St John's Episcopal Church Archives

St Andrew’s Day 2013 in Edinburgh

4 December 2013 Andy

Friday Evening Edinburgh is one of our favourite cities. We had already visited earlier this year, which you can read all about here, here, here, here, here …and finally here!. However the opportunity to celebrate Scotland’s national day, St Andrew’s Day 2013, with the locals gave Sarah and I another opportunity to venture north. Major tourist attractions open their doors for free on this day and we hoped to join the throngs. Things didn’t go quite as planned, but once again we had…

Edinburgh – An Acropolis and a Nelson Monument

15 February 2013 Andy

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…