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Edinburgh November 2016

  • River Ouse, York

    Day 1.  An afternoon in York on my way to Edinburgh

    On my way north to Edinburgh for a pre Christmas weekend away with one of my sons, I decided to spend the afternoon in York as that was where I needed to change trains. I hadn’t visited this historic northern city for several months so on this bright but chilly afternoon I started with a…

  • Edinburgh Castle at night

    Day 2. Exploring Edinburgh

    Waking up to bright blue Scottish skies we started the day with full Scottish breakfasts then took a look inside ScotlandsPeople near Waverley Station on Princes Street.  This beautiful building is the official Scottish government resource for genealogical research and despite not having any Scottish ancestors ourselves it’s still an interesting place to visit in the city…

  • Leith Water

    Day 3.  Leith and rugby at Murrayfield 

    After a good night’s sleep and a hearty breakfast, we bought day tickets for Lothian’s trams and buses costing £4 each and after taking a look in the beautiful Jenner’s department store, we caught a bus along to Leith.  There was a small market taking place so we glanced round the stalls and sampled some…

  • Edinburgh Christmas decorations

    Day 4. Edinburgh Christmas 

    Our final morning in lovely Edinburgh and the time has sped by so quickly. we’ve had so much fun.  After checking out of our hotel, the Queen Street Travelodge, we left our luggage to collect later in the day and went off to a nearby pub for breakfast. A little later on, we returned to…

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