Howdy folks! (sorry - not a very English greeting!)
I can't believe it's been only 5 days since my last post - so much has happened since then! Biggest and most exciting was Adam's birthday which we celebrated in style in Scotland. The night before his birthday we went out for a big slap up dinner, as Adam said since it was officially past midnight in Australia (the country of his birth) he could claim birthday honours- and since I was accompanying him to the restaurant and also enjoy the birthday spoils I wasn't one to complain! We went to probably the most beautiful restaurant I've ever been to, it was called The Dome and it was gorgeous- I'll try and post some photos so you can get the idea, but it was decked out in all these lovely twinkle lights and a giant christmas tree- absolutely fab!
The next morning (birhtday morning!) We had to get up at 6 in order to catch our bus up to Loch Ness. The drive took us through some of the most breathtakingly beautiful country side I've ever seen - and Adam saw snow for the first time- quite fitting that it happened on his 25th birthday! We got to the Loch around lunchtime and boy was it FREEZING! Probably the coldest I've ever been in my life, including the time I got my tongue stuck inside the freezer, but the good thing was the sun was shining on us, making it hard to be anything but happy. We took a lovely boat trip out on the loch, in high hopes of sighting Nessie, but alas, even after a few glasses of scotch whisky we still couldn't see her. Never mind- maybe next time!
We rounded Adam's birthday out with dinner in a pub (a very Scottish thing to do!) and then we caught the sleeper train down from Edinburgh to London. I was so so so excited about this - I have a very romantic notion of train travel at night and so was practicly bursting with excitement as we walked to the station. And indeed our cabin was very nice but spacious was one thing it was not. We had to reverse in as we couldn't turn around with our packs on our backs, and there was enough room for one adult to stand on the floor at any one time, so the other person had to be in their bed- it was so much fun! We enjoyed a few slices of birthday cake (caramel and toffee- YUM!) before drifting to sleep with the gentle rocking of the train.....bliss! And better yet when we woke up in the morning we were in London! The best way to travel! But London shall have to wait for another post - far too much to report here!
Hope you all are well in your homes and villages,
cheerie oh!
Lauren and Adam the Birthday Boy
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