Day 34 August 14 Edinburgh

Day 34 August 14 Edinburgh
We slept in a little after retiring at midnight following the late finish at the Tattoo. After a late breakfast I took advantage of good complimentary internet to update the blog. Then R and young A called to pick us up to attend a family and friends get-together at a nice restaurant “the Braids Hill Hotel” on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Ten people from Scotland, England and New Zealand attended. The meal was delightful. The first time I had seen Cauliflower, Broccoli and carrots together for a long time. I enjoyed Smoked Mackerel served with baby Prawns lemon and caper salad with nice wholemeal bread as a starter; Pan fried liver and bacon with red wine and onion gravy served on creamed potatoes as my main, and finished with a selection of Scottish Cheeses and oatcakes. After the meal we sat around in the grounds for a chat and a few drinks.
At 5pm it was reluctance that we said goodbye as Fay and I had to catch a plane to London. Our plane was delayed by thirty minutes by rainstorms disrupting planes around Heathrow. We took to the air at 8:25pm and landed at Heathrow at 9:20pm. We bought some nice sandwiches at the airport and caught the Tube train to London arriving at our hotel at 11:40pm. After a nice cup of tea and the sandwiches we bedded around 12:15am Sunday. Apart from the travel we had a very enjoyable day.
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