Yesterday the kids and I visited Dunnottar Castle and it was amazing. It is more like castle ruins (as you can see from the picture) and it plays an important part in Scottish history. To be able to see what remains was quite incredible. There are quite a few pictures from our time there (the kids were getting tired of me taking photos) but I just couldn't get over the fact I was walking on the very ground where people lived back in the late 15th century; there was even a stone I found (and of course took a picture of) that had an inscription that appeared to be from 1648. It was fascinating to walk inside the giant rock rooms and know people actually slept, prepared and ate food, conducted business, and were held captive right where I was standing. I doubt the kids found it as such, but they still enjoyed their time there. The highlight for them was going down to the shore and finding about 70-80 seashells that all found their way back with us via my backpack.
After our history excursion, the kids played at the playground and on the beach. The sun wasn't shining and the wind was blowing so I was quite cold, but that didn't seem to bother the kids at all. We had dinner at the apartment (spaghetti and tomato sauce) and brownies from the sweet shop downstairs. Another enjoyable day on vacation - not overly memorable but definitely worth celebrating!
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