Dumfries part two/port patrick and edinburgh

Great blog (again)!

thankyou sheila :o)))

Fascinating photos, Sandra.
I bet you really enjoyed the art gallery :o)

I love Edinburgh San, we are going to the tattoo on the 3rd Aug. so we will be up there for four days, enough time to explore and have a little break. Shame on you forgetting your camera at the aviation museum (yawn)! My hubb has a million photos of aeroplanes (yawn) heaven knows what we are going to do with them! That price to go in the castle is way over the top isnt it!!

Yes Sandra, enjoyed this very much! Looks a lovely place, except for the poo :0

i loved the gallery Terra, Baz didnt lol :o))
Grandmage i hope you enjoy your trip, i was ammazed how small the area for the tattoo was, the seating area, looks bigger on tv but im sure you will enjoy ;o))
lol Lil thanx took ages to get the poo off haha :o))

Grat blog again :) WIsh I'd known you were in Edinburgh! So waht did you think of the National gallery?

thanx pixi i loved the national gallery and so enjoyed it, talked for ages to one of the men working there about what we saw in art and our likes and dislikes, we didnt know we were going till the actual morning pixi, never get to meet anyone with Baz and last min planning haha, will leave him at home next time :o))

Some lovely pics San, did you drive up from Blackpool? at least you both managed to find something that appealed to both of you, and you managed to stay dry!!

thanx Dotty we stayed in Dumfries which is about a couple of hours with a stop on the way so not far, think we drove more while there very tiring but nice, yes i had to let Baz see something he liked to lol :o))

Lovely blog. Glad you enjoyed yourself. If i had known you were in
Edinburgh you could have came for a cuppa!
Edinburgh is a beautiful city full of interesting places to visit.

Aw lol..yeah we next time we could all meet up!

I'm not a townie either Sandra ... don't like the rushing crowds and traffic .... but I love going on a train (big kid lol) but I haven't been on one for years
That first little place looks lovely :o)

The towns are small and so friendly, did you go through Newton Stewart? Proper little shops with people behind the counters nothing rushes up here take time to smile and chat...its a different world.....

Love the gorillas!!!

Glad you enjoyed your trip north Sandra. The Scottish National Gallery is one of our favourite places too. I have never been in the castle....too expensive. :o) I know what you mean about visiting gardening friends, our other halves would feel out of place.

Glad you enjoyed Edinburgh,San..a long time since we were there for the Tattoo..loved it all...very moving..I can't believe how much it is to visit the castle now..Nice you were able to visit the gallery...more your thing..:o)

That was nice to see Sandra, Edinburgh is one of the places on my list of want to see, been through it but not stopped there.

Enjoyed your blog Sandra, we used to visit Edinburghoften when I was a child [we had relatives there] and the castle was a must! Last time I was there was with Harry to see the Tatoo which like Sandra says is very moving ;0)

thanx scottish and pixi, i will let you both know if we go again promise :o))
Hywel the first place port patrick you would love as its small and lovely views and so quiet and friendly :o))
pam didnt go through there but saw signs, it was hard to fit it all in when just there for 4 nights :o)
Lulu i love them to and they had full size sheep to lol i wanted one but out of my price range :o)
hi Linda i loved the national gallery it was lovely to have visited there, im glad you understand about other halves etc haha,,, men lol :o)
thankyou sandra it was a bit to expensive to visit the castle and all the visitors they get im sure they could make it cheaper, i think they get gready so dont blame Baz for not paying the price :o)
stroller if you do manage to get there wear comfy shoes its all hills and lots of walking, huge place :o)
carole glad it brought back memories of your visit to, i was amazed how small an area the tattoo seating area was, as i said looks bigger on tv but i can imagine its a great experience to be there :o))

San, did you see that prog. with Prince Charles all about the restoration of the big house at Dumfries? It was very interesting, i loved it and he is doing a lot of good there building affordable homes for folk and restoring the gardens and house. They have opened a tea room which looked nice (well the cake did!) Lol

lol grandmage, dont mention cake i have to lose a bit of weight now we are back.
i heard about that tv program but havent seen it, sounds a good thing and its nice to think the royals want to help in some way, affordable housing is a must for young ones these days, hard to get a morgage for them, shame really, glad we arent starting out now.

I agree, it is too difficult for them, the main thing being the enourmous deposit they are expected to put down :(

There are life sized sheep going fairly cheap near us. Nearly bought one for my folks but didn't think they really wanted one!!! (unlike me cos they tickle my sense of humour!)

exactly Grandmage, times are tough :o((
Lulu if i can find one at the right price im getting one, like you i have a strange sence of humour haha and dont care lol
wonder if they have them on ebay,
going to look haha ;o))

Let us know then San!!

will do Lulu :O))

yes they do have them Lulu, £199 cheapest, dont think i can afford it, never mind hey! haha