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Trafalgar view of Big Ben's clocktower

 What a great week of time & travel together! We just left London, Ryan, Natalie & Jillian by Airbus, and Bruce, Linda & Jake by train.  I was so sad to say goodbye. We did a lot of walking & sightseeing & saw a show (or two!)–one was wicked! the other one was simply bad. More pictures are coming soon, but I’m uploading this one from the train.

St James Palace

Thames walk

longitudinal symmetry from head to feet

Are we there yet? YES, you are!

Natalie & Ryan arrived!  Just look at their “I’m-so-happy-to-be-off-the-planes-and-now-I’m-excited-to-get-on-another-bus-and-go-to-the-castle!” looks on their faces!  Meanwhile Jillian (the one who’s awake in the photo) and I  were more than willing to play tour guides, and we immediately set out to climb Castlemount with them and show them the sights in the capital city (after we injected some coffee in them, of course!).  What a huge gift to be together for Christmas!  Love, from all of us to each of you!

Changing of the guard at Edinburgh Castle

Tower of David (Edinburgh version)parade rest

 

best seat in the house?parade rest

parade rest

Swilken Bridge, R&A, natural beauty

What a blessing to have Jillian with us! We went for a twilight walk this afternoon.  

High tide at West Sands

carry a torch for me

Dateline: St Andrews Day, St Andrews. (November 30, for you Yanks, is the day of Scotland’s patron saint. You know, the reason the flag bears the diagonal cross–that’s Andrew’s grim symbol of faith).
It was really cold this year, but dry. The town holds a festival of sorts in market square, and turns on the Christmas lights after it gets really dark, at 5:00 p.m. Then there’s a parade by the local pipes & drums, then a torch light procession from St Mary’s College (my school, the Divinity school) to the castle on the sea.