Wow! They use this electric cutter to slice through zillions of layers of fabric. In the main area were bolts and bolts and bolts of cloth. I came away with this old (how old?) quilted piece.Ī bit the worse for wear, and I don’t dare wash and block it, but I love these liberated stars. We pawed through the piles looking for gold and in some cases found some. Then we moved on to the warehouse, where one room was just piled with quilts, wall hangings, clothes and who knows what all. There were several more rooms, filled with pajama sets, shirts, clothes of all kinds, and more fabric. I bought five of them for presents, including one made of silks. You can see them stored on the shelves, with the overflow spilling onto the floor. Yes, an unpreposessing exterior, but wow! This is the main retail shop, where we all fell madly in love with the kantha quilts. Thursday was a shopping marathon!!! Our first stop was Ridhi Sidhi Textiles in Jaipur, which was absolutely amazing. Luckily, they had found it and put it aside, so all ended well when I came by the next morning. Yes, this was the place where I left my purse on the back of the chair (which I did years ago at the cafe by Arthur’s Seat, so it’s a tradition). Headed back to the city, we had dinner at a nice casual place that featured lots of interesting drinks, good hamburgers, a very knowledgeable waitress, and a great sign.
We went inside for a bit of a guided tour, where the leader pointed out numerous green men carved on pillars, plus the famous apprentice’s pillar, but since photos are not allowed, here’s a link to a great online tour. The stonework is quite remarkable, with many grotesques and gargoyles. A restoration in Victorian times, followed by a more robust effort in the ’50s, and most recently a very thorough redo completed in 2013 have left it in good shape and open to the public again. Cromwell’s men stabled their horses inside at one point, and over time it gently decayed. We made our way back to the chapel itself.įounded in 1446 and still used for weekly services, the chapel has had its ups and downs. (yes, there is such a thing as vegetarian haggis!), And of course the dog lovers found a couple of dogs off leash! After a nice lunch at Dolly’s Tea Room It turns out that you can rent the castle through the National Trust if you wish. We wandered downhill through woods, with great views of the chapel,Īnd on to the ruins of Roslin Castle (spelling is all over the place: Rosslyn, Roslin, Roslyn, etc.). The bus stopped in a little hamlet, and we walked to the chapel, booking tickets for after lunch. The next day we took a bus to visit Rosslyn Chapel, known to the cognoscenti from the Dunnett books, known to lesser mortals from Dan Brown’s.
Great view of the Victorian decorated ceilings from our seat. I had some sort of steak and kidney pie that was quite good, while others had haggis, ditto. From our second floor perch we could see the crowds of people stopping for a drink, but they eventually thinned out. We caught a glimpse of Arthur’s Seat just beyond.ĭinner that night was at a pub just around the corner from our hotel. We were too late to visit Holyrood, but stopped for tea at the visitors center. Giles’ Cathedral, John Knox’s house, and the modern Scottish Parliament building, along with throngs of tourists like us. We walked down the Royal Mile, slipping into a few closes, entries, courts, or wynds along the way. So, after two and a half years of staying put, I headed to Edinburgh, where Sam and Sarah joined me for a few days before we made our way to Northumberland. Cai is getting married to her darling Englishman! And, of course, she’s getting married in England.
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