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| John Knox House |
The
group left this morning for York. We stayed to catch our flight home tomorrow.
I went to the John Knox House where he stayed late in his life. It was also the
home of Mary Queen of Scots goldsmith. The founder of the Presbyterian Church,
he was a great speaker who had convincing arguments against the Catholic church
and for the people reading the Bible.
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| Ceiling in the Oak Room of the House |
In
the afternoon, I revisited the Princess gardens, but they were difficult to
navigate with the preparations for the arts festival closing some of the
walking paths. But the National Art Gallery had lots of lots of treasures.
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| The Monarch of the Glen by Sir Edwin Landseer |
How
was the trip? We went to all sorts of British islands and found out how their
lives are changing with the decline of agriculture and oil, while wind power is
rising. Seeing the diversification required to make it as a farmer was
especially interesting. The stories of the troubles in Belfast and the Edinburgh
Tattoo were the highlights of the trip. As usual we also enjoyed our fellow
passengers and Rosie, our guide. Of course, it was a disappointment to catch
Covid-19 in Edinburgh, but that is how life goes. We made it safely home and Mary
was feeling much better several days later.
A video of this trip is available on youtube.
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