A wee bit of free time...

A few weeks ago, Kyle was given a "break" from class with a study week.  Really, he was just as busy as usual. However, we finally had some free time on the weekend to go out and explore more of Edinburgh. We took a bus out to Cramond and Lauriston Castle.  Lauriston Castle was originally a 1590's tower house, but was left in trust to Scotland in 1926. 

Lauriston Castle

During our short journey to the castle, it's only about 15 minutes away, we ran into Kyle's two dream cars.  The stark contrast in these cars just demonstrate how Kyle has a streak of Idaho running through his Seattle veins. 

Orange Dream #1 (attainable)

Orange Dream #2 (slightly less attainable)

After we walked around the Castle grounds, we visited the village of Cramond, which is about 2 miles outside of Edinburgh city centre. Neither Kyle or I realized that we were so close to a beach! Needless to say, we were both very excited with our discovery of Cramond. 

Kyle on the Firth of Forth beach

Firth of Forth from a distance

It's been back to the books for Kyle since our excursion a few weekends ago, but thankfully this semester is almost over.  Kyle will be taking his last final as my parents get their first good look at Edinburgh on December 19th, a mere 5 weeks away! 

-Stacie