Life of Jana

This is a follow up to my last post on our Edinburgh trip ( click here to read ). We s pen t over three hours in Edinburgh Castle a nd continued our day afterwards wi t h more sight-se eing . We also popped in to St Giles' Cathedral - it is famous for its spectacular stained glass windows, artwork and beautiful architecture. The b uildings in Edinburgh are all quite interesting and unique but some of them really stand out. Holyrood Palace is the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland and is located at the edge of the city centre , basically next to Arthur's Seat. T ickets to get in were a little pricey ; the full package was £21. We went for just a standard ticket and skipped the The Queen's Gallery and Garden Tour. We circled around The State Apartments and saw all of the important rooms like The Throne Room, Morning Drawing Room, Evening Drawing Room and the Dining Room with all of its furniture, cutlery and decorations. We also got...

I'm a bit late with this post but I wanted to share with you the trip Tristan organised for my birthday. He surprised me and booked a weekend away in Edinburgh. I have visited Edinburgh before but only there for a few hours, so I have always wanted to go back and discover the city a bit more. We stayed in the Apex Waterloo Place Hotel which is very central and basically next to Calton Hill. We stayed in a lovely rooftop room and with a nice city view from the window - we could see Edinburgh Castle! Calton Hill was our first spot to visit. It has an amazing view all around the city and of Arthur's seat, so it is worth going for the beautiful pictures. There are many interesting historical buildings and monuments but as it's a hill be prepared for wind and rain! National Monument of Scotland I and National Monument of Scotland Tristan and National Monument of Scotland View to Arthur's Seat The next day we started our day at the famous Edinb...

There is one special place left that I've not posted about from our Estonian travels , the historic little town of Viljandi. It is only an hour drive away from my hometown and we chose to spend my mums birthday there, wandering around the r uins of Viljandi castle. I also wanted to show Tristan more of Estonia and even though it was a windy and rainy day, I think he enjoyed our day trip! Viljandi Suspension Bridge leads straight to the ruins.    Dad is testing out the strength of the bridge. I mad e Tristan stand next to the r uins of the Viljandi Order Castle for proof of how massive the ruins actually are.   All that ' s left are just a few stone walls.      View of the lake St. John's Church After our walk we headed to an Italian restaurant called Cassata to celebrate my mums birthday. My mum ha d never had Tiramisu before and wanted to try it because I 've talked about it so much . Sadly it isn 't sold in...

As I mentioned a few of posts ago, Tristan and I took a weekend trip down south for his birthday in July. We stayed in a cute little countryside hotel called Fernhill in Lyme Regis. It gets really busy during the summer and because it is a small town, almost every single hotel/guest house/cottage was fully booked before I had even made our booking. Fernhill was the closest available hotel and was about 2 miles from Lyme Regis - there was only one double room left so I booked it immediately for two nights. We arrived on Friday evening and from the outside it didn't look like a hotel at all! When we stepped inside I felt such a positive atmosphere. Fernhill is such a lovely hotel which instantly makes you feel like you're at home - quiet and welcoming. Fernhill is situated on a tiny hill and is surrounded with beautiful scenery, although sadly we didn't have a very nice view from our window. Our room was amazing and beautifully decorated though! I was happy as there ...