My second venture into the Pentland Hills took place just over four weeks later. This time my walk was circular, starting and ending at the Balerno terminus of Lothian Buses
April 2022: Walking in the Pentland Hills: 1. Torduff and Clubbiedean Reservoirs
This introductory walk – perhaps surprisingly, my first venture into the Pentlands – began at Torphin bus terminus and ended at Currie Kirk. The former was reached at the time
April 2022: Edinburgh: Silverknowes to Cramond Brig
This post illustrates a picturesque walk in North Edinburgh from Silverknowes Golf Course to Cramond Village, then along the right bank of the River Almond to Cramond Brig.
April 2022: Edinburgh: The Queen’s Gallery: Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace
The Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh is part of the Palace of Holyroodhouse complex. (Ticketing can be either combined or independent.) It is located at the corner of Horse Wynd and Abbey
March 2022: Wonderful Copenhagen (Part 2)
This is the second of two posts about our March 2022 visit to the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen (Danish: København). Royal Palace and Marble Church Amalienborg (1760), home of the
March 2022: Wonderful Copenhagen (Part 1)
Introduction The main part of the title is the name of a Danny Kaye hit from 1953 – that’s before my time, but I remember hearing the song as a
March 2022: (City of) Stirling
Introduction This post’s heading takes a slightly non-standard form as the name ‘Stirling’ applies to one of Scotland’s smaller cities and also to the much larger council area in which
March 2022: Fife: Culross
Culross is a historic coastal village situated in the far west of Fife, close to its boundary with the Clackmannanshire council area. Dating from the 6th century AD, it is
March 2022: Fife: Dunfermline
The day after my trip to Abbotsford, and with the weather continuing to be unusually pleasant for the time of year, I embarked on a two-centre day trip to the
March 2022: Scottish Borders: Abbotsford
Abbotsford (1825) is a country house and estate in the Scottish Borders. Situated a short walk away from Tweedbank, the terminus of the Borders Railway, it makes a convenient day-trip
February 2022: London: St Paul’s Cathedral
Bruce’s ‘winter’ visit to Scotland usually concludes with a joint weekend in London, and 2022 was no exception. On the Friday afternoon, while Bruce was working, I had the opportunity
February 2022: Edinburgh: Harryhausen Exhibition
On the morning of 3 Feb, the final day of Bruce’s winter visit to Edinburgh, we walked the short distance from my flat to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern
January 2022: A Short Visit to North Berwick
Following our visit to the National Museum of Flight, we drove into nearby North Berwick and had lunch at Herringbone. This was followed by my first visit to the Scottish
January 2022: (Scottish) National Museum of Flight
Background The National Museum of Flight is Scotland’s official aviation museum. Part of National Museums Scotland, it grew out of aviation-related acquisitions by the Edinburgh-based National Museum of Scotland, the
January 2022: Dundee
Background With a population of around 150,000, Dundee is Scotland’s fourth-largest city. Lying on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, Dundee is around 56 miles north (and a
Dec 2021/Jan 2022: New Year in Budapest
Background Bruce and I had been scheduled to bring in New Year in Germany, but about a week before Christmas the German government announced that it would be joining neighbouring
December 2021: London: A Walk around Holborn
A few days after the USA trip, we arrived in London for a ‘Christmas Lights’ visit – any excuse! I had a few hours available on ‘arrival day’ while Bruce
California, Here We Come! (2021): Diary Epilogue
At this point, the sightseeing was over and all that remained was to get home. One of the reasons for choosing Paris as the end point of our intercontinental tickets