A nice long sleep in this morning, Kelly made us a coffee from supplies we had picked up yesterday. It's much more economical to do this than buying a 3£ coffee each morning..... 3£ = $5.70 Cdn x 2 = $11.40 Cdn for two coffees... so the saving does add up. The prices are basically double after the conversion but it is what it is.
One of the black out curtain rods in our room came down after Kelly was pulling it back this morning. The staff are coming shortly to repair it... minor inconvenience compared to figuring out how to operate the oven! We will get it all sorted.
It's an off day today with no major plans...... until there was! Kelly booked a purse making class in Edinburgh so off we went to the Queen Street Station. It’s a short walk up Buchanan Street and after getting our tickets for the 12pm direct train, we met another Canadian couple whose son plays with Glasgow Skye PB.
A short discussion on direct versus non direct trains ensued and we also learned that there was no Tattoo today nor a huge Oasis concert. Crowds should be minimal.
The train arrived and we loaded up but there was so many people that we had to stand the whole way. It sucked but what can you do… be faster! The 45 minute train ride went by quickly as I did some blogging on the way.
Kelly signed up to create a personalized purse at the Islander Edinburgh Workshop at the Arches at 2pm. It is a very short walk from the station so after locating the store, we wandered the area and grabbed some lunch.
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Parliament Buildings with Melville Monument (left) & Nelson Monument (right). |
We stopped to eat at the Rocksalt Cafe just above the workshop. Very tasty and quick service! We wandered up High Street and Kelly pick up some postcards for home along with a few "other” items.  |
| Start of the Royal Mile |
I scouted places to go while she was creating 😂 It is also very close to High Street (also known as the Royal Mile) and Edinburgh Castle. Killing an hour while she creates should not be a problem.
There are lots of people here….
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| St Giles Cathedral |
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| St Giles Cathedral |
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| Tolboth Kirk |
I worked my way up to the tattoo grounds and had a snoop around. At the top end of the Royal Mile it was very busy and congested.
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| A pano of the tattoo grounds |
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| A bit of a crowd. |
I made my way down on a different route and took in the sites along the way.
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| Museum of Scotland |
I definitely worked up a thirst and with Kelly about to finish her purse construction project, I stopped in for a beverage at the Upside Down Cocktail Bar a couple doors down. It was very refreshing. Turns out Lauren, our daughter, is a keen follower of this establishment and wanted to know what fancy cocktail I had ordered... it was just a Vodka Tonic.. she was so disappointed!
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| Islander Storefront |
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| Kelly's purse. |
Once she was finished assembling the purse, we went back to the train station and caught the 15:30 back to Queen Street Station in Glasgow.
A quick stop at the hotel to drop off some purchases and then to Babbity Bowster pub for a pint with Cody and some of the band members. We ended up having dinner and chatting then headed home to relax. The rest all headed to the Park Bar for more refreshments. Cody headed home and so did we.
Facetimed with our son Kris as he is with the Air Canada Pilots at the Abbotsford Intl Airshow this afternoon... lucky guy!
Tomorrow we will attend N. Stratton's morning band practice, check in to the Piping Live events and take in the March, Strathspey & Reel Competition in the late afternoon.
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