Saturday, my friend Chloe and I planned a little day trip up north to Aberdour, which is just across the Firth from Edinbugh, and to Rosslyn, which is just past the Pentlands.
Chloe and I left Edinburgh about 9am and we took the train to Aberdour. The castle is less than a 5 minute walk from the train station. It’s ridiculously close. We went into the office to get our tickets and the woman who was working there chatted with us for a while. We talked about how Outlander was filmed there (I can’t wait to see the episodes that were filmed there!). She also gave us a map of Aberdour, which showed us the best way to walk to the beach.
We wandered around the castle for a bit. Honestly there wasn’t that much there, but it was really neat! We also walked around the gardens, and the neighboring kirk (church).
Since the woman in the office told us the sea was only a short walk away, we made our way to the sea! There’s a path that goes all along the coastline and it’s gorgeous!
After Aberdour, we headed back to Edinburgh, grabbed some lunch at the M&S in Waverley Station, and then hopped on the bus to Rosslyn.
The bus ride was the bumpiest and most miserable bus ride I’ve ever endured! The bus driver kept accelerating and then hitting the break. The speed was never steady. Chloe ended up getting a bit nauseous!
When we finally did make it, it was pretty close to the bus stop. We headed in and got our tickets. We walked around the outside first. It is pretty small, however really gorgeous. It was built in the 15th century, which is impressive to me. It’s a lot more ornate than I thought it would have been, being built in that time period.
