• Edinburgh, Part Two

    On our third day in Edinburgh, August 24th, we had tickets to tour Edinburgh Castle at 12:30, so we decided to head over close to Old Town after breakfast and hike to the top of Arthur’s Seat, an ancient volcano that we had noticed from the Royal Mile on Tuesday.  The hike to the summit…

    Jessica Schwieger

    September 30, 2023
    Scotland, Uncategorized
  • Edinburgh, Part One

    On the morning of August 22nd we took a train from Perth to Edinburgh, Scotland.  The ride between the two cities is short, so we were able to stash our bags at our hotel by 1:00 and head to Old Town.  We had heard good things about Edinburgh from our guidebook and several people, so…

    Jessica Schwieger

    September 25, 2023
    Scotland, Uncategorized
  • Perth – It Was Just What We Needed

    We arrived in Perth, Scotland on Sunday, August 20th late in the afternoon.  It was a sleepy, quiet afternoon – we’d come to learn that is the norm in the UK on Sundays.   Scott planned for us to take a bus to our hostel, so we walked towards downtown from the train station to…

    Jessica Schwieger

    September 21, 2023
    Scotland

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