Fog and fun in the Burgh

So, we have spent the weekend with Grandma Gertrud and Roland, and I have to say, we genuinely had a really good time!

On Friday afternoon we went down to the Christmas market and had the opportunity to catch a glimpse of what we believe could very well be the last street performer of the season (street performers usually migrate to warmer climate over the winter months). We also walked past the now famous gypsy cart where I proposed to Shaena 2 years ago, and we enjoyed a glühwein before our feet got really cold and we headed over to The Filling Station, hoping to find something to eat and possibly some central heating to warm us up. Nibbles – check! Central heating – broken! Thanks for telling us before we lugged the Bugaboo down all those stairs and before we sat down at our table in the very back of the restaurant!

Later in the evening we managed to coax Grandma and Roland to cook for us, as you do, and we got to enjoy some amazing pork chops and oven grilled potatoes and vegetables. Fantastic! After that, a visit to the old waterhole, Dirty Dick’s. Always a good time!

Today we headed up to Edinburgh Castle for a quick look around, and then we walked down The Royal Mile to battle the tourist shops. It was just a bit unfortunate that the weather was a bit funny. Actually, it has been so foggy this whole weekend so that as a visitor you couldn't even get an idea of how the city really looks like, and the whole castle rock was veiled in fog. Even when we walked up to the castle esplanade, it was hard to actually see the castle!

We also stumbled into a whiskey sampling in one of the specialist whiskey shops on the Mile. The staff in these whiskey shops around Edinburgh are quite amazing, they are really passionate about their whiskey and they are so knowledgeable about everything from different kinds of whiskeys to flavors, distilleries, highlands, lowlands, speyside, islay, malts, and with their experience they always seem to be right on the ball on what kind of whiskey you'd probably enjoy. We found a couple of really nice, rare ones for Roland's liqueur cabinet.

Last but not least, we were taken out for a nice dinner this evening, we had reserved a table at Zizzi’s in the Quays and we had a really good time and enjoyed a great meal!

Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

Thank you for the visit guys!