Woke up on a lovely morning with a wonderful view of the
Forth Bridge.
The Ocean Princess turned up. She is much smaller than us (about 600 passengers)
so was able to go under the Forth Bridges.
We had breakfast in the cabin and then headed off for the
dining room to get our tender tickets. We
expected to have a very long wait but couldn’t have been more wrong. After less than 2 minutes we were on our
way! We got a local shuttle into
Edinburgh (£10 return) and found ourselves in Charlotte Square. We had a walk along Princes Street taking in
the views of the Castle and the Scott Monument and then joined the hop on hop
off bus which took us round the usual sights.
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| The Iron Duke built in Bronze by someone called Steele! |
We then got off at Holyrood, had a quick toilet stop in the 20th century grotesque architectural style of the Scottish Parliament building (what would Nicola say?!) and then headed off on foot to the Royal Mile. The Royal Mile was filled with vibrant and some weird street performers and promoters from the Fringe which created a great atmosphere.
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| Have C and H got a sideline? |
Our trip to Edinburgh could not be complete without popping
to see Edinburgh’s favourite animal (apparently more popular than the pandas or
Dolly the Sheep) – lovely Greyfriars Bobby.
We then returned to Queensferry and the ship ready for our
evening. Wonder if you can guess what we
had for our very late lunch?
We then spent a little time watching the ship’s fountains
before getting ready for dinner - C did some video but you'll have to see that when we return.
Looking glamorous once again, ladies. Harris says:"Pity they couldn't spell Atkins properly" and she thinks that the dog with the double-barreled name is a bit of a show off!
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