Yorkshire, Scotland and More

Posted by Frances Spiegel Aug 5, 2009

We've been touring Yorkshire in north west England, and Edinburgh in Scotland for a few days, so hopefully I'll have some interesting ideas for articles and plenty of news for readers.

Earlier in the week we stayed in the spa town of Harrogate. One of the places we went to was Harewood Hall. This is a very interesting stately home/art gallery/museum and I hope to write something about it when I get back home.

Edinburgh is fantastic. Our hotel is within sight of Edinburgh Castle and as I write this I'm listening to a military band rehearsing for the Tattoo, about to start in a few days. The bands rehearse from 7 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. and the range of music is amazing. Wherever you go in city you can hear the music.

The streets are full of buskers with every conceivable instrument and every type of music. Incredible!

Later in the week we'll return to Stokesley, a small town in North Yorkshire for more sightseeing, and then back to London.