There is a hill that is in the centre of Edinburgh called Arthur's Seat - a dormant volcano, 254 metres above sea level. And we decided to walk up it today. It started off quite pleasantly - a gentle hill climb, but that didn't last long. We were then faced with a pretty steep climb for about 80% of the entire climb. But we all took that in our stride even breaking into a bit of sweat as we climbed up. Problem was the closer we got to the top the colder and str...

A wet and windy day greeted us this morning - and we certainly now know cold ☺ We are staying near The Britannia, so a bus ride into town is our transportation. We wished we had timed our wait at the bus stop a little better so that we didn't have to wait in the cold. The bus wasn't too far away but it was long enough. A bus ride is good as you get to see places you wouldn't normally see - nothing exciting but still interesting. We got off near Scott's Monum...