This would have been the most direct route to the top. As slippery as it looked, there was a layer of cinders close to the wall, but the steepness scared us off. We took the longer meandering path.
Day Two Where We Try To Find Something to Do December 25th 2009 Merry Christmas to us. In the spirit of the holiday I allowed everyone to sleep in a bit. Had it been any other day I would have had us out exploring the city at the break of dawn. Knowing how things shut down completely on Christmas Day I figured this would be our one day to take it easy. I woke up very early, like around 4:00 am, but was able to fall back asleep. The night before the alley ... read more
Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Midlothian » Edinburgh Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more
My wife and I met forty years ago when we both worked for the airlines. We got out of the business when deregulation "ruined" it. Now she takes me with her students on her educational trips abroad.
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