Has it really been 4 weeks since we got here? It has been a whirl wind month of travel and we have had a great time. We are back in Windsor as of this afternoon after our Scottish holiday. We traveled half way down yesterday afternoon after doing a bus tour of Edinburgh and her imposing castle built on an impossibly high out crop of rock. It is a most impressive location for a castle and it was fun to do the tour and see the beautiful country side from so high a setting. We were quite taken with Edinburgh city and would love to return there some day. There was a lot to do and see that we just didn't have the time to explore. I never thought I would return to Scotland after 42 years so who knows what the future may bring.
Last night we got off the main highway and stayed in a "hotel" B&B in the town of Preston. We had driven about 3 hours and were tired after our morning of sight seeing in Edinburgh. We had no idea what we would find in Preston so when we stopped for petrol Ger asked about accommodations in the town. We were sent back a block or two to an old hotel that was now a B&B. These buildings are mostly 3-4 stories high with about 4 rooms on each floor. (No elevators for the British.) There were rooms available so once again we dragged our bags up the 3 flights of stairs to our rooms. The rooms are old but quiet and clean with comfy beds. It seems to be a custom over here to put a bottom sheet on the bed and then a duvet without a top sheet. Seems odd to us but when you are tired and wet and cold it does feel wonderful. We did take a walk up the street to a treasure of a restaurant that the B&B owner suggested. In the midst of the English country side in a town with a huge Muslim population we found the best Italian restaurant that I have ever eaten in, even in Italy! We all had some sort of pasta dish and maybe it was because we were going into Italian food withdrawal after 3 weeks of no Italian food, but let me tell you we REALLY enjoyed dinner last night. We all moaned and groaned our way back to the hotel in the rain swearing we would never eat again. At least until breakfast this morning.
Today's trip to Windsor took us a little longer than 3 hours, thanks to some very heavy traffic at times but it was uneventful. We had lunch in Windsor, did a little last minute shopping and then got "home" in time to greet Abby and Roman after school. They were so happy to see us and we had a great afternoon with them. This will only make it harder to leave them on Thursday when we have to catch our flight back to the US.
I guess we'll have to make the most of tomorrow and try to get all our purchases into our suitcases. I may have to wear ALL my clothes home so I can pack all the things I have bought on this trip. Maybe by doing that no one will notice the 40 pounds I gained !
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