Posted by Wendy Davis on October 22, 2013 and filed under Uncategorized
Today we took a drive out of town. First stop the Falkirk Wheel. It wasn’t something that I had been desperate to see but Dad was very keen. After seeing how this giant feat of engineering changes the way boats move through canals and locks/lochs in the Forth Valley I was pretty darn impressed. Then […]
Posted by Wendy Davis on October 21, 2013 and filed under Uncategorized
Today we bought a ticket for the hop on hop off buses and toured around the city. It was a fabulous way to get to the key sites really easily as well as get a really good feel for lots of other areas and their history. We spent the morning at the Castle with lots […]
Posted by Wendy Davis on October 20, 2013 and filed under Uncategorized
It was a sunny autumn day as we set off into the city of Edinburgh. All being a bit wrecked from the long day of driving yesterday the plan was a quiet day with a bit of walking but not too much, lunch and a look around to get our bearings. We caught the bus […]
Posted by Wendy Davis on October 19, 2013 and filed under Uncategorized
Today was a big driving day as we started out bright and early from Yorkshire and have finally landed in Edinburgh this evening. The weather was bleak on leaving Yorkshire and we headed for Hexham as a point for getting to Hadrian’s Wall. We were slowed down by some roadworks and stopped in Thirsk for […]
Posted by Wendy Davis on October 18, 2013 and filed under Uncategorized
Today was the day for Whitby. We took the scenic route over the moors from Wold Newton, stopping at Goathland on the way. Goathland’s claim to fame is that it was the setting Heartbeat. We stopped at the tea rooms and had tea and a hot buttered tea cake which was scrumptious. Then it was […]
Posted by Wendy Davis on October 17, 2013 and filed under Uncategorized
Today was all about tracing the family ancestors on my grandfather’s side. We tracked our way from Driffield to Nafferton, then Burton Agnes to Bridlington. In Driffield we wandered through the main street which was also market day. The people were friendly. We bought flowers, bananas, strawberries, cheese and homemade biscuits. We stopped for a […]
Posted by Wendy Davis on October 16, 2013 and filed under Uncategorized
Somewhere in London last night young school student, Jesse, slept the sleep of a child who spent the day getting into trouble at the Churchill War rooms museum. Seriously, what is it with the UK and school trips to museums where every child is dangerously brandishing a clipboard folder and completing some pointless busy work […]
Posted by Wendy Davis on October 15, 2013 and filed under Uncategorized
By the power of technology today’s post is being written high in the sky above Kiev. We are all thoroughly sick and tired of flying and are desperately hoping the pilot will hit the accelerator. We flew into Singapore overnight. What a treat to have finally fallen asleep on that flight, only to have the […]