A grand day out!

[GrannyMac]

It's almost my birthday, my two lovely kids and my daughter in law (2nd daughter 💕) took me to Edinburgh yesterday.  We went on the Northern Belle, old fashioned dining cars with silver service.  Started in Crewe, with a piper on the station.

It was a wonderful day out, with a visit to the Edinburgh dungeons, and a couple of drinks 🍸 in the Edinburgh Gin distillery, then a lovely dinner and champagne 🍾 on the train home.  A real treat. 

[klondike]

Sounds like a great day out Mac. I've been to Edinburgh but only working and didn't get to do the tourist thing. I can't even remember what the job there was. I think it involved a single overnight stay but it may just have been fly in fly back.

[GrannyMac]

I spent quite a bit of time there as a kid, aunties and friends of parents.  My daughter worked there for several years and we visited her a few times.  Done all the tourist stuff, except the Tattoo. On the list for this year!

[Mups]

What a lovely treat, Granny.   
I am glad you enjoyed your day out.   

[Raven]

I spent quite a bit of time there as a kid, aunties and friends of parents.  My daughter worked there for several years and we visited her a few times.  Done all the tourist stuff, except the Tattoo. On the list for this year!

You'll love the Tattoo GM, dad took us every year when we were growing up. The atmosphere is wonderful, you don't get that on the telly, then the silence in the pitch dark before the Lone Piper high up on the battlements starts his playing, you could hear a pin drop.

[muddy]

Sounds brilliant !