[June 2021] During our one-month stay in Edinburgh, a couple of friends who live in London came to visit us. It’s been at least a year and a half since we’ve met, because the last…

[June 2021] During our stay in Edinburgh this time, we haven’t been to the Grassmarket in the old town yet. Victoria Street, the slope leading down to Grassmarket, has a curved line, and colourful shops…

[June, 2021] After spending a lovely morning in Culross, a small town in the Scottish region of Fife, we took the bus to Dunfermline, where the train station is located. We decided to take a…

[June 2021] The highlights of Culross, a small town in the Fife region of Scotland, are the palace and the ruins of abbey. We couldn’t buy an admission ticket for the palace because they were…

[June 2021] On our third Saturday in Edinburgh, Scotland, we went to Culross, a small town in the Fife region. The weather forecast was bad, so I checked the train connections on Sunday, but it…

[June 2021] There is an area called Leith in the northern part of Edinburgh, Scotland, facing the sea. According to the guidebook, it has been the gateway to the sea in Edinburgh since the 14th…

[June 2021] After eating Scottish food at a restaurant in Royal Mile, the main street in the old town of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, we headed to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, which I had…

[June, 2021] Haggis is probably the most famous Scottish food. When I said to my sister in Japan, “I’m going to eat haggis,” she said  “what’s that?” and searched on the internet. And she said,…