Scotland: Royal Britania, Tea, & Fish/Chips

We realized this day that the best way to get around Scotland and see key research sites was to use one of the tourist buses, where you can jump on and jump off. This type of transportation can be economical (in some cases) plus informative, since you hear a recording sharing historical information, and handy if you don't have a lot of time to be in a location. I say all this because I usually recommend doing as much adventuring around a new location on foot if it's feasible for you and safe. The pictures below show us on the bus tour.

Amanda is a history and cultural anthropologist professor who has written a book on shipwrecks, entitled, Global Ships: Seafaring, Shipwrecks, and Boatbuilding in the Global Middle Ages. The class Amanda was teaching this semester contained information about ships and seafaring so her visit to the Royal Britannia helped her form an informative video for her students back home. For more information about the Royal Yacht Britannia click here. As for me, my idea would be to come here for my workshop in order to tie in the element of water. Also, the boat is located in Leith and Leith is full of waterways. See the pictures below to see us on the yacht or boat...I know there's probably a difference, but I use them interchangeably.

So in the pictures above, you may notice we had tea on the Royal Brittania but we actually had reservations for high tea at the Witchery later that day. We both had our own delicious black tea blends. Another part of my classes, include serving different tea blends and I love tasting a variety of teas around the world. More to come about that when I speak about my tea tasting with a tea expert later in my trip! We misjudged our time so came in on two wheels at our tea booking at The Witchery. By the end of the tea, we could have floated out of there. They had a great variety of savory and sweet treats and were able to cater to allergy restrictions and to vegetarians. As you may remember, we went to dinner at the Witchery's other dining room choice, but our tea was in the Secret Garden dining area, and we loved it. I definitely recommend seeing both if you can. The one issue I would have with the location is that when I teach a workshop in Scotland that if I used this location, I would have to keep my class size small because they do not accommodate larger parties, but I could feasibly book two tables.

Having tea later in the day can throw off your dinner time but we walked around Edinburgh, and I got some fish and chips later, but Amanda was still stuffed from the tea. All in all, we had a good day!