Week 3 fun with Nana and G

We had a "low key" last week with Nana and G!
Definition of low key: Visit the Botanic Gardens, take a train ride to North Berwick and visit Tantallon Castle, build a fairy garden, go to Camera Obscura, find a yummy vegan restaurant and visit a new part of Edinburgh, Leith.

October 15th: The Botanic Gardens are still in bloom! These gardens are so unique and beautiful and FREE! The kids have loved getting to explore all the natural beauty.

Asher calls water falls, water fountains!

This Beech hedge is 8m tall. First planted in 1906 with 200
beech trees.

October 17th: Day trip on the train to North Berwick. This was the kids first train ride! Started out great with free hot chocolate and gingerbread cookies from PRET!

We have enjoyed exploring this quaint little seaside town!

Nana and the kids loved picking up and collecting shells and unique looking rocks

We took a short bus ride to Tantallon Castle, now a ruin, was built in the 14th century.

The hill behind us is the North Berwick Law. A conical hill that stands 613 ft above sea level.
This hill was used by lookouts in the Napoleonic Wars and in World War II.

We stopped in at our favorite restaurant in North

Berwick, The Rocketeers for some yummy

seafood chowder and a cuppa!

Once back to Edinburgh we had a nutritious dinner at Patisserie Valerie
We were all quite happy and sugared up!

October 18th: A beautiful day in Edinburgh calls for visit to The Meadows.

G: 4 layers of shirts:  Norah: 1 layer
Our blood is thickening!

GeeGee sent a care package with a fairy unicorn garden, we needed Nana's green thumb!

Now we have to remember to water the grass seed!

Seth and I were blessed with a date night (thanks G and Nana). We went to The Devil's Advocate where we discovered the best charcuterie plate!

Looking down Advocates Close 

October 19th: We went for a stroll up The Royal Mile. We got to pet a cute little owl on our way to Camera Obscura. Discovered in the 1850's by Maria Short, wowing locals with her live, moving pictures of the city.  (Cinema won't be invented for another half century!)

We had way too much fun with all the illusions! We only ran into the walls of the glass maze a few times!

A view of New College on our way to lunch at Hendersons - serving up vegetarian and vegan yumminess!

October 20th: A trip to Leith, home of The Royal Yacht Britannia, a former royal residence of Queen Elizabeth II, in service from 1954 to 1997. We enjoyed a nice stroll along Leith Walk and lunch at Pizza Express. 

Not The Royal Yacht! 

October 21st: We had a great last day! Listened to the wonderful words of Seth in a sermon he preached at Mayfield Salisbury Church Seth's Sermon full of a Sunday roast at The Salisbury Arms, a beautiful sunset and a hike to Holyrood! 

It's not good-bye for long! We will see you again soon! Thanks Nana and G for all the wonderful and amazing memories! We love you! Catch you on the flip flop!