Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Ć otimaa, Edinburgh -> Tallinn


Diagon House
Lady in Red 😊
25.07 KÔige kurvem pÀev igal reisil. Ilmateade lubas pilvisust, eelmisel pÀeval kasutasin piltide tegemiseks pÀikest maksimaalselt ja otsustasin niisama jalutada.

Suundusin Royal miilile vastupidises suunas ja uudistasin inimeste elumajasid kuni leidsin ennast taas Leith jÔe kaldalt. Proovisin mitte segada puhkavat hallhaigurit ning seadsin sammud tagasi majutuse ja maitsva hommikusöögi poole.

Diagon House
Diagon House
Tagasi Kuninglikul miilil, oli piisavalt aega, et kĂŒlastada Victoria tĂ€naval eelnevalt nĂ€htud  DiagonHouse` 😍 Omg, kui oleks palju ĂŒleliigset raha ja palju ĂŒleliigset ruumi 😁


Siis leidsin vĂ”imaluse poseerida oma lemmikolendi, öökulliga 😍 Öökullidest on sellistes kohtades muidugi alati kahju. Vaevalt, et keegi tahab olla kinniseotud ja pĂ€ev otsa vÔÔrastega poseerida.

LĂ”unasöögiks vĂ€ga maitsev lĂ”hefilee The Royal McGregoris ja oligi aeg tuua majutusest oma pagas, otsida ĂŒles Airlink`i peatus ja suunduda lennujaama.
Edinburgh
Tagasilend mugavalt pĂ€eval kell 16:00. Ümberistumisel BrĂŒsselis tehti uus kĂ€sipagasi kontroll, minu jaoks uus kogemus. Sest tavaliselt vaadatakse kĂ€sipagas ĂŒle lĂ€hte lennujaamas ja kĂ”ik. Olime endale just veepudelid ostnud ja saime need kohe, praktiliselt avamata, Ă€ra visata. JĂ€tkulennul saime Ă€ra proovida avariivĂ€ljapÀÀsu kohal istumise.
Edinburgh


Ć otimaal kokku 9 pĂ€evaga umbes 1200 imelist kilomeetrit auto roolis ning vĂ€hemalt 148 (endoga loendatud) kilomeetrit jalgadel (mĂ”nel kriipsuke vĂ€hem 😉). Selleks korraks ring tehtud aga seal annab veel palju vĂ”rratuid ringe teha 😊
 


25th July. The saddest day of every single trip. The weather forecast predicted a cloudy day, I had used the sun and maximized my opportunites to take photos of everything on my check-list the previous day so I just walked around and looked at houses, gardens, people on the opposite direction of Royal Mile ending up at Water of Leith again.
Diagon House
Diagon House
I tried not to disturb the resting heron and headed back to my B&B and the delicious breakfast.

Back in Royal Mile I had enough time to finally visit DiagonHouse  in Victoria street 😍 Omg, if I had loads of extra money and loads of extra room.. 😁

Then I found a chance to pose with my favourite creature, an owl 😍 Of course I always feel sorry for owl having to live like that. Who would like to be tied up and pose with strangers all day?

We had a delicious salmon fillet for lunch at The Royal McGregor and so it was time to fetch our luggage, find the Airlink stop and get to the airport.
The flight back was comfortably at 4pm. On our connection stop in Brussels we had to go though hand luggage check again, a new experience for me.
Edinburgh
Normally they check our hand luggage at the departing airport and that is it, not again when catching the connecting flight. And so we got to throw away our water bottles that we had just purchased. Oh, fun. During our connecting flight we got to try sitting in the emerency exit seats. 

I drove about 1200km in the breathtakingly gorgeous Scotland and walked at least 148km (a tiny bit less for someone 😉). For this time, our journey in Scotland is over but there are endless roads to take 😊

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Ć otimaa, Edinburghi (kolmveerand) maraton


Edinburghi kindlus
24.07 Terve pĂ€ev Ć otimaa imelises pealinnas, Edinburghis 😍 Ilmateade lubas ainult pĂ€ikest ja seda ma kavatsesin nautida, sest jĂ€rgmise pĂ€eva poolpilvisusega ei oleks saanud ilusaid pilte😁 (rÀÀkimata sellest, et teisipĂ€eva lĂ”unal oli tagasilend). Äratus veidi enne viit, oma ustav fotokas kaasa (telefon ka ikka, endoga vaja ju kĂ”ik kilomeetrid dokumenteerida) ja nautima inimeste vĂ€hesust.

Esialgu konkreetne plaan puudus. KokkuvĂ”ttes oli soov lĂ€bida koostatud Edinburghi (kesklinna) check-list (eelmised kĂŒlastused on olnud liiga pĂ”gusad. Ja terve linnaga tutvumine vĂ”taks tunduvalt rohkem aega ;) ).
Dunbari aed
KĂ”ndisin mööda Scotti monumendist ja lille kellast aga Princessi aiad olid veel suletud ning eelmiste Ă”htu hĂ€maras tehtud piltidele lisa ei saanud. Kaalusin, kas minna eelmisel Ă”htul vaatamata jÀÀnud Vennel (tĂ€nav), mis kulgeb mööda osa sĂ€ilinud linnamĂŒĂŒri aga Royal miilile jĂ”udes suundusin hoopis Holyrood palee poole.

Calton Hill oli plaanis vanematega ette vĂ”tta aga teadsin, et Arthuri istmele nad ronima ei hakka ja otsustasin selle tĂ”usu ette vĂ”tta. Teel tegin lĂŒhikese sissepĂ”ike Dunbar`i tĂ€navasse, mis viib vĂ€ikese, 17.sajandist aimu andva, peidetud aiani otse vanalinna sĂŒdames Canongate kiriku ja surnuaia kĂ”rval. 
Teel Arthuri istmele
Edinburghi kĂ”rgeimale, 250m mĂ€ele, Arthuri istmele, viivad mĂ”nusad rajad. VĂ”ib-olla kĂ”ige viimane tĂ”us tippu on natuke keerulisem, sest rada lĂ”ppeb ja see tuleb ĂŒle kivide turnides ise leida.
Arthuri mÀel
Hommik on kĂ”ige parem aeg selle tee ette vĂ”tmiseks, pĂ€ike kaunistab vanalinna ja mĂ€gi ei ole ĂŒlerahvastatud. Sattusin jutule ĂŒhe toreda vahetusĂ”pilasega, kes jookseb mĂ€e tippu kolm korda nĂ€dalas.
DiagonHouse


Kohustuslik pilt






Tagasi Edinburgh Central Guest House`i jĂ”udes olin lĂ€binud selle pĂ€eva esimesed u 11 kilomeetrit. Nautisime maitsvat hommikusööki ning suundusime mööda Princess tĂ€navat Calton mĂ€ele, kust vaade koos Dugald Stewart monumendiga on vist ĂŒks pildistatumaid Edinburghi vaateid.
Holyrood palee ja klooster
Nelsoni monument oli veel suletud ja seda ootama ei jÀÀnud. 


Edasi 17. sajandist pĂ€rinev Briti monarhi ametlik residents Ć otimaal, Holyroodhouse palee, mis asub Royal miili ĂŒhes otsas (teise otsa jÀÀb Edinburghi kindlus). Sees oli piltide tegemine keelatud, vĂ€ljas oli pĂ€ike vale nurga alt😀

Cranachan
Tagasi sĂŒdalinna suunas kĂŒlastasime kahel korrusel asetsevat, lastele avastamisrÔÔmu ja vanematele nostalgia momente pakkuvat LapsepĂ”lvemuusemi.

LĂ”unasöögiks vĂ€ga maitsev supp ja lĂ”puks ometi cranachan (ĂŒks toidu check-listist, mida siiani ei olnud leidnud) No. 1 High Street pubis. Tasus ootamist.
Siis oli aeg siestaks. Saatsin vanemad majutusse, lÀbitud 19 km, ja tahtsin jÀrgmise tunni maksimaalselt Àra kasutada.
St Bernardi kaev
VĂ”tsin eesmĂ€rgiks alustada kaugemalt ja liikuda tagasi majutuse suunas. Esimesena Anni tĂ€nav 😊 Oli ju vaja Ă€ra vaadata.
Leith vete jĂ”e kaldal Deani aedades Deani kĂŒla suunas liikudes jĂ€i teele kaunis 18. sajandist pĂ€rinev St Bernardi kaev , ĂŒks tukkuv hallhaigur, koeri jalutavad kohalikud ja massiive viadukt (tegelikult Queensferry sild aga alt nĂ€gi vĂ€lja tĂ€pselt nagu Glenfinnan). JalutuskĂ€igu lĂ”petaski Deani kĂŒla
Vaade Scotti monumedilt

Siis tagasi majutusse, lĂ€bitud 23 km, ja koos vanematega Edinburghi vaaterattale. Sir Walter Scottile pĂŒhendatud kauni gooti stiilis monumendi tippu ronimise vĂ”tsin ette ĂŒksinda. KĂ”rgeim kirjanikule pĂŒhendatud monument maailmas. Üles viis trepp, ruum liikumiseks vĂ€henes kĂ”rguse kasvades. KĂ”ige tipus mahtusin vaevu vaateplatvormile.
FritĂŒĂŒritud Mars

ClamShell`i fish&chips poest sai maitsta ĂŒhte Ć oti naljakat leiutist, fritĂŒĂŒritud Marsi 😀 Teist korda ei söö aga Ă€ra oli vaja proovida.
Reidiculous Reid

Royal miil on tÀis tÀnavaesinejaid. Pikemalt jÀime vaatama Reidiculous Reidi toredat etteastet.

Greyfriars surnuaed
Harry Potteri suur *khm* fÀnn ei saanud jÀtta kasutamast vÔimalust kÀia Greyfriars surnuaias. Jah, surnuaed on pÀrist juba 16. sajandist ja sinna on maetud mitmeid kuulsaid (ja vÀhemkuulasid) inimesi, sinna juurde
Greyfriars Bobby
Greyfriarsi Bobby (vĂ€hemalt kuuenda kl lĂ”petajatele peaks see 14 aastat oma surnud omaniku ustavalt valvanud koer tuttav olema) aga mina otsisin ĂŒles Tom Marvolo Riddle/Lord Voldemorti vĂ”i siis Thomas Riddell`i mĂ€lestusmĂ€rgi.

Bow
Kiire pilguheit vÀrvilisele Bow tÀnavale (damn, oleks pidanud hommikul kÀima. JÀrgmiseks korraks) ning Ôhtust sööma. Seekord Abbotsford baar ja restoran, lÔhefilee ning juustukook.

Abbotsford
Saatsin vanemad öömajale ning suundusin selle pĂ€eva viimasele avastusretkele Edinburghi linnamĂŒĂŒri ja Venneli (tĂ€nava) poole. Siis lillekell ja mĂ”nus tĂ€navamuusikute show ja pĂ€eva lĂ”puks 35 km. 


Tegelikult oleks Edinburghis ikka tunduvalt rohkem aga vaja 😊
Scott Monument
24th July The entire day in Edinburgh, the marvellous capital of Scotland 😍 Weather forecast predicted a sunny day and I intended to make the most of it. It wouldn`t have been possible to get any decent photos with the next day`s clouds 😁 (not to mention we had a flight back home). I woke before 5am, took my camera (and of course my phone for Endo) and went to enjoy the lack of people. 

Edinburgh
At first, I didn`t have a certain game plan. I intended to see all the things in my Edinburgh (city centre) check-list (the previous visits had been too brief. And it takes considerably more time to see the entire city)
Dunbar`s Close
I passed the Scott monument and floral clock but the Princess street gardens were still closed and I couldn`t get any additions to last evening`s photos. I contemplated going to see the Vennel overlooking the Edinbugh castle but reaching the Royal Mile I headed towards Holyrood Palace instead.
I intended to take my parents to tee Calton Hill but I knew they wouldn`t climb the Arthur`s Seat so I went there. On my way I visited Dunbar`s Close that leads to a secret garden that imitates the 17th century in the midst of the Old Town next to the Canongate church graveyard. 
Edinburgh from Arthur`s Seat

Lovely tracks lead up to the highest hill in Edinburgh, the 250-metre Arthur`s  Seat.  Perhaps the trickiest part could be at the top where the track ends and you have to make your way on the rocks.
Way down

The morning is the best time to climb it, the sun illuminates the Old Town and the top is not over croweded. I met a lovely exchange student who runs the hill three times a week. I would love to do that.

Back in Edinburgh Central Guest House I had walked about 11 kilometres. We enjoyed the tasty breakfast and started our climb to Calton Hill, from where, among with the Dugald Stewart Monument is possibly the most photographed views of the city. The Nelson monument wasn`t opened yet and we didn`t stay to wait.

Holyrood Palace and Calton Hill
Holyrood Palace
Then the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland, Holyroodhouse Palace, that originates from the 17th century and is situated on the one end of Royal Mile (Edinburgh Castle on the other end). It was forbidden to take photos inside and the sun shone from the wrong direction outside 😀

Back in the Royal Mile we visited the Museum of Childhood that is located on two floors and offers the joy of discovery to children and nostalgia to adults.

For lunch I had a tasty soup and at last, cranachan (one of the things in my food check-list that I had not came across yet) in No. 1 High Street pub. Worth the wait :) 
Then it was time for siesta. I accompanied my parents to our accommodation, 19 km by then, and wanted to make the most of the next hour. I decided to start from the farthest point and move back to our B&B. First I located Ann Street 😊 Naturally I had to find it.
Dean village
Fortunately there was a helpful person to take my photo. Moving towards Dean Village in the gardens of Dean, I followed the Waters of Leith I saw the beautiful, 18th century St Bernard`s Well, a dozing heron, people walking their dogs and a huge viaduct (Queensferry bridge, acutally, but from below it lookes just like Glenfinnan). My wlak came to its end in Dean village
View from Scott monument
Then back to our B&B (23km) and with my parents in tow we took a ride on the Edinburgh wheel. I was the only one who climbed the gorgeous victorian gothic monument dedicated to Sir Walter Scott. It is the highest monument in the world that is dedicated to a writer. Tiny stairs took me to the top, the higher the less room to move. Up top, I barely had any room to move.
Deep fried Mars Bar

ClamShell`s fish&chips shop (not the only shop though) sells the funny creation of the Scots, deep fried Mars bar 😀 I wouldn`t eat it again, but I had to try it.
Reidiculous Reid
 The Royal Mile was full of street performers. We watched Reidiculous Reid who gave a fun performance.

Thomas Riddell
Greyfriars Kirkyard
As a *huge* fan of Harry Potter I couldn`t miss visiting Greyfriars Kirkyard. Yes, the kirkyard dates back from the 16th centry, a lot of famous (and not so famous) people are buried there, and also Greyfriars Bobby (at least my former 6th graders should know this loyal dog who guarded his owner`s grave for 14 years) but all I watned to locate was the grave of Tom Marvolo Riddle/Lord Voldemort or Thomas Riddell.

Floral clock
Abbotsford
A brief glance on Bow street (damn, I should have visited it in the morning. Fine, waiting for next time). We had dinner at Abbotsford bar and restaurant, salmon fillet and cheescake. Again, I accompanied my parents to our B&B and headed to my last trip of the day, to see Edinburgh`s town walls and Vennel that overlooks the Edinburgh Castle. Then the floral clock and a lovely performance by street musicians. 35 km.

Actually, discovering Edinburgh needs much more time😊