Up at 6.15am today after a good sleep and we decided to go for a walk before brekky. Went down to the race course- Danni you would have loved it, very posh stables and massive!
Then breakfast- again full English if you wanted it - and yummy. Then off at 8am into the centre of York where we were set free for 2 hours. It is a beautiful city, so very old with a wall running around some of 9it which we were able to walk- like being on the rampart (?right word?) where they shot the arrows thru the slits during battle. The cathedral (s) was pretty amazing too and so many of them apart from the main one.
Back on the bus at 10am and off down the road. We stopped at a piece of Hadrians wall, but not the one I remember the photo of Mum holding it up when they went as our one today was very low due to people taking bits away! But the tour director said it is 75 miles long.
Then we walked up to the pub called the Swan at “Heddon-on-the Wall” which was very quaint for lunch of vege soup and sandwiches and of course an ale!!
On to Edinburgh- took about 3 hours- haven’t travelled as far but there are no motorways at all in the north and driving towards Scotland its all long narrowish roads that were like a rollercoaster, up and down!
We have contacted Michelle my cousin as the highlight dinner night has been changed to tonight so we are going to meet her tomorrow for dinner. We are going to a “true Scottish night” (for tourists though I bet!) where they have the ode to haggis and tasting before dinner and a cabaret show- not sure but will give it a go (the haggis) – will report back tomorrow!! The internet has been very expensive in the hotels, hence why no posting yesterday. It was 15 pounds!!!! Today in Edinburgh only 6 pounds for an hour – eek! But know the kids/especially are waiting for the blog and we feel as though our right arm has been cut off if we cant get on regularly!!
10.30pm- just back from the Scottish night- was excellent food, angus beef was melt in the mouth stuff! We had haggis so now we can say we have tried it!! Very strong and peppery. Graeme loved it- I was very allergic to the sausage meat as I thought I’d be, but it was worth a wee bit of an itch!
Then Gray was pulled up to dance the “Gay Gordon” Lmao ! wont let him forget that!! He was pulled up for all the dances- I say because he was at the front- he says it was because he is so good looking!A great night they put on anyway- thoroughly enjoyable- I loved the piper the most, cannot explain what the sound of a lone piper does to me inside…..
Then breakfast- again full English if you wanted it - and yummy. Then off at 8am into the centre of York where we were set free for 2 hours. It is a beautiful city, so very old with a wall running around some of 9it which we were able to walk- like being on the rampart (?right word?) where they shot the arrows thru the slits during battle. The cathedral (s) was pretty amazing too and so many of them apart from the main one.
Back on the bus at 10am and off down the road. We stopped at a piece of Hadrians wall, but not the one I remember the photo of Mum holding it up when they went as our one today was very low due to people taking bits away! But the tour director said it is 75 miles long.
Then we walked up to the pub called the Swan at “Heddon-on-the Wall” which was very quaint for lunch of vege soup and sandwiches and of course an ale!!
On to Edinburgh- took about 3 hours- haven’t travelled as far but there are no motorways at all in the north and driving towards Scotland its all long narrowish roads that were like a rollercoaster, up and down!
We have contacted Michelle my cousin as the highlight dinner night has been changed to tonight so we are going to meet her tomorrow for dinner. We are going to a “true Scottish night” (for tourists though I bet!) where they have the ode to haggis and tasting before dinner and a cabaret show- not sure but will give it a go (the haggis) – will report back tomorrow!! The internet has been very expensive in the hotels, hence why no posting yesterday. It was 15 pounds!!!! Today in Edinburgh only 6 pounds for an hour – eek! But know the kids/especially are waiting for the blog and we feel as though our right arm has been cut off if we cant get on regularly!!
10.30pm- just back from the Scottish night- was excellent food, angus beef was melt in the mouth stuff! We had haggis so now we can say we have tried it!! Very strong and peppery. Graeme loved it- I was very allergic to the sausage meat as I thought I’d be, but it was worth a wee bit of an itch!
Then Gray was pulled up to dance the “Gay Gordon” Lmao ! wont let him forget that!! He was pulled up for all the dances- I say because he was at the front- he says it was because he is so good looking!A great night they put on anyway- thoroughly enjoyable- I loved the piper the most, cannot explain what the sound of a lone piper does to me inside…..
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