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June 4, 2015 By cheryl

The Boat House (South Queensferry, Scotland): Down By The Firth

The BoathouseFor the last year, this question has been the bane of D.B.’s life: When are we going to see the bridge?

I had become slightly obsessed with Scotland‘s Forth Bridge, an almost 8,300-foot, 1890 cantilever railway bridge that stretches across the scenic Firth of Forth, after spying it on a TV show. While I’m not a bridge buff by any means, something about this striking red structure stuck with me. And so the pestering of D.B. began.

Months passed and the question never went away. But just when I thought he might never take me, a nice-ish day appeared that conjured thoughts of sipping a glass of good wine by the water. Now that we had a mission, off we went …

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Filed Under: British, Restaurants, Scotland, Scottish, Seafood Tagged With: Bridge, Edinburgh, Fife, Firth of Forth, Fish and chips, Forth Bridge, Mussels, North Queensferry, Scotland, Seafood, South Queensferry, The Boat House, Wine

August 1, 2014 By cheryl

Falko (Scotland): A Lovely Spot of Lunch

IMG_3248Sunny days in Scotland — about as hard to come by as you might imagine. (From my experience, anyway.)

So when a late July morning gives you the gift of sunshine and clear skies, the choice is clear — it’s time to get in the car and just go.

Where to? North of Edinburgh, to a little stretch of tranquil coast along the scenic Firth of Forth …

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Filed Under: Beach, German, Scotland, Tales From the Road Tagged With: Beach, Bents, Falko, Firth of Forth, Fleishkase, German, Gullane, Konditerei, Sandwich, Scotland

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