Goodbye Scotland by James

I lost my tooth a few days ago and have a new smile. I also had a haircut. Tom and I have made lots of new friends in our street. We've walked around a lot (sometimes my legs have been very tired). We had a look around George Heriot's School which was the inspiration for Hogwart's. We are starting off for home tomorrow via London and Dubai and we're going to try for the First Class lounge this time!

Edinburgh by Tom

We're back in Edinburgh and we have been doing lots of WALKING (most people do here). There is a big playground quite close by (in a place called The Meadows) where we go sometimes but it's not quite as good as Coram's Fields. In Edinburgh you can buy disposable barbecues at the supermarket (basically a tin foil tray with a few coals) so there can be lots of smoke in The Meadows on warm days! We've climbed part of a hill called Arthur's Seat and walked around a nature reserve called The Braids. We caught a bus to Portobello beach which was fun, though the water was a bit cold. You can see lots from the top of a double decker bus.
Yesterday we caught the bus to The Royal Mile (don't worry, we WALKED home!) hoping to visit the
Palace of Holyroodhouse. Just as we were sitting outside a cafe waiting for our 'coronation chicken' (and wondering why there seemed to be several police people around at a loose end) who should drive by in a Rolls Royce - none other than the Queen herself! She looked me right in the eye and waved! (I expect she was taken with my hat just like all the other Edinburgh ladies...) Even though it meant the Palace was closed, it was all pretty exciting.

And, just so Pa doesn't feel left out, we took a photo of this guy...