Author: aencoker

  • Wrapping Up

    Dinner at Deacon Brodie’s Tavern was our last meal in Edinburgh. We went upstairs to order dinner, past the festive pub goers on the ground floor. It was pretty crowded, so we had to wait a bit to be seated. While waiting I went into the ladies loo (restroom) and got into a conversation with…

  • More Day Ochd (Eight)

    One thing I did while Trisha was shopping on the Royal Mile was catch a glimpse of a sign that said “Writers Museum” and pointed down Lady Stair’s Close, a narrow passageway opening into a courtyard. The museum itself is housed in Lady’s Stair’s House. The house, built in the 17th century, is compact and…

  • The Real Day Ochd (Eight)

    This would be our last full day in Scotland and there was much to pack in. We would try to see as much of Edinburgh as we could. Our first stop was Greyfriars Kirkyard, where J.K. Rowling apparently got ideas for some of the characters in her Harry Potter books. In front of the church,…

  • The Real Day Seachd (Seven)

    I just realized that I have been numbering my posts wrong! Instead of going back and editing them, I’ll just start with the correct numbering now! Sorry about that! This would be the day we took a boat tour of Loch Ness, the deepest lake in Scotland and the one made famous by the Loch…

  • Day Ochd (Eight)

    We had a couple of mishaps on our way back to Inverness–nothing bad, though, so dinna fash! The first one happened when the tour bus hit a rough spot in the road and several belongings which had been stored overhead fell out of the shelves and onto the passengers. Everyone scrambled to grab their things,…