Day 1

Wednesday

July 18th

4:15 p.m.

Depart:

Home

Do:

Pick up Paul

6:40 p.m.

Depart:

Spokane

Do:

Southwest Flight 2083 (Debit)

7:40 p.m.

Arrive:

Portland

Lodge:

Quality Inn Portland Airport (OR021) $80.32/4

8247 N.E. Sandy Blvd. , Portland, OR, US, 97220

Phone: (503) 256-4111     Fax: (503) 254-1507
Wireless Internet, Whirlpool Bath, Continental Breakfast, Free Shuttle, Refrigerator

Day 2

Thursday

July 19th

6:15 p.m.

Do:

Shuttle to Airport

6:30 a.m.

Arrive:

Portland Airport

Do:

Check-In-
We can bring:
Purse, briefcase or laptop (put in carry-on in UK)
1 carry-on for 51 inches (11x14x26)  (UK 22 X 17.5 X 10)
2 checked baggage 50 lbs. each 62" total (LXHXW)

8:30 a.m.

Depart:

Portland

Do:

U. S. Airways Flight 265 A320
$5-Breakfast-Freshly baked croissant spread with cinnamon-raisin cream cheese and piled high with shaved turkey-ham.
$5-Lunch-Roasted chicken breast on a Ciabatta roll topped with crisp romaine lettuce, shaved Parmesan cheese and creamy Caesar dressing
$5-Served all day-An assortment of crackers served with strawberries, grapes and apple slices as well as cheddar, pepperjack, and Swiss cheese cubes.
$5-Served all day-SkyFun Box-An assortment of snacks including chips and salsa, a fruit bar, cheese and breadsticks and Nestle Buncha Crunch™ candy.
 

·  Coca-Cola Classic

·  Diet Coke

·  Sprite

·  Diet Sprite Zero

·  Minute Maid Apple Juice

·  Minute Maid Cranberry Apple Cocktail

·  Minute Maid Orange Juice

·  Dannon Water
Select US Airways' Airbus A319, A320, A321 and A330 aircraft are equipped with in-seat laptop power ports.

• A 15-volt power supply is delivered via an in-arm connector
• An adapter is necessary to take advantage of the in-seat power
• These adapters can be found at most major electronics stores and will vary based on the specific requirements of each laptop

4:30 p.m.

Arrive:

Philadelphia (5 hours)

Do:

Lunch

8:55 p.m.

Depart:

Philadelphia

Do:

Flight 730

Dinner

Day 3

Friday

July 20th

9:10 a.m.

Arrive:

London Gatwick Airport (7 hours and 15 minutes)

Do:

Cash Machine Travelex or ITT Moneycorp Bureau for Barclays Bank

Depart:

Gatwick

Do:

National Rail £28 ($255.41) BOA-Visa
Reservation # XLCTH8NT -
08/07 Train Ticket # 8745GG38 with BOA Visa
44 131 333 1922

Arrive:

Kings Cross Station, London
Left Luggage is a secure place where you can leave items of luggage for collection later. The left luggage is located on platform 8 and is open from 0700-2300.

Do:

Lunch

Kings Cross Station - From Harry Potter-Within King's Cross, a cast-iron "Platform 9¾" sign has been erected on a wall of the station's suburban building containing the real platforms 9 and 10. Part of a luggage trolley has also been installed below the sign; whilst the near end is visible, the rest of the trolley seems to have disappeared into the wall

British Library- Free (9:30-6) Sacred Exhibit: The world's greatest collection of Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy books.  Also see Lewis Carroll's Alice, the Gutenberg Bible, Leonardo da Vinci's notebook, Magna Carta and  Shakespeare's First Folio

3:00 p.m.

Depart:

Kings Cross Station

Do:

National Rail
Seats 63,64,65, 66

Dinner from 3-4:45 (1st class eat first)
Restaurant Menu:

7:10 p.m.

Arrive:

Edinburgh

Do:

Bus-100 (N22) departs from Waverley Bridge just off Princes St every 20 minutes.  Phone:  0131 555 6363

8:00 p.m.

Arrive:

Edinburgh Airport

Do:

Alamo Car Rental £468.27 Full Size Van with AC/Automatic, CD players, plug for computers
Reservation # 731611615
44 131 333 1922 phone
2.5 pounds per driver per day-does not need a credit card for this ($70 per person) 50 pound deposit for gas

Depart:

Edinburgh Airport

(Go left on Glasgow Rd/A8.  Enter the M9 going left/north.  Take exit 1A onto A8000.  At the roundabout continue left/north on A8000.  Go left/north on A90.   Continue north across the Forth Bridge.  Take the Admiralty Rd/A921 roundabout exit to the left/east.  The highway will become divided, then at the next roundabout go left/south on Chapel Place/B981.  Take going east/left on Boreland Rd.)  

Arrive:

Inverkeithing

Do:

Check in at Borland Lodge

(Continue on Boreland back to Chapel Pl.  Turn right/north on Chapel.  At the roundabout go left on A921/Admiralty Rd.  Go left on A90 at the next roundabout across the bridge.  Continue on A90 south past A8000 and A902 south.  It will be called Queensferry Rd and Hillhouse Rd.  Enter A902Telford Rd.  Continue through Crewe toll on Ferry Rd./A902.  When it ends at Great Junction S  Go left/north on N. Junction St.  At the next roundabout continue on Ocean Dr.  Go through the next roundabout looking for Ocean Terminal.)

12:00 a.m.

Waterstone's Harry Potter Book Party-The latest Harry Potter film, Order of the Phoenix, will be showing upstairs in Vue Cinema (www.myvue.com), while we will have games, activities and prizes. There will also be an appearance of "He Who Shall Not Be Named" - are you brave enough?

Boreland Lodge Hotel-
31/33 Boreland Road,
Inverkeithing,
Fife, KY11 1DA
£84 a night, 1 double, 2 single beds, ensuite-shower, hair dryer, TV, coffee/tea maker, traditional Scottish breakfast. 15 car parking

Day 4

July 21st

9:00 a.m.

Depart:

Inverkeithing

(Go west on Borland Rd.  Turn right/north on Chapel Pl.  Go left on Admiral Rd/A921.  Go left/south on M90/A90.  It will become Queensferry Rd, then Hillhouse Rd.  The A90 will split to the right as Queensferry Rd again.  When it becomes Queensferry St.  Turn left/east on Rutland Pl, then right/south on Lothian Rd/A700.  Turn left at Bread St.  At the junction it will go left on W Port, which will become Grassmarket.  At the roundabout take the 2nd left on Upper Bow.  Go left at Upper Bow.  At the small roundabout take the 1st left on Johnson Terrace.  Look for parking.  If not, when Johnson Terrace ends, turn left on Castle Terrace and an immediate right to the parking lot.    Parking lot is on the right side.  Walk down Castle Terrace going east, then onto Johnson Terrace.  Look for a left to the castle.)     

Arrive:

Edinburgh

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Royal Mile-Walk-from Edinburgh Castle to the Palace

See:

A-Edinburgh Castle- BHP £10.30  9:30-6:00 Collection of buildings dating from the 12th to the 20th century.

B-Castle Esplanade
A big parking lot leading up to the castle was created as a military parade ground in 1816.  The Military Tattoo in August takes place here.  At the bottom and to the left a plaque above the tine witch’s fountain memorializes 300 women who were accused of witchcraft and burned here.  Scotland burned more witches per capita than any other country-17,000 between 1479 and 1722.  The plaque shows two witches:  one good and one bad.  

C-Camera Obscura £7.50 (9:30-7:30) Built in 1953, this observatory topped with a mirror reflected images onto a disc before the wide eyes of people who had never seen a photograph or captured image.  You can climb 100 steps for an entertaining 15 minute demonstration.  At the top enjoy the best view anywhere of the Royal Mile.  Then work your way down through three floors of illusions, holograms, and early photos.    

D-Gladstone's Land- BHP or £5-
This 1617 merchant’s house, recently restored, provides a window on life in a typical Old Town house before overcrowding drove the rich to the Georgian New Town.  The house still has the original arcade booths on the street front and a painted ceiling with fine Scandinavian floral designs.  It is extravagantly finished, but also contains items from the less affluent side of the old city.  For a good Royal Mile photo lean out the upper floor window or simply climb the curved stairway outside the museum to the left of the entrance.  Notice the snoozing pig outside the front door.  Just like every house has a vacuum cleaner today, in the good old days a snorting rubbish collector was a standard feature of any well-equipped house.    

E-Lady Stair’s House-Writer’s Museum  Free (10-5)
This was built in 1622 for a William Grey of Pittendrum who had the words "Feare The Lord and Depart From Evil" carved above the door along with his initials and those of his wife, Geida Smith (WG &GS). William Grey installed an early form of burglar defense in his house - the height of each of the main steps is uneven, making it difficult to run up and down them!  The building was later bought by Lady Stair in 1719.  The exterior of the building was much modified in the 19th century with a balconied tower and stonework. It now belongs to the City of Edinburgh and has been turned into a Writers' Museum dedicated to three of Scotland's most famous writers - Robert Burns (who stayed in a house opposite during his first visit to Edinburgh in 1786), Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson. It is crammed with pictures, etchings, busts and memorabilia of the three writers, including bibles, pipes and walking sticks. You are not allowed to take photographs inside the Museum.

F-Deacon Brodie’s Pub
It is named after Deacon William Brodie, the an who inspired Robert Louis Stevenson's novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Deacon Brodie (1741-88) was a respected cabinet-maker and a member of the Town Council, and Deacon (head) of the Incorporation of Wrights and Masons. But Brodie lived a double life, developing an expensive lifestyle including mistresses and gambling that he could only support through a secret life of crime. As a respected craftsman, part of Brodie's day job involved manufacturing and repairing locks. It became his practice to take copies of all the keys involved so that he could return some time later with accomplices as part of his night job
Brodie's downfall followed an armed raid on His Majesty's Excise Office on Edinburgh's Canongate. One of the gang was caught red handed and although Brodie escaped to the Netherlands he was arrested in Amsterdam and returned to Scotland for trial. Brodie was found guilty after a search of his home revealed his stock of duplicate keys and he was sentenced to hang at Edinburgh's Tolbooth on 1 October 1788. Brodie bribed the hangman to ignore a steel collar Brodie was wearing, designed to keep him alive for long enough to be revived after the hanging. It failed, however, and Brodie's double life was over.  Deacon Brodie's Tavern has two floors, the bar downstairs and the restaurant upstairs.  Look at the ceiling inside.  Read the “Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde” story of this pub’s notorious namesake on the wall facing Bank Street.  Then, to see his spooky split personality, check out both sides of the hanging signposts. 

G-Heart of Midlothian
Near the street in front of the St. Giles Cathedral a heart-shaped outline in the brickwork marks the spot where the entrance to the Tolbooth used to be located. The Tolbooth was originally set up in 1561, as the name implies, to collect tolls but also became used as a prison after 1640. There was also a scaffold for hanging criminals (and others) and the heads of the more famous victims would be displayed on spikes in the face of the building. The Tolbooth was demolished in 1817. Traditionally, locals stand on the rim of the heart and spit on it.  Hitting the middle brings good luck.  Go ahead…do as the locals do.

H-St. Giles Cathedral-Donation (9-7)
The Gothic exterior is dominated by a 15^th century tower.  Inside the impressive Thistle Chapel can be seen. 
1) Stepping inside, find John Knox’s statue.  Look into his eyes for 10 seconds from 10” away, and think of the Reformation struggles of the 16^th century.  John Knox directed the Scottish Reformation with its emphasis on individual worship freed from the authority of bishops.  He was the founder of the Scottish Presbyterianism first preached here in 1559.  He insisted every person should be able to read the word of God and preached Calvinism.
2) The 4 massive pillars date from 1120.  The English burnt it in 1385 and it was rebuilt.  The crown spire was completed in 1495.  
3) The 1992 Austrian built organ has a glass panel in back to see the mechanism. 
4) The modern window filling the west wall celebrates Scotland’s favorite poet, Robert Burns.  It was made in 1985 by the Icelandic artist, Leifur Breidfjord.  The green of the lower level symbolizes the natural world, God’s creation.  The middle zone shows the brotherhood of man.  The top is a rosy red sunburst of creativity, reminding Scots of Burns’ famous line, “My love is like a red, red rose”
5) To the right of the Burns window is a find Pre-Raphaelite window.  It is a memorial to an important patron, John Marshall. 
6) From (5) stretches a great swath of war memorials.    
7) The neogothic Chapel of the Knights of the Thistle, in the far right corner, was built in 1911 of Scottish materials and labor.  It is the private chapel of this chivalric order, who meets once a year for inauguration.  Leading citizens of Scotland are bestowed this membership.  The queen presides over this ritual from her fancy stall, marked by the Scottish coat of arms.  Find the tooting angel above the door to the right.
8) John Knox is buried out back under the parking lot in spot 23. 

I-Old Parliament House- (9-5 M-F)
Near parking spot 15 step inside this Italianate  building which was constructed in the 1630’s.  This hall housed the Scottish Parliament until the Act of Union in 1707, explained in the history exhibition under the big stained-glass depiction of the initiation of the first Scottish High Court in 1532.  It has been home to the Court of Session and the Supreme Court since then with wigged and robed lawyers hard at work in the old library (peek through the door) or pacing the hall deep in discussion.  The friendly doorman is helpful.  The grand hall, with its fine 1639 hammer-beam ceiling and stained glass, commemorates the inauguration of the Court of Session by James V in 1952.   

J- Mercat Cross
This chunky pedestal, on the downhill side of St. Giles, holds a slender column topped with a white unicorn.  Royal proclamations have been read here since the 14^th century.  The tradition survives.  In 1952, three days (traditionally the time it took for a horse to speed here from London) after the actual event, a town crier heralded the news that England had a new queen.  Today, it is the meeting point of various walking tours-both historic and ghostly.  

K-Police Information Center free (9-9:30)
A few doors downhill this center provides a pleasant police presence and a little local law and order history to boot.  Pick up the “For the Record”, the police brag mag.  Ask the officer on duty about the grave-robber, Williams Burke’s skin and creative poetic justice, Edinburgh style. 

L-Cockburn Street
This street was cut through High Street’s dense wall of medieval skyscrapers in the 1860’s to give easy access to the Georgian New Town and the train station.  Notice how the sliced buildings were thoughtfully capped with facades in a faux-16^th century Scottish baronial style.  In the Middle Ages only tiny lanes, like the Fleshmarket Lane just uphill from Cockburn, interrupted the long lines of Royal Mile buildings.  

M-Tron Kirk (10:00-5:00)
This fine old building, across from Cockburn Street used as a sales base for a local walking tour company, sits over an old excavation site.  It houses a free Old Town history display.  Just above Tron Kirk is a Starbucks with fine street side tables and a spacious upstairs lounge. 

See:

South Bridge Vaults

N-Museum of Childhood Free (10-5:00)
This five story playground of historical toys and games is rich in nostalgia and history.  Just downhill is a fragrant fudge shop offering delicious free samples.  It was founded in 1955 by a city councilor, Patrick Murray, who claimed to enjoy eating children for breakfast.  The collection includes medicines, school books and prams as well as galleries full of old-fashioned toys.  With its nickelodeon, antique slot machines and the general enthusiasm of visitors, this has been called the world’s noisiest museum. 

O-John Knox House £3 (10-6)
43 High Street
Intriguing for Reformation buffs, this fine 16^th century house offers a well-explained look at the life of the great reformer.  While some contend Knox never actually lived here, preservationists called it “his house” to save it from the wrecking ball in 1850.  The museum has been undergoing periodic renovation and may be closed.    

P-The World’s End
For centuries, a wall halfway down the Royal Mile marked the end of Edinburgh and the beginning of Canongate, a community associated with Holyrood Abbey.  Today, where the Mile hits St. Mary’s and Jeffrey streets, High Street becomes Canongate.  Just below the John Knox House (at #43) you will notice the hanging sign showing the old gate.  At the intersection find the brass bricks that trace the gate (demolished in 1764).  Look  down St. Mary’s Street to see a surviving bit of that old wall.       

Q-People’s Story Free (10-5:00)
This interesting exhibition traces the conditions of the working class through the 18^th to the 20^th century.  Curiously, while this museum is dedicated to the proletariat, immediately around the back (embedded in the wall of the museum) is the tomb of Adam Smith-the author of Wealth of Nations and the father of modern free-market capitalism (1723-1790).

R-Museum of Edinburgh Free (10-5)
Another old house full of old stuff, this one is worth a look for its early Edinburgh history and handy ground-floor WC.  Don’t miss the original copy of the National Covenant, written in 1638 on an animal skin, There are sketches of pre-Georgian Edinburgh which show a lake, later filled in to become Princes Street Gardens when the New Town was built.  There are also early golf balls.  

S-White Horse Close
At the bottom of Canongate on the left and a block before the Palace of Holyroodhouse, step into this 17^th century courtyard.  It was from here that the Edinburgh stagecoach left for London.  Eight days later the horse-drawn carriage pulled into its destination:  Scotland Yard.  

T-Scottish Parliament Building Free (10-4)
Across the street, Scotland’s Parliament originated here in 1293, was dissolved by England in 1707 and returned in 2000.  The new building opened in 2004.  The Catalan architect, Enric Miralles, mixed wild angles, lots of light, bold windows and local stone into a startling complex that would, as he envisioned, “arise from the sloping base of Arthur’s Seat and arrive into the city almost surging out of the rock.”   To see, drop in, pass through security and find the visitor’s desk.   

U-Queen’s Gallery £5 or £12.50 combo with the Palace of Holyroodhouse (9:30-6)
The museum features rotating exhibits of drawings from the royal collection.  For more than five centuries the royal family has amassed a wealth of art treasures.  While the queen keeps most in her many private palaces, she shares an impressive load of it here.  Exhibits change every six months.  Though it is just two rooms, it can be exquisite and comes with a well-done audioguide. 

V-Palace of Holyroodhouse BHP £8.80 9:30-6:00
Built in 1529 to accommodate James V and his French wife, Mary of Guise.  Mary Queen of Scots saw the murder of her trusted Italian secretary, David Rizzio, by her jealous husband, Lord Darnley, from the tower in 1566.  She had married him a year earlier here in the chapel.  Bonnie Prince Charlie held court here in 1745 in the Jacobite uprising.  The present queen now spends a week here each year.  The Royal Apartments are used for investitures and banquets when the Queen visits.  Includes a one-hour audio guide.  You’ll learn which of the kings featured in the 110 portraits lining the Great Gallery were real or fictional, what touches were added to the bedchambers to flatter King Charles II, and why the exiled Comte d’Artois took refuge in the palace.  There is also a re-enactment of the murder of Mary Queen of Scots secretary. 
After exiting, you’re free to stroll through the ruined abbey and the queen’s gardens.  Note that the wonderful trip up Arthur’s Seat starts just across the street from the gardens.

W-Museum of Scotland – Free (10-5)
From the palace walk back down Holyrood Rd going west, which is one block south of the Royal Mile.  Turn left/south on South Bridge and right/west on Chambers.
Start in the basement and work your way through the story; prehistoric, Roman, Viking, the “birth of Scotland,” Edinburgh’s witch burning craze, clan massacres, all the way to life in the 20^th century.  Free audio guides offer a pleasant description of various rooms and exhibits and even provide music for your wanderings. The Kingdom of the Scots exhibit shows evidence of a vibrant early nation with Mary Queen of Scots.  The industry exhibit explains how the Scots were tamed and united with England.  Also the first golf ball is displayed.  Tours 10:30, 12:30 and 2:30

X-Royal Museum of Scotland - Free (10-5)
Built in 1866, this museum holds Scotland’s international collections.  Exhibits includes examples from the applied arts and sciences.  European art from the 1200 to 1800 is on the first floor while the second floor exhibits rare scientific instruments.  Geological specimens and Eastern decorative arts are on the top floor.

Y-Greyfriars Bobby
On an old drinking fountain near the gateway to Greyfriars Church and across the street from the Museum of Scotland (George IV St), stands the statue of a little Skye terrier.   This commemorates the dog, who for 14 years guarded the grave of his master, John Gray, who died in 1858.  The people of Edinburgh fed him until his death in 1872.  He was also granted citizenship to prevent him being destroyed as a stray.  Every business nearby is named for the pooch that put the fidelity into Fido. 

Z-Arthur’s Seat Hike
From the parking lot below the Palace of Holyroodhouse, there are two trailheads.  Take the wide path on the left (easier grade through the abbey ruins and “Hunter’s Bog.”) Hike up to the top of the 822 foot remains of an extinct volcano.  Its name stems from a little-known legend that King Arthur watched his army's defeat of the Picts from there.

Look at shops

(Pick up car.  Go west on Castle Terrace.  Turn right/north on Lothian Rd.  Turn right/west on Princes St, then left/north on Charlotte Sq.  Turn right/east on George St.  Turn left on St. Andrew Sq to the bank.)

Barclays Bank
1 St. Andrew Square
Edinburgh

(Continue back around the square taking the left to Queen St.  Turn right/east on  York Pl.  Turn right/south on Leith St.  Look for Greenside on the left.

See:

Vue Edinburgh Omni Centre-Harry Potter £6.50

OR

(After bank go south to Princes St.  Go left/west.  Turn right/northwest on Queensferry St.  It will become A90 going west.  It will be Hillhouse and Queensferry again.  It will cross the Firth of Forth.  At the 2nd roundabout take a left on Admiralty Rd.  At the next roundabout go left/south on Chapel Rd.  Turn left on Borland Rd.)

Arrive:

Inverkeithing

14

Lodge:

Boreland Lodge Hotel

(28)

Day 5

Sunday

July 22nd

Depart: 

Inverkeithing

(Go back /right/north on Chapel Pl.  At the roundabout take the first left/west on Admiralty Rd/A921.   Enter M90 from the 3rd left on the roundabout.  Take exit 2A left onto A92 going east.  In Glenrothes at the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto A911 going east.   At Windygates roundabout take the 2nd left onto A915.  Take this all the way to St. Andrews.   Turn right/east on South St.  Drop us off at the end of it.) 

Arrive:

St. Andrews

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Do:

Drop off Jen and Sherry

See:

St. Andrews Cathedral  BHP £4.00 (9:30-5:30)
Work began on what was to become the largest cathedral ever to be built in Scotland. The work took nearly 150 years to complete. It was eventually consecrated on 5 July 1318 in the presence of Robert the Bruce.  The cathedral was not blessed by favourable elements or good luck, either during its construction or afterwards. Shortly after the nave was completed, the west end of the cathedral was blown down in a gale in 1270. This was rebuilt in a slightly different position, where parts of it remain today. Then the English stripped the lead from the part-built roofs to make shot during the Wars of Independence. In 1378 the cathedral was badly damaged by fire and had to be extensively rebuilt. And in 1409 it was the turn of the end of the south transept to collapse under the force of a winter storm.  But it was a wind of another kind that brought about the sudden end of the cathedral: the wind of change wrought by the Reformation. On 11 June 1559 John Knox preached a sermon in St Andrews parish church that so aroused the congregation they immediately went to the cathedral and destroyed the splendid fittings and furnishings associated by the reformers with "popery" .  The end followed quickly. The Church of St Mary on the Rock was probably completely destroyed shortly after it was first attacked. The cathedral and its friary effectively ceased to function on 14 June 1559 when further attacks took place, and within a week all the friars has been "violently expelled" from St Andrews.

St. Andrews Castle BHP £5.00 (9:30-5:30)
St Andrews has been the ecclesiastical centre for Scotland ever since a relic of St Andrew, brother of St Peter, found its way to the Pictish settlement of Kinrymont (the previous name for the hamlet which existed here, possibly as far back as the 4th century. The burgh received its first charter from King David I in 1140. There has been a castle since at least the time of