Sunny Leith, and more puncture marks

Out and about today, weather was very nice and sunny, headed firstly into the City Centre and the down to Hollyrood to the Parliament Building, and from there down to the Ocean Terminal shopping centre, Leith, where, from the top car park took the attached photos.

Nice clear views right across the River Forth, with the Forth Bridges away in the distance to the West and Inkeith Island, a former gun emplacement during the war, down river to the east. Much closer of course was the former Royal Yacht Brittania, now a very popular tourist attraction. I see that they have opened up a new restaurant on board, now open during the day and it was busy - but of course you have to pay to get on board first then buy your cuppa - bit dear !!

Also anchored, now long term having been there since 13th May was a container cargo ship, the MS Asturia. It was previously in the main docks but has been moved to its present mooring, possibly due to the recession.

While Mrs. B was shopping I popped into the Chinese Herbalists, same chain of shops as I visited recently in Windsor. I ended up having another session of acupuncture which was a bit more uncomfortable than the last, although the wee mannie did say that I had a lot of needles stuck in my back and legs !! He followed it with a very heavy acu-pressure massage, which, again was a bit different, then some more intense "cupping" so my back is now covered in little circle marks, but they will disappear over the next couple of days. So watch this space for progress or otherwise.

Home to the hills, so to speak, but having said that - Sparky Mark called, having been out on slightly higher hills with is pal Davy, now getting into training to have a shot at the Everest base Camp next year - perhaps.