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Thursday, May 19, 2023 – Edinburgh, Scotland
This is our last tender port. And we are anchored at New Haven. It is the closest port to Edinburgh. Viking has arranged for a shuttle bus that will take us from the port into Edinburgh. Only about 20 minutes drive.
We have made arrangements with a Scottish friend to meet for lunch in Edinburgh. We met Grant and Lynne in Puerto Vallarta many many years ago and have kept in touch over the years. They own a home in a village just outside of Dundee. Dundee is just north of Edinburgh. We have visited them in Puerto Vallarta on several occasions and spent a week with them in April of 2011 at their home in Scotland.
Unfortunately, Grant passed away just a few weeks ago, but Lynne said she would like to get together. She had made a reservation at a restaurant that she knew, that was also close to the shuttle bus stop.
We arrived in
Edinburg a couple of hours before our meeting time and wandered along Princes
Street. We spent a day in Edinburg in 2011 and had visited the Castle and a
part of the Royal Mile. That is considered the “Old City”. Princes Street is in
the “New City”. We found a lovely park at the base of the cliff the Castle sits
on and enjoyed our walk. The church there (Parish of St. Cuthbert) is from the
1700s and 1800s, but there has been a church at that sight for 13 centuries.
The graves and tombs surrounding the current church were fun and the setting
was lovely.
Spring flowers
in abundance including many rhododendrons and azaleas.
We arrived at the restaurant a little early but were seated immediately. Lynne arrived accompanied by a very good friend. It was great to see Lynne and meet her friend. We visited for a couple of hours, then felt we needed to head back to the shuttle.
A lovely
relaxed day and it was super to get caught up with Lynne.
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