Edinburgh, Day 5 & 6
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Great day. Visited St. Giles Cathedral (it was a bit touristy, but the stained glass was beautiful), took a tour at Real Mary King’s Close (a semi-interesting visit through underground buildings, but it was a bit cheesy), visited the Camera Obscura and museum of illusion (awesome!), ate a delicious lunch at a Italian restaurant, watched Trainspotting, and saw an interesting documentary about gypsies (or travelers as they’re called here). (If you want to better understand Scotland, watch the film Trainspotting; it's a bit disturbing, but educational as well)
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
This Wednesday was another fruitful and educational day in Edinburgh. We ate a pancake breakfast/brunch at a local burger joint. It was delicious and provided much-needed fuel for most of the day.
After the meal, we took a tour of the Royal Yacht Britannia, and it was fascinating to see the boat’s luxurious interior and exterior, but made me even more thankful that the US doesn’t support a monarchy.
Following the boat tour, we took a double-decker bus to a science museum called Dynamic Earth. It was a bit dorky, but fun.
We ate dinner at a pizza restaurant, and finished the day by watching Wolfman (which isn’t a movie I’d recommend).
It’s hard to believe, but our trip is more than half over. We haven’t run out of things to do; actually, we hope we’ll have enough time to do everything we’d like. Although it will be sad to leave, I’ll be ready to tackle the remaining months in China. It really had been a wonderful vacation.
Do you have more picture of the Britannia? It sounds so cool. And you know my inner geek: I would love to hear more about Dynamic Earth.
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I, too, was surprised to realize today that your time in Edinburgh if nearly half over. We're loving your reports and photos. Please share with JJ that neither Grandpa nor I can access his videos, so . . . that's why we're not chiming in on his travel reports. When is your zoo day? Keep having fun and take good care of each other.
ReplyDeleteRichard, I do have more pictures of Britannia, including a photo of the dining room where state dinners were held. As for our next exciting meal, I'm sure sure where we'll go next, but we might have an official tea today.
ReplyDeleteGrandma, Jean-Jacques hasn't been updating his blog much while we're here. Sorry you can't access his videos, but I'll send you a link to YouTube so you can watch them there.
Hi Katie: This is your Aunt B. Lovely to read about your latest adventures (and see your great pix) here on your new blog spot. Thanks for sharing them! Hugs.
ReplyDeleteHi Aunt B. I'm glad that you're enjoying the blog. Hope you're doing well and that the weather in Missoula is starting to feel like spring.
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