Well today started off with another fire alarm at around 6:00 am or so. I guess it really doesn’t matter since we lost at least an hour of valuable sleep. It was another busy day on the tour as we visited Edinburgh and then had to head by train to London. After the alarm, it was time for breakfast. I was quite surprised at the quality of the breakfast compared to our other hotels. I must say that this hotel was far from the quality of our previous hotels, so far, on this trip. After breakfast it was time to pack up and load the bus before our tour through Edinburgh.
On our tour, we were able to see the home of the Prime Minister of Scotland, which is their first female leader. We were also able to visit the statue of Greyfriar Bobby. The tale goes that GreyFriar Booby’s owner died and this Skye terrier spent fourteen years guarding the grave of his owner before he died himself on May 14 1872. I would say that Bobby was quite loyal to his owner, John Grey. After we passed the resting spot of Bobby, we continued our tour around the city with Grant, our Scottish tour guide, who was all dressed in authentic Scottish clothing, Kilt and all. Not too far from Bobby, if you looked up to your right you will see Edinburgh Castle, a beautiful sight from most areas of Edinburgh. Once we arrived at the castle, Grant our local tour guide took us through the main gates of the castle, into the one of the most beautiful sights of looking the city and the sea that you could ever see. As you walk through the castle grounds it was very steep and not an easy walk. We were able to find a meeting point by the Red Post box. We then headed up the hill to the royal square. Once we arrived at the square we had several choice of things to see. The Royal Jewels, the Great Hall and the war memorial. After the Castle we headed to lunch, an Italian Lunch, I think our tour Guide Roberto who is from Italy threw that one in for us. It was a great lunch filled with pizza, pasta and fish and chips. We then had to head to Waverly train station to take our five hour ride to London. The ride to London was quite uneventful. The kids and adults all debated different things on the train or just relaxed and enjoyed the sights of the countryside, plus the different cities we took in on the way. As we arrived to London our bus was waiting for us for the 45 minutes ride to our hotel in Greenwich, I believe the East side of London. Today, we head to the center of London to visit the many sights within the city. We will also catch-up with Mr. Youngblood today who is also in London and spend the afternoon with him as others will visit Windsor Castle. More soon.
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