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Swan Song
We had no specific plan for our last day in London, so I checked out what Google Maps had to say. It pointed me to the Notting Hill Carnival. Apparently … Continue reading Swan Song
Circle gets a Square
Yulia’s cousin Dasha was coming to visit us from Riga while we were in London. She and her husband Vadim were going to fly in from Riga and stay until … Continue reading Circle gets a Square
Commons Sense
We had a nice breakfast on our patio overlooking the neighboring apartments and chimneys. We had taken a quick walk earlier, and found a nice coffee shop that did smoothies, … Continue reading Commons Sense
Infinite Jest
We got up a bit early as we had lunch at Fat Duck today. This was a major event on this trip (shit, everything is a major event on this … Continue reading Infinite Jest
The Great Race
We are all leaving the castle today, with everyone heading to London. We hadn’t actually coordinated our transport, so some were taking the train, some were flying, and we were … Continue reading The Great Race
Fly like an Eagle
We slept in since there was no boat trip. Eventually, we got up and took an hour walk along the forest path outside the grounds. It was a great walk … Continue reading Fly like an Eagle
Safety Bunkers
There remains a distinct possibility that we drank too much whisky the night before. However, this day was Golf day, so we had to brighten up and be out on … Continue reading Safety Bunkers
Man the Ramparts
Sasha’s friend from the UW joined us the previous night, so we were now a group of four. We had to make it our to the castle at Glenapp today, … Continue reading Man the Ramparts
One Step Beyond
Our first full day of no plans in Edinburgh had only one plan. (Wait, does that actually work? Crap.) We had tickets to see Madness in The Evening with Henry’s … Continue reading One Step Beyond
