"Walking" the Trossachs

We were so very fortunate to have our friends H&E visit last week. We truly had the best time - it was like H had never left and E found friends in the numerous trees London has to offer. We also spent a long weekend in Edinburgh where we took in the city sights by winding through the twisty streets of Old Town and climbing to the heights of Arthur's Seat, which towers over the city center. We even braved sideways rain and 70 mph gale force winds to "walk" Trossachs National Park.  The scenery was gorgeous; the weather, not so much. But we enjoyed every minute of our British holiday with two of our most favorite people. 


Let's take a closer look at our vacay, shall we?


Saturday:

walking the Pentland Hills

a true peat bog

Chewie did some walking too!

Sunday:

Arthur's Seat (hard to tell scale.. but it's enormous)

tiny H&E!

made it to the top!

the view of Arthur's Seat from Edinburgh Castle

beeches along the road at our cottage in Pentland Hills

Monday:

we should have known this look meant:
"I'm not walking one more mile in the wind and rain."

Tuesday:

Dunfermline Abbey

Firth of Forth Bridge 

last glimpse of Edinburgh

Wednesday:

back in London and heading to Kew Gardens

peacock!

the tree-walk at Kew

they followed me.. for about 30 seconds.

and on to Richmond Park and the roaming deer

walking along the Thames Path

Thursday:

the Buckingham flags are still up

Parliment

London Eye

Trafalgar Square

cool tree in Hyde Park

where Londoners go to escape downpours

Friday:

have I mentioned that Gavin likes to point?

Tower Bridge

freedom now

thank YOU, Borough Market, for coffee, chorizo sammies,
the veggie table, brats, champagne, baklava and iced tea!

home of Charles Weenus Darwin

Gavin, which direction should we go?

I think, in total, we walked around 30 miles... really! We walked our way through Scottish and English countryside, visited Kew Gardens, Richmond Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Holland Park and two of our local parks. Not to mention our city walks as well.  But, we'd do everything over again, almost exactly the same. Thanks for making the journey across the pond!

After reviewing this: where are pictures of the WonderTwins?!?!? I have NONE. ridic.