A free day in Scotland so made a start at the iconic Kelpies which we had only seen in passing from the road. It was very busy as it is still school holidays here in Scotland and the weather is surprisingly warm, the temp now at 3-30pm is reputed to be 25 degrees.

The Kelpies are very impressive close up and must have taken a lot of effort to construct, everybody around was having a good time and the food and drink vendors were making the most of the weather.

Yesterday I misheard Marina telling us that we must visit “Kinross” as the building very a real treat , they did not live up to expectations, they was because she said Culross so this time she was spot on. An interesting history for the village, producing huge quantities of salt and coal and became a quite prosperous place in the 18th century. The coal was dug from under the sea which was held back by walls which lasted a long while until a severe storm inundated the mines and washed away the salt trays. The Scottish National Trust eventually took over the town and restore the Palace and over 40 homes from ruin, well worth a visit if you get the name right.

That’s all for part one, Tuesday part two will be the late show of the Edinburgh Tattoo