Arrival of the parental units at Glasgow International Airport on their 38th wedding anniversary!
Their first bus ride on the other side of the road through Glasgow
Anniversary dinner at the Mussel Inn on Rose Street in Edinburgh
First real glimpse of the castle in the background
Boy did they enjoy these bus rides!
The close's always add a nice enchantment to the city
as do the Showalter's
Dinner a la Naylor's
Breakfast a la Morrison's--first time to experience baked beans for breakfast!
Visiting Carrubber's Christian Centre for church on Sunday morning
Smile for the picture, George!
An outisde view of our church
Mom getting her practice for puppeteering in at the children's museum
We walked through the 900 year old church site of St. Giles
Let's cab it to tea!
This is what it's all about!
Thank you, Fernando!
Pinky's out everyone!
Oh so tasty...
View from Great King St.
Strike a pose in the Jolly Judge!
Too much Bulger's....not really
Milne's close
View from Milne's Close
Mike's University at the Mound
A silhouette of the castle in the eve
Inside the courtyard of New College where Mike's pour's over books
A view of the New Town behind them (minus the van)
Goin' on a trip!
Firth of Fourth!
Meet Hamish the Highland Coo!
Too fantastic
The paparazzi were everywhere!
Taken specifically for Carol, Mike's Mom!
New buddies
En route to Fort William
Haggis anyone?
Or would you opt for Chicken?
Breakfast at our Bed and Breakfast in Lochaber at Burntree House
They get two points each for trying their hand at Black Pudding
Heading from Fort William on to the Isle of Skye
A beauty among thistles....not difficult to do
My cutie by the shore
Extremely peaceful!
Gorgeous
Breathtaking
It's worth a trip down the hill and onto the rocks!
After a few minutes of peace, I had to break it by throwing a stone into the water to see how far the ripple would go.....so beautiful!
For a time such as this
Upon arrival at Eileen Doonan Castle
An innocent By-sitter
Bridge to the Isle of Skye
We stayed in Portree on the Isle of Skye
Where all the signs are doubled and written in Gaelic
The port of Portree
A fantastic dinner at Harbour View (Crabcakes, Venison, Ribeye.....does it GET any better?)
Breakfast at Baruch na Frithe
One last hand at Fish n' Chips in the Airport in Glasgow before sending them back to the states
We may never pass this way again