After Mike and I had our trip together to Scotland I went back the following week for a very brief and busy visit as I had 2 team meetings to run, one in Edinburgh and one in Ayrshire. They went well. I also got to catch up with my friend Helen and have dinner in my favourite place Stazione. We finally swapped Christmas prezzies! and I got a lovely birthday present from her too. We had a good night catching up and I heard more about her November wedding plans.
Sadly I also went to see one of my oldest friends, Karen, who has just lost her dad to cancer so we had a cry together and then the next day I went to the funeral which was a very nice service. They had beautiful stitched banners up in the church depicting lots of poppies which commemorated those lost in the war. Her dad, Ian had gifted the banners to the church a while back.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Bacon Butties at Church
Mike and I cooked bacon butties at church as part of the regular coffee morning where we are raising funds for a local home, Newlands. They are hoping to raise money for a special spa bath for the residents to use. It was a fun morning.
The Trossachs
After Luss we carried on a round trip of the Trossachs. We stopped at Crianlarich, part of the West Highland Way. Mike likes the railway station there! Then we went on to stop at Kingshouse and then to Callander for afternoon tea.
Glasgow & Luss
Luss is where Mike proposed to me around 2 years ago. It is situated on the banks of Loch Lomond. We went for a day trip back there with my parents. The second photo is the little beach where we stood and he popped the question! The weather was beautiful with blue skies and snow on the mountains. We had a walk on the pier, by the river and around the churchyard and then we had lunch in the same cafe (always amazing soup and bread) where we ate and discussed our plans after I had put my engagement ring on. We have been back since as it's a place that will always have happy memories for us.
Our weekend in Edinburgh
We stayed for 2 nights at a great hotel in Edinburgh where they served all their breakfast choices on Portmeirion china which I loved. The first day (after the wedding) we actually fell asleep after we had breakfast so we didn't start exploring the city until lunchtime which is most unlike us but we had had a busy couple of days before the drive up so I think we really needed the rest. We had a nice walk into town, popped into the Wesley Owen bookshop, had Frescato at Costa Coffee before heading to see Britannia in Leith. We went from Princes Street on the bus which seemed the easiest option although I don't really like going on buses.
It was amazing to see this famous ship that we can remember hosted Royal honeymoons and visits around the world for the Royal family. A great tourist place to go.
After that we went to my favourite pizza place - Pizza Express and I had, predictably, the fiorentina followed by mascarpone and miniature marinated figs with a decaff latte. This was my birthday celebration and it was a perfect meal choice for me. We then walked back to the hotel and watched a movie.
On Sunday we went to church where we caught up with lots of friends plus Mike's parents and their friends who were on holiday nearby. We had a lunch after church and then Mike and I headed to Glasgow to stay with my parents for a few days.
Scott & Diane's wedding in Edinburgh
We drove north through wind, hail, rain - blizzard conditions really, poor visibility and very cold. We saw black lambs as we drove through the borders. We stopped at the in-laws in Yorkshire for a cuppa then at the Metro Centre very briefly and got into Edinburgh and found the hotel eventually (sat nav didn't quite know what it was doing) a bit late really so after showers and room service which was very yummy actually, we jumped in a taxi and went to The Hub on the Royal Mile for the wedding party where I caught up with Rosie, Caron and Janet and we had a few dances.
Scott and Diane looked really happy and we wish them lots of love and fun in their married life.
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