – Edinburgh, Scotland

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We walked downhill all the way from the city center to the Royal Botanical Gardens.  For some reason we went to the main gate instead of the East Gate, which means we walked the entire length of the garden on the outside of the fence.  We did get to see part of the park beside it as we walked by,  it looked like a flat area.

They sell garden maps for 1 pound.  The garden has many signs but if you don’t Continue reading Royal Botanical Gardens – Edinburgh, Scotland

Taste of Scotland Dinner – Edinburgh

This show was offered as an optional excursion on our tour.

When we disembarked the coach, we walked around a bit and looked at the grounds and the peacock.  After the piper played for us (he reminded us of a friend from church – Gene), we entered the building and found our seat.  We had 2 bottles of red wine, 2 bottles of white wine and tap water on the table.

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Scotland’s Sheep Farm & Sheep Dogs

We got to visit a sheep farm today. The farm has over 3000 sheep and has quite a bit of land.  We only saw the hillside and the area where they did the demonstration.

It was chilly and raining a little bit so we were all in our jackets with umbrellas.  Just as our tour guide, April, predicted – the sheep didn’t care, the dogs didn’t care and the shepherd ignored it.

The dogs are so anxious to round up the sheep!  They are low to the ground and look like they are going to attack but they don’t.  They run so fast! Continue reading Scotland’s Sheep Farm & Sheep Dogs

Ballachulish, Isle of Skye, Armadale Castle, Glenfinnan

I admit it, I am cold.  No, I am freezing cold.  But only when the wind blows and it is raining.  The weather changes here pretty quickly so when I am wishing I brought my ski jacket and gloves, I know I will be ok in an hour or so.  But, overall I underestimated how cold this Florida girl would be in Scotland’s May weather. Continue reading Ballachulish, Isle of Skye, Armadale Castle, Glenfinnan

Glasgow

Good Morning from Glasgow,

The Winky Bridge

We arrived early this morning to an overcast sky and 1-2 hours of sleep.  The plane trip was only 5 1/2 hours and we had 2 meals so not much time to sleep.  Today is a holiday in Scotland (May day) so the roads were clear otherwise the highway would have been “stationary” or “nose-to-rear”.

We met our group at the hotel and surprise, our rooms were ready!!  YAY Continue reading Glasgow