Day: August 4, 2016
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Stirling Castle
On Saturday we drove up the M9 out of Edinburgh to the town of Stirling, the seat of the Royal House of Stuart. We arrived just before a huge crowd of tourists from Spain, I think. The first thing that caught my eye was a statue of Robert the Bruce. Robert I (the Bruce) is a […]
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Edinburgh City Bus Tour
We headed out after breakfast. But first, a question: What is the difference between an Irish breakfast and a Scottish breakfast? Scottish Breakfast. Irish Breakfast. And while you ponder that mystery, off we go on a city bus tour. But before that, a better photo of the Duke of Wellington on Princes Street. And one of […]
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Edinburgh
We arrived in Scotland on Thursday, 28 July, in temperatures at least 15 degrees (F) cooler than Italy. We then headed to The Place, a hotel downtown within walking distance of most places we would visit. It would be a slow first day. But we were up and about in a few minutes. Finding parking […]
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Montefino in July
Fr. Kerry arrived in Virginia the week before, and we spent a few days visiting family in Virginia Beach. Krissy came home from California for a few days. She starts a new job when she returns the week after. So we landed in Italy at Rome on Tuesday, 26 July. Pat Gage was there to meet […]
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