After a late-night move-in the night before, I slept in a bit after Erik left for CrossFit and went out for a run by myself. I mapped my way to the nearest large park, right next to Holyrood House (the royal residence in Edinburgh), taking in the sites of the city by myself.
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| This is our apartment building! Luckily we are on the first floor (the first window above the door) |
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| And there are a lot of steps just to get up to the door from street level. The kids brought their own suitcases all that way! |
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| And this is the view just steps from the apartment in one direction (in the other direction is the Royal Mile and castle) |
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| I had heard of this mashed potato bar - it's supposedly delicious and a good place to try haggis |
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| I love this good-natured, funny and fun campaign to clean up the streets! |
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| Once I got to Holyrood House park (just a flat patch of green grass), I saw somewhere much more exciting to run!! |
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| I sent this selfie to Erik, saying "I think we need to move to Edinburgh.") |
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| I had accidentally found Arthur's Seat! |
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| It was such a gorgeous morning!! I headed back to the apartment and got dressed, then worked on the blog for a bit while the kids got ready to go. Then we met our tour guide, Chris, who took us on a walking tour of the amazing city. |
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| The grave of Tom Ridell, which supposedly inspired J.K. Rowling while she was writing the Harry Potter series right here in Edinburgh. |
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| Erik has to stop and work wherever we are - it happens in the most interesting locations! Those cages over the graves were put there to deter grave robbers in the 19th Century |
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| Stone has grown up and changed in so much in so many ways. And in other ways he is the same as he was in Spain |
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| This is the cafe where J.K. Rowling sat and worked on her first Harry Potter book! |
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| Our tour guide was very patient and amused with Stone's silliness |
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| A statue of Abraham Lincoln and a person being emancipated from slavery. We had no idea that Scottish people had gone to the U.S. to fight against slavery in the Civil War! |
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| Finishing the walking tour on a hill looking over the city |
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| Walking to an Indian restaurant for dinner in a sudden rainstorm! |
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| And home in a downpour! |
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| After we got home from dinner, Sophie and I put on better raincoats and walked to a nearby grocery store for breakfast foods and hot chocolate. When we got home we granted Stone's wish of having a family game of Hide-and-Seek |
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| Really, Erik? |
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| Stone's best hiding spot! |
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| Sophie's been doing tons of sketching lately |
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| And she can maintain focus even amidst the strangest of distractions |
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| A quiet evening at home while it rained and bagpiped and drummed outside |
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