Northumberland

Beautiful Holy Island

Holy Island was the number one destination for this excursion to Northumberland in northern England. This is a sacred island that can only be crossed when the tide is low. The official name…

Northumberland

The delicious seafood and the desolate scenery

During our stay in Edinburgh, Scotland, we went south and travelled along the coast of Northumberland, England with our friends. This area is where our favorite police drama “Vera” is set. The scenery…

Edinburgh

Afternoon tea and Japanese foods

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…

Edinburgh

Grassmarket and the pub ‘The Last Drop’

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…

Fife

Culross Palace, worth seeing inside

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…

Fife

Found the scenery I was looking for in Culross

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…