Upside down, all around
It’s been a minute since I last posted, but if you’ll recall, I ended up flying to London without my travel buddy since she had to wait until the next day for a flight out of DFW. I managed to find my gate, survive the nine-hour flight, disembark with my luggage, get through customs and…
Cheerio, London!
After a very long and sleepless overnight “red-eye” flight, my plane landed at Heathrow airport in London. A nice British gentleman in the middle seat (who snored, actually) handled my overhead luggage for me–so nice. Then it was time to deplane and face the great unknown. And Heathrow is the largest airport in Europe, but…
Unwilling Solo Traveler
So…my cousin Trisha and I decided to go to London this year on vacation. You may remember that we went together to Scotland last year, and I’m still SO in love. London, however, was a different story. Now don’t get me wrong. The city itself is amazing, although gigantic. The people were nice enough (except…
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,…
Day Seacht (Seven)
After driving around and around the streets of Inverness looking for a parking spot so we could board the tour bus to Isle of Skye, we were finally able, with the help of the tour guide, find a parking garage three blocks from the bus! I was glad we’d had the time to get coffee…
Day Siks
It was Father’s Day and time to hit the road for Inverness. Between Aberdeen and Inverness lies Culloden Battlefield, where the Jacobites, under Bonnie Prince Charlie Stuart fought the British Redcoats on April 16, 1746, hoping to restore James Stuart to the throne. The battle was over in one hour, leaving between 1500 and 2000…
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