I made my reservations!

Posted by KJ on September 20, 2005, 8:46 pm

To go to Scotland in November! DD will be student teaching in Fallkirk, DH
will be meeting me in Edinburgh on his way back from giving a lecture in St.
Petersburg, Russia. We will be there from a Monday through the next
Tuesday. Anyone have recommendations for accomodations? I suppose we
should wait until DD has her housing figured out. I'm assuming the weather
will be chilly and damp.
I'll try not to bore all of you with my excitement about all this. But
would love any recommendations of what to not miss seeing and doing!

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Posted by frood on September 20, 2005, 8:48 pm

Pop 'round and see my auntie in Stirling. She had a bad fall and is feeling
poorly. Be sure to tell her that Giles looks more and more like her every
day.

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Posted by Megwen Woodham on September 21, 2005, 3:11 am

I'll send my 6yo nephew round in his KILT, that'll cheer her up! (He lives
in Stirling with his 3 1/2 yo sister)

Megwen
Bath, England
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Posted by Patti S on September 20, 2005, 9:04 pm

Kathy
Please email me.....
I've spent 6 weeks in Scotland and it's one of my favorite countries on
the planet. I can tell you LOTS to do!!

Patti in Seattle

Posted by Morag in Oxford on September 21, 2005, 3:43 am

Hi there,
I'm from Edinburgh (although I'm exiled in England at the moment) so can
give lots of recommendations. For booking accommodation I would advise
looking on the Scottish Tourist Board website -
http://www.visitscotland.com/ - and you can search for accommodation.
Edinburgh has all sorts of different options depending on your budget - from
the $500 a night 5* hotels on Princes Street to the $70 a night bed and
breakfasts.

While there, the "must sees" are the Castle, and the Royal mile which leads
down the hill from the Castle to Holyrood Palace. You can have guided tours
at both the Palace and the Castle. You're advised to start at the Castle
and walk down, unless you want to be walking uphill all day ;-)

I would strongly recommend that on your first day you take one of the open
top bus tours which will take you round the city, let you get your bearings
and work out what you fancy seeing more of. There are so many museums,
galleries and attractions that you won't be able to do everything, so this
will give you a chance to check stuff out.

Couple of eating recommendations - there's a fantastic pizzeria in the
Grassmarket (below the castle) which does mammoth portions and has a lovely
friendly atmosphere. The most famous restaurant is the Witchery which is
right by the castle. It's on the pricey side, but great for a special
occasion dinner. They do a set-menu lunch as well.
http://www.thewitchery.com/

If you're feeling brave, one final recommendation. The Witchery restaurant
does walking tours round the old part of the city at night, when it's dark,
telling all the stories of ghosts and grim things that happened in history.
It's VERY atmospheric, and you meet some of the ghostly characters along the
way.... If you're wanting to do this, book in advance as it's very popular.
http://www.witcherytours.com/

Any more questions please email me!

Morag, doing her bit for Scottish tourism :-)
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