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Holiday 2019: festival frenzy in Edinburgh

There were so many places we wanted to visit in Edinburgh and I anticipated we would spend 2 or even 3 days exploring the sights. Sadly our experience was ruined by the sheer multitude of tourists, the exorbitant cost of parking and the disruption due to the preparations for the military tattoo and festivals. We […]

Child friendly music from David Gibb to get your toes tapping!

We have got back from Scotland. I hate to think about how many hours we have spent together in the car. One thing that made the time more bearable was music! We were sent two CDs from David Gibb. There is an unmistakable folk tone to David Gibb’s music but also features a range of […]

Holiday 2019: birds and battles, history and heritage

The children were mega tired after all the walking around Glasgow the day before so we decided to stay close to our cottage and explore the local area. First stop was World of Wings. The birds were absolutely magnificent and I loved capturing these close ups. We decided not to wait around for the flying […]

Holiday 2019: a wet day in Glasgow

It was a wet start to the day and, being a Sunday, many tourist places opened a little bit later. The Botanical Gardens had an earlier opening so we started our day in Glasgow there. It really started pouring down as we made our way to the Kelvingrove Muesum but on the way we spotted […]

#Project365 2019 week 31: holiday!

I’m still desperately playing catch up and going through THOUSANDS of  holiday photos so remain a week late with #Project365 Day 209: a very soggy day in Glasgow. Whilst dashing through the puddles we spotted an advert for the T Rex at Kelvin Hall. Expensive but possibly the only chance we will ever get to […]