UK and Europe 4 month sojourn!

[StayGoldPonyboy]

I didn't go myself, but when we were in Edinburgh my friend went down to Leith and did a tour of the Royal Yacht Britannia that is moored there now.

 

[TheRealTMA]

I didn't go myself, but when we were in Edinburgh my friend went down to Leith and did a tour of the Royal Yacht Britannia that is moored there now.

Definately worth doing - afternoon tea on the yacht is also good!

 

[Scash]

I didn't go myself, but when we were in Edinburgh my friend went down to Leith and did a tour of the Royal Yacht Britannia that is moored there now.

Thanks @StayGoldPonyboy. We did the tour of the RY Britannia when we first arrived in Edinburgh and would definitely recommend it.

 

[Scash]

Definately worth doing - afternoon tea on the yacht is also good!

Thanks @TheRealTMA.

 

[Scash]

I've heard that tour is amazing, my sister loved it.

Bit random but in Edinburgh the cafe on the top floor of Harvey Nichols is great, floor to ceiling glass windows with views over the city. I think it's called Firth on Fourth? Good coffee, cake. we had brunch up there, smoked salmon scrambled eggs were good (if you aren't sick of smoked salmon yet )

The cafe is called Forth Floor Brassiere and Bar. We had cake and coffee but I intend going back for the smoked salmon and scrambled eggs. While we were there someone ordered this and it looked delicious. They also do coughtails!

 

[Scash]

I used to live in Scotland and especially enjoying seeing your great photos Scash.

Now, have you had any Millionaires shortbread? and potato scones with your fry up? I need to know

@StayGoldPonyboy I found this at a cafe at a Real Mary King’s Close tour place. Obviously not freshly made so I will look for a bakery that makes them.

 

[Scash]

The next chapter in our trip begins on Sunday morning with an early 6:00 am flight to Dubrovnik! We were supposed to be doing a 5 night Croatia coastal cruise but our booking got cancelled just the other week as they were overbooked! We will now have 3 nights in Dubrovnik, 1 night in both Korcula and Hvar, 2 nights in Split and 1 night in Zagreb. From there we go to:

. Vienna - 3 nights
. Budapest - 3 nights
. Salzburg - 3 nights
. Munich - 2 nights
. Prague - 3 nights
. Berlin - 5 nights
. Brussells - 2 nights
. Bruges - 2 nights
. Amsterdam - 2 nights

and then back to Edinburg for a couple weeks before heading to France for some Rugby World Cup games.

 

[Scash]

So a very early start this morning for our 6:00 am flight to Dubrovnik. We flew with KLM and had a short layover of approximately 1 1/2 hours at AMS on the way to DBV. We arrived at the D gates and then had to go to the B gates for our departure flight. We then had to go through passport control and the line was enormous. By the time we got through and to the gate we basically had just enough time for a trip to the loo before boarding commenced. Coming in to Dubrovnik we experienced some pretty rough turbulence with the plane shaking quite badly and dropping a few times.

 

[Scash]

We are staying at a nice little apartment in Pile Gate just near the Old Town Wall. It’s in a great spot and close to most things. The apartment has a nice outdoor area but no views unfortunately.

 

[Scash]

And of course the stairs!



After which I deserved a cooling ale

 

[craven morehead]

A quick pint on the way to Edinburgh Palace.View attachment 339796View attachment 339797View attachment 339798View attachment 339799View attachment 339800

Gotta love a quick Pint

 

[jakeseven7]

Next up was Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls. These falls are different to most as they fall in to the ocean. Kilt Rock is named as it is supposed to resemble the Keats in a kilt but were told this best seen from a boat.View attachment 341098View attachment 341099View attachment 341100

Wow incredible!!!

 

[Scash]

Today was a big day of walking with a walking tour in the morning around the old town, then a walk up the stairs for lunch at Lady Pi Pi, a walk up the hill to the cable car for a ride to Mount Srd, a walk to to the beach for a swim then a walk along the Walls of Dubrovnik. By this stage both my legs and wallet were hurting! The cost of doing touristy things is quite high with the cable car costing €27 return (about 5 mins each way) and the wall walk €35. Add on lunch and a few beers and not a cheap day but worth it.

View from the mountain.

 

[Scash]

Lamb chops for lunch plus a cooling drink at Lady Pi Pi



Followed by a wine tasting at Dvino’s

 

[Scash]

Then a walk along the wall with some amazing views.


And sunset on the wall

 

[Scash]

Our last night in Dubrovnik and we discovered this little bar that was reasonably priced, had amazing views and did some delicious tapas.

 

[StayGoldPonyboy]

Wow, look at that clear water. You've had great weather too

 

[Scash]

Wow, look at that clear water. You've had great weather too

Yes the water is just magnificent and the weather has been almost perfect. Day time temperatures around 30 degrees but some days have been extremely windy.

 

[Scash]

Korcula and Hvar were next on our list and they didn’t disappoint. Both of these islands were amazingly beautiful but Korcula was my favourite.

The view from our room on Korcula.



Not a bad spot to have dinner.



The harbour at night. There was a few dollars worth of boats out there!

 

[kookaburra75]

The view from our room on Korcula.
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I'm going to make a print of that photo and put it on our "planning" kitchen door, for our big trip in a couple of years.