Monday June 20, 2022
Most of the day was spent driving to our new rental house in Scotland, near Edinburgh. We packed up our things from the old rental house in Leeds and drove and drove. We stopped at a Costco in New Castle Upon Tyne and ate lunch. We bought the family meal deal—garlic bread, a large pepperoni pizza, and a 1-liter Pepsi—for only £13. Gabe got a hotdog.
We drove some more to the Northumberland Coast. We stopped at Seahouses where we got out to walk around and take some pictures. We also stopped in a little shop where I bought some candy, jam, and a travel eye mask/pillow for Elisa.
Then we drove and drove and drove to our new rental home outside of Dunfermline, Scotland, less than an hour from Edinburgh. Our new rental house was spacious, clean, and new. It also had a playground for the kids to play on that included a zip line. The kids enjoyed playing on it. Our room was really big and nice.
For dinner, Erik ordered Indian food at an Indian restaurant, called Khushi's. While we were waiting for them to fill our order, we stopped by a Tesco for some groceries. The parking lot was under the store, so there was an escalator that went up to the store. We had to bring the cart up the escalator. How weird. After picking up a few things like milk, jam, chocolates, we dropped the groceries off at the car and walked to the restaurant to pick up our food order. The meal didn’t come with rice or naan, so we bought some while we were there.
The food was really good; the meat was tender and fresh. I ate more than my share. For dessert Erik ordered mango kulfi (sorbet), which came in a ceramic container that I guess we get to keep! I read a book the rest of the evening that I found on the shelf. The sun didn't go down until after 10pm. I never realized how far north Scotland is.
Some of my ancestors are from Northumberland. Interesting picture of the village of Dunfermline. The Indian Restaurant decor is colorful, too.
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