On New Year’s Eve we boarded an early train heading north to Edinburgh, Scotland. It was my first time ever on a train like that and John was smart and booked us in first class. It was great to see the English and Scottish countryside, complete with cliffs and sheep and green fields. I saw that in between my naps anyway.
After we arrived and found the hotel, we went out to the Royal Mile. Blake and I headed up to the castle to check that out (pics later, can’t find my camera cable). Then we met up with John and Michelle for dinner. The group decided a nap was in order to make sure we made it to midnight, so after our naps we loaded up with layers and hand and foot warmers and headed out to the Hogmany fireworks. There were huge crowds of people and as it got closer to midnight the vibe was more and more exciting. We did our countdown to midnight and then watched an amazing fireworks show. It was like the finale of a normal fireworks show, but it went on and on and on. Amazing! One of our best New Year’s celebrations ever. Snow and 18 degrees - I’ll never forget that part either!
New Year’s Day we slowly got up, had breakfast and made it to the bottom of the Royal Mile to see the Holyrood Palace, the office Queen’s residence when she is in Scotland. The tour was very interesting and we got some good pics that I’ll eventually post. We boarded a train at 5:00 for London, and now we are trying to make ourselves sleepy because its midnight and we are all wide awake. Tomorrow we are hoping to get tickets to see Avenue Q, visit St Paul’s Cathedral and possibly the British Museum.
We hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year’s! Cheers!