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Edinburgh Day 1 – Walk from Morningside
Waking from our improvised beds on E’s living room couch and floor, out the window the sky is blue!
… while E and Caroline go grocery shopping, Ian headed out on foot in Morningside to explore the built and natural environments.
Blackford HIll, beyond the Royal Observatory (also see Edinburgh Day 15)
Edinburgh Day 2 – Day trip to Bridges, Loch Leven, Japanese garden, Culross
Today saw our first proper road trip of the UK visit, with E kindly acting as tour designer and driver. First destination was the public viewing platform overlooking the three massive bridges (one rail and two road) crossing the Firth of Forth. Then we drove across the newest of the bridges, Queensferry, to Loch Leven, where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned shortly before being forced to abdicate the Scottish crown. A 20 minute drive from there took us to the delightfully tranquil Japanese Garden at Cowden. Our final destination was the ancient village of Culross, with its magnificent abbey dating back to 1217.
Kinross
Scenes from misty Loch Leven:
The Japanese Garden at Cowden…
The tomb of Sir George Bruce, his wife and his eight children
Culross streets…
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