Monday was our first Bank Holiday. Basically it’s a day off without commemorating anything (like Memorial or Labor Day), and if they’re going to give us a day off, we’re gonna take it!!We flew up to Edinburgh, Scotland for the long weekend away. It would have been more of a “romantic” weekend had Amy not booked the Ricky and Lucy Ricardo Honeymoon Suite complete with matching twin beds. This was also our first attempt at flying after the attempted terrorist actions a few weeks earlier. We allowed 3 hours, but were at the gate in half that. Times like this I’m glad Amy is a British Airways Gold Flyer which gets us into the BA Lounge.
Within Edinburgh (pronounced Ed-in-burrah for you Yanks) we walked the Royal Mile (actually a mile and a quarter) and toured both the Palace at Holyrood House (the Queen’s Scottish residence) and the foreboding Edinburgh Castle high up on its craggy perch. Within the castle we viewed the Scottish Crown Jewels and the Stone of Scone. My favorite was the ruins of the Abbey at Holyrood. The Edinburgh Festival was still going on so the streets were full of people and street performers.
Sunday we took a Highlands bus tour that took us for an all day 300+ mile look at the Scottish countryside. With the heather in full bloom and weather somewhat ominous we got an excellent treat of the natural side of the country plus a stop for a whiskey tasting. Our tour guide spun tales of Robert the Bruce, William Wallace (the TRUE story) and Rob Roy. Glencoe was by far my favourite area, but we were also treated to a bonus drive-by of Doune Castle which was featured in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
In the middle of all that we managed to take a boat cruise on Loch Ness. Come on!!!! What’s a trip to Scotland with out taking a chance at seeing Nessie??
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Is that Nessie in the background?
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