Wednesday-
Coach driver Alan and guide Bill (both whom we adored) give us a tour through Edinburgh, dinner at Le Cafe St. Honore for pea and pancetta soup and salmon with potatoes
Thursday-
More of Edinburgh, walked up the royal mile to Edinburgh Castle, lunch at An Lochan Tourmakin- Ploughmans plate with blue cheese, smoked apple cheddar, chutney and highland beef with horseradish and root vegetable (best meal ever), pick up historian specializing on Dundee- Veronica, drive to Perth and Dundee, cemetery one, cemetery two (find a Boyack), Check into Angus Hotel in Blairgowrie, grocery shopping for treats, dinner at The Pizza Place
Friday-
Drive through farm lands to Glamis Castle, stop at a cemetery and church, lunch of Fish and Chips (second best meal) in Forfar at the ruins of 12th century old Restenneth Priory, meet Fiona and look around Angus Archives, visit Dunnottar (Keith) Castle, Check into Marriot hotel, dinner of salad at hotel, take cabs to a late showing of the Batman movie
Saturday-
fly home
Highlights-
Searching through headstones and Caleb finding a Boyack . Grandpa sharing the gospel and Books of Mormon . Eating Fish and Chips in the magical ruins . To die for lunch in Perthshire . walking and singing lullabies to Tade in the alley in Edinburgh . Kindness and humor of Scottish people . Talking about the economy over pizza . Silence in the Batman movie . Bill, Alan, Veronica . Listening to bagpipe music . Reading life sketches . Mystery cry in the middle of the night . Watching Braveheart and John Adams on the plane . Medieval woman silencer device . talks in mom and dads room . trying Black pudding and Haggis . more moss, ivy, cows, and wild raspberries . Burping and the ghosts at Keith Castle . lions and crowns . Doing cartwheels on the lawn . Jessie getting in trouble . Vision of faces- "We will find where you are"
Monday, August 11, 2008
SCOTLAND
Labels: beauty, famille, sweet life, travel
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Just so you know, this is just what I needed to fill the gap of wanting to travel far away. I get to see all these amazing places without having to go anywhere! I'm happy now. :)
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