Hello again! Finally another blog entry! I know that you've all been holding your breath for this, so here it is! Things are going great for us. We are nearing Christmas, and are excited that several of Kim's family are coming to visit us for the holiday! We've been busy as usual with school, football, church, friends, etc. We've also continued to visit a few nice places around Edinburgh as well.
This photo is of the Forth Road Bridge in a little seaside village (still part of Edinburgh) called South Queensferry. This is also the location where I got to go sailing with my school a few months ago.
Here is Sophie standing by the water in this quiet little area.
We spend an amazing morning visiting Craigmillar castle. This is considered one of the best preserved medieval castles in Scotland. This was originally built in the 1400s and was renovated, and expanded in the 1550s. It was one of the retreats for Mary, Queen of Scots, and the site of the signing of the plot to overthrow her a few years later. Almost all of the walls and rooms are intact (although the wooden roofs are long gone), so it is easy to see how people lived. This was a cold, foggy morning - the coolest part was that we were entirely alone. Until we left, we didn't see another soul, which made it fun and and maybe a little spooky at times, especially in the dark passages, which seemed to go everywhere. The caretaker had apparently opened the gates and left for a time, so it was nice to have the run of the place. Here is a photo of Kim at one of the side towers.
Here are the kids at one of the doors leading to another set of passageways. A neat heraldic carving above the door.
This photo with our tiny kids in it is meant to give an idea of the castle's size. I'd say a medium sized castle - although it seemed pretty large when we were going through room after room.
The family on the ramparts, overlooking sunny Scotland.
The family on another wall of the castle.
This tapestry of some ancient hero, actually looks alot like Isaiah!
We were looking for Sophie... oops, sorry Sophie!
We had fun travelling through some of the dark passageways.
This is my beautiful Christmas song for you all...
Here are the kids at one of the doors leading to another set of passageways. A neat heraldic carving above the door.
This photo with our tiny kids in it is meant to give an idea of the castle's size. I'd say a medium sized castle - although it seemed pretty large when we were going through room after room.
Isaiah and Sophie at the tiny entrance to one of the tower rooms. Not sure why it was so small, but it was only about 4 feet tall.
The family on the ramparts, overlooking sunny Scotland.
The family on another wall of the castle.
This tapestry of some ancient hero, actually looks alot like Isaiah!
We were looking for Sophie... oops, sorry Sophie!
We had fun travelling through some of the dark passageways.
This is my beautiful Christmas song for you all...
Thanks for checking the blog out once again. See you soon!
Jimy MacJohnson
