We had originally planned to undertake this walk the previous day, but as we often do changed our plans to suit our mood. So it was now a fresh cool Tuesday morning when we left Edinburgh Tune Hotel bound for Holyrood Park. Not before we stopped off for a coffee at Jacob Artisan Bakery though. A great little place and highly recommended. We started the walk from the car park near to the village of Duddingston and headed up Jacob”s…
As the weather forcast had not been great, we decided not to cycle on the Monday. Plan B was therefore to walk into Edinburgh and have a look at some of the tourist things and then go for a coastal walk in the afternoon. We wandered over to the Royal Mile and headed away from the Castle. Down a little passageway off the Royal Mile, we discovered a wonderful community garden called Dunbar’s Close Garden, which is open to the…
Following our earlier walk around the city centre, we went to Travelodge Edinburgh Central Waterloo Place where were staying for the night. We had something to eat and then decided to sample one of Edinburgh’s recommended watering holes, The Last Drop. Situated in the Grassmarket the historic market area in the Old Town below the castle our route to it was foreboding as we passed a number of shady looking places. However we arrived at the Grassmarket itself to find an open bright…
Our latest short trip was a visit to Edinburgh. We had both only visited the Scottish capital once before, and that only very briefly. We set off on the Sunday morning amid reports of forthcoming blizzards. Thankfully, though we encountered some wintry conditions on the journey, we arrived in Edinburgh to find the city without snow (if a little cold). It was mid-afternoon so we decided upon some walking while it was still light. We were staying just outside the city…
E2E Day 23. We had planned to drop our bikes off at the local bike shop in Wick for them to be shipped home. This turned out not to be quite as smooth as hoped. When we arrived at the agreed time, the shop was shut! The guy finally turned up but insisted on being paid cash to pack the bikes up and then said that it wouldn’t be until next week as he was busy – let’s hope we…
