Terry got me a suprise trip to Edinburgh for New Year! We drove up from near Sunderland on 30th December, stopping along the way!

First stop was Alnwick Castle!

We then stopped to have a look at Bamburgh Castle.

Next stop was Seahouses where Terry used to go and visit relatives when he was little!

We carried on heading North and then went to Holy Island where we got out to have a look around!
We saw the Priory and the Castle!

We also went for a quick look around Berwick upon Tweed!

We got to Edinburgh about lunchtime and went to the Royal Yacht Britannia which I thought was fantastic!!

The entrance was in the Ocean Terminal shopping centre so did lots of shopping afterwards! For dinner, we caught the bus into Edinburgh and went to the Hard Rock Cafe where I discovered 2 Queen pictures!

We also went to see the street entertainment - line dancing and extreme hairdressing!! Had a lovely evening then headed back to the hotel in Leigh!

The next day we got up early and went to Deep Sea World where we got to see evil poisonous frogs and some sharks! To get there, we had to drive over the Forth Road Bridge and also got to the see the Forth Rail Bridge!! They were HUGE!!

We then headed back to Edinburgh and checked into the Hilton at the end of Princes Street which was a fantastic hotel! The staff wore tartan trousers!!

Went out for lunch/dinner mid afternoon to Pizza Hut where we stuffed our face with pizza ready for the evening then saw the castle!

Went back to the hotel for a few hours sleep before going out about 9pm! Went to a pub for a few drinks then went to the Street Party! It was manic and so packed with people! You had to queue for ages for the bar and toilets! We ended up with 500 ml cups filled with wine to keep us going! Watched the fireworks over the castle at midnight which were probably the second best fireworks I have ever seen (Disney World were the best!).

Happy new year everyone!! I just wish I'’d remembered my proper camera :(