It started with us sleeping in a little late this morning. All this travel has worn us out. Once we did get up we set off for a breakfast-brunch. We found a really nice restaurant and had a delicious Scottish-style breakfast with "Cullen Skink Benny" (a deconstructed smoked haddock eggs benedict). Yum!
After breakfast we decided to go for a walk down to and around the "Royal Mile" for the last time and to pick up a few souvenirs. While there, Chris had an opportunity to visit "The Elephant House Cafe," the place where J.K. Rowlings wrote the Harry Potter series. By the smile on her face you can tell it was one of the highlights of our trip.
After wandering the streets for a couple of hours, it was back to our flat to start organizing and packing for our trip home. Along the way we did find the statue of Greyfriars Bobby (a famous Skye terrier),
and the Union Canal -- something we heard about but did not find until our last day here.
This evening we took a break to have dinner with our new friends (Ian and Connie) who hail from Edmonton Alberta. We spent the last week traveling with them on our trip to the Outer Hebrides.
It was then back to our flat to finish packing. With everything done, we are just sitting back watching the finals of the Euro 2016 soccer championship. Next stop is to bed in prep for our long trip home tomorrow. 😴😴
What a great trip! And what timing on my part. I've just read the entire blog as you are heading home. I really loved the combination of the photos and the narrative. I have one question: What are the Standing Stones? And one comment: We saw the Spanish pyramid builders in Barcelona, but they went up a lot further with a lot more people. They put a young child on top. I'd call it child abuse, but the kid was having too much fun. Glad you had such a successful trip. Can't wait to hear more about it. See you this weekend. Tim
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