Yes, that's right. Tomorrow night at 9:30 PM I plan to take a ghost tour of the city, seeing the spots where people were murdered, etc.
Today I gave up my car because I felt it was too dangerous to dry and drive it here in Edinburgh. This is a bigger city. And parking in the city is hard to find. So I took a bus (not a double decker this toime, though I saw several) from Dundee to Edinburgh, where I am now. Saw some more highland cows on the way. This hotel is old but has wifi so I can do this and use MSN and email.
Supper tonight was a big piece of deep fried fish (haddock) and I have lots of cold drinks (water, coke, OJ). I also have a few Guatemalan cookies left, and a couple more tht the hotel provides. Come to think of it, I feel a craving for something sweet and a drink....
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Sheep, Wildcats and Scottish Cows
Well, I ahve not actually seen a wildcat, they are almost extinct, but in pictures they look like house cats only bigger. Sheep are everywhere, as are shrubs with yellow flowers called Broom and Gorse. I saw Stonehenge, and the old Roman baths at the city of Bath. I also saw a bit of London from a double decker bus tour - it was hard to stay awake after only 3 hours sleep on the plane. I even saw a double decker school bus a few days ago, but it is from a private academy they tell me.
I've been in Scotland since Saturday night a week ago, and looking for traces of my ancesters. It was pretty cold here, but had not rained except for two days when I was in Aberdeen camping. I visited a Cub group in Fyvie, a Scout group in Banff, and then a Scout group in Fyvie. Yesterday we drove to the coast and walked over a bunch of sand dunes to see the lighthouse that my great grandfather built. It was really nice there. Today was sunny and warmer, with snow-capped mountains in the background, and driving along a large lake and also a river. Tomorrow I take a ferry to an island, a bus tour to the other end, and then a short ferry ride to a place called Iona built in the year 800 by St. Columbus (NOT Christopher Columbus!) I'll be back here at suppertime, and then driving back to the eastern side of the country to continue my explorations for about 5 more days. And that's the truth!
I've been in Scotland since Saturday night a week ago, and looking for traces of my ancesters. It was pretty cold here, but had not rained except for two days when I was in Aberdeen camping. I visited a Cub group in Fyvie, a Scout group in Banff, and then a Scout group in Fyvie. Yesterday we drove to the coast and walked over a bunch of sand dunes to see the lighthouse that my great grandfather built. It was really nice there. Today was sunny and warmer, with snow-capped mountains in the background, and driving along a large lake and also a river. Tomorrow I take a ferry to an island, a bus tour to the other end, and then a short ferry ride to a place called Iona built in the year 800 by St. Columbus (NOT Christopher Columbus!) I'll be back here at suppertime, and then driving back to the eastern side of the country to continue my explorations for about 5 more days. And that's the truth!
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