For our last day in Edinburgh we had quite a bit planned, however, due to A not being so well, plans changed quite drastically. We wanted to visit the picturesque, Dean Village, as well as some other places which meant that we should have left our hotel straight after breakfast (breakfast
again was a major failure). We ended up leaving around 11:30 because my motherly instinct kept saying to allow A to have a comfortable nap in the bed as she didn’t get much sleep the night before. I was also thinking about the train journey home in the evening, if A didn’t sleep well she would be a mess during the trip home. Although, she could have slept in the pram like she has many times but us mothers can’t get rid of that instinct now can we?
So A had a good sleep and we set off again.
originally planned then we must at least explore the closes of the Royal Mile.
explore was Dunbar’s Close that I had seen on YouTube. This was an absolute sight, coming here, it made me think how amazing it would be to live in
Edinburgh and be able to come to a place like this for some peace or to just sit here and read a book. It was like a secret garden hidden amongst the other
gems of the city.
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| Dunbar’s Close Gardens |
We spent a little while here and had a mini photoshoot because I could not come here and not take photos, right?
After leaving Dunbar’s Close, we decided it was time for some lunch and ended up at the same restaurant as the night before. On the way there, we explored the shops on the Royal Mile, bought some souvenirs for ourselves and the family and a cute little tartan hat for A.
We had a lovely time at the restaurant purely because A finally enjoyed her lunch, ate it all as well as danced to the music and entertained everyone.
After lunch, we made our way to Princes Street Gardens and what a beautiful sight. Honestly, I wish I had taken more and better pictures as it was indeed a beauty. Beautiful view of the Castle above and overall just a wonderful place to spend time in.
Cheeky Little A ended up eyeing a small
kids play park in the corner of the Gardens and remembered that we had promised to take her on the slides and off she went running towards them. We spent quite some time there and eventually left with a reluctant Little A to explore Princes Street as well as the other places nearby. We had a lovely time going about the other streets such as George Street which wasn’t busy at all, compared to the other places.
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| Scott Monument |
Eventually, it was time to head back and collect our suitcase from the hotel and make our way to the station.
Our train was due to depart at 16:55 and A yet again became the entertainment. I am so grateful for the passengers on board as they were all so helpful, there were moments where A would get frustrated and be on the verge of a tantrum especially when we had to get off for our changeover (the first train did go to London but was scheduled to arrive in London an hour later than the train we caught from Crewe, see the trick there?).
Little A had refused to have her dinner and only ate an organix bar and fell asleep on our final train back. She was so tired that she did not realise when we buckled her in the pram and got off the train, took the underground train and then the bus home. She was completely zonked out as I changed her clothes and her nappy. My baby girl did not wince even once.
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| Tired Bunny on the way home |
Overall, how was our trip? And would we do anything different?
thing that I would have done different is spent another night and day in Edinburgh, as it just wasn’t enough.
become unwell, but I guess if you are going with children anywhere, sticking in another night/day would always be the best option just in case. Overall, we have fallen head over heels for Edinburgh and plan on going back when A is a little older, because I will get to the top of Calton Hill!
Do you have any tips for travelling with children?
Goodness me it’s been YEARS since I was last in Edinburgh so this was a lovely trip down memory lane, thank you! And I agree, travelling with children, especially young ones, you do need to be super flexible 🙂