Jerry and I head out early this morning for the long road back home. We are leaving the young ladies to enjoy the next 5 days in Edinburgh. I have asked Brandi to carry on with the blog so you will probably notice a marked improvement in things from here on. Enjoy and Thanks Brandi !

Saturday, September 30 – Brandi Green

I wake up in time to hear a “Bye B-r-r-r-andi” coming from the hall. That’s my Uncle Greg telling me bye before he and my dad, Jerry, start their long trek back to the States. He doesn’t know I heard him, it starts my day with a smile.  Not too much later, I meet my mom, Kathi, and Aunt Sharon downstairs for breakfast. They’ve ordered me orange juice to save me from trying the abysmal hotel coffee.

After checking out of the hotel, we grab a taxi to 30A Royal Terrace which will be our home for the next week. Our place is a ground level apartment with a patio in the front and back. It’s built like a shotgun house with a long hallway down the middle, bedrooms on one side and the living, kitchen, and bathroom on the other.

That afternoon we take a short walk through London Garden which is across from the apartment. Nothing is in bloom, but everything is green and mossy which is my aesthetic anyway. 

We have a late lunch at Vittoria on the Walk. As soon as we walk in the smell of garlic is delicious enough to buckle your knees. We order bruschetta for the table. I get the chicken and pea risotto, Sharon orders the mushroom risotto, and Mom orders lasagna. We share bites and it’s all delicious. After the waiter boxes our lunch he asks “Do you want to see…” and was met with a resounding Yes by all 3 of us. Desserts all around (tiramisu, cheesecake with dark chocolate sauce, and 3 scoops of ice cream). As the napkin they delivered with dessert promised…it was yummy!

After a quick trip to Tesco where Mom was tailed by the security guard, we headed back to the apartment to settle in for the evening.

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” — Mark Twain