We went out to eat at a pub called the Conan Doyle, named after Arthur Conan Doyle who wrote Sherlock Holmes. I got the Nicholson’s Grill, which had fries, a chicken breast, a sausage, gammon steak, which was somewhat like bacon, and a ribeye steak. On the last day in Edinburgh I bought a flute… Continue reading Leaving Edinburgh
Author: Max
Our House
The apartment we are staying at is very nice. It is big enough for all of us, and very centrally located on the Royal Mile. Our house has three heaters, and a fake fire place. It has two mini fridges and a freezer. The street it is on, Bell Wynd, is supposedly haunted. A man killed… Continue reading Our House
Edinburgh
The Royal Mile is a stretch of streets, one Scots mile long. It starts at Edinburgh Castle and ends at Holyrood Palace. The Royal Mile was given its name in 1901 when used in a book. The Royal Mile is lined with victoran houses and old churchs and cathedrals. The Royal Mile plays a big… Continue reading Edinburgh
Maine, Canada, and Scotland
We got to Maine and met up with my mom’s friend and went got lobster for the first time, which tasted weird, and ice cream. Then we headed up north to a small town on the border of Canada to get food and supplies before crossing the border. After we got into Canada we drove… Continue reading Maine, Canada, and Scotland
Good Times with Snapple
A few days ago my sister and I found out that we could bike to Wal-Mart, which was about 10 minutes away. We started biking there and buying things, like candy and Snapple. Since then, we have biked there just about everyday, to get Snapple, and only Snapple. My oldest sister got here on Saturday… Continue reading Good Times with Snapple
Florida
A few days ago, my dad and I flew from Fairbanks, AK to Tampa, FL. It was a thirteen hour flight with a four hour layover in the Seattle airport. Once we got off the plane at Tampa, the humidity and the ninety degree weather was awful. My mom, my sisters and my Grandpa picked… Continue reading Florida
Lousiana, Mississippi and some of Florida — Max
In Lousiana we dove to in to New Olean and Ryan toured the Loyola University and got accepted! while they toured, Annabelle, Sylvia, Jennah and I went to the Playground across the street. We went to Downtown and across the Ferry. After the Ferry we set out in search of DOUGNUTS!!!! After about a hour… Continue reading Lousiana, Mississippi and some of Florida — Max
Final thoughts on Portland
Mark and I went to hear Johnnie Ward’s Sharkskin Revue performs @ Mock Crest Tavern – this band plays blues, swing & jazz, featuring Portland blues legend Johnnie Ward, who is a Muddy Award winner. And best of all, my old good friend Josh was in the band! Eric G came too and we drank beer… Continue reading Final thoughts on Portland
Portland Oregon — Max
Today in Portland we drove to the Zoo and dropped off Annabelle, Mom and Sylvia and Dad, Jack, Jennah and I bought a day pass on the train via credit card and went downtown. The first stop was a Mall, there was pen shop and the cheapest pen was $29 dollars! The most expensive was $1500 dollars!! Then we got some frozen yogurt because Jennah needed… Continue reading Portland Oregon — Max