K&C's New Year UK tour - Scotland

And so to Edinburgh to explore the city & a few nights stay with Micka in his penthouse porn pad.
The snow laiden clouds were blown in on a strong cold South Easterly wind made for a dramatic sky line on arrival, but these cleared at night to show the city's festive skyline.

Our first full day started with a flurry of snow that dusted the roof tops & pavements. We set out thorough the fresh snow & headed up to the castle via the historic Royal mile.

Once at the castle, the panoramic vista of entire city & surrounding country opened up in front of us. The vista lasted no more than 30 minutes before we were again engulfed by clouds. The real snow started to fall this time & ALL the kids started to play (didn't they Karina!!)

The cold of outside made the inner castle appear positively warm.

Our evening plans turned to the scary side of the city. Deep below the crowded pubs & shops, in the underground chambers beneath the city, we found this whitely ghost (hehe - sorry Mick, think you need more Scottish sun!)


Our final day in Scotland took us to the coast, to Leigh, where the decommissioned HMS Britannia is moored. The well managed tourist attraction had us quizzing around simultaneously seeing how the Queen et al had lived aboard the the royal ship & avoiding families with screaming kids.

We finished the day with a relaxing afternoon long lunch, swapping University/Rugby stories with Sam, Kate & little Fin at their house just south of Dundee.