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The Balmoral

 Two weeks into November and nearly every day I have had a thought to write a blog post. I faff around too much and then it gets late and I think, must post tomorrow. Same thing today but here I am.

I must give a mention to a splendid couple of days we spent recently in Edinburgh. We have been many times and always really enjoy it. Last time we were there was to see Dick and Angel Strawbridge in their live show, wonderful folk.

This time we travelled up to experience The Samhuinn Festival in Holyrood Park, which took place on October 31st. What we saw of it was great fun but only had a limited view. Some of the participants had next to nothing on and bare feet, I think some whisky must have been taken beforehand. We were chilly in coats, hats and gloves.

We splashed out and stayed at The Balmoral, money very well spent. It is the best hotel I have ever stayed in.

The Whisky Bar

The hotel itself is super comfortable, the food and drink top notch, but it was the staff who made it the great experience it was.

James Bond in our marble bathroom

A wee gift

I shall be writing to Mr. Forte this week to tell him how much we enjoyed his hotel and to give a special mention to some of the staff.