Kids' spaces

Digging out dinosaurs' bones

Playing drums

Jumping on musical circles

Midsummer Chronophage

The exhibit I loved the most is called Midsummer Chronophage. Pictures from the Museum's website

This is certainly much more a piece of art than just clock. Epic  object created  by the man who invented the mechanism that makes kettles switch off when water is boiled

National Museum of Scotland

Formula 1 car, old locomotive and a telephone box - all genuine to the kid's amusement

Robot's collecting the blocks to spell my name

These were everywere

For the start

This is how we started to explore the National Museum of Scotland - from their cozy brasserie

The little one made some smart choice for two of us - crusty scones with double-cream and  jam

Baking

Linlithgow canal centre

And our final destination and the reason for the whole trip - Linlithgow canal centre.
This day it's opened for the BIG fun day for 100 locals. No tourists or strangers guaranteed.

Check out the gentleman hosting the event from the garage roof

The queen of the local boats Victoria
 

This boat offers free river crossing

Mom gets strict when it comes to having launch

Some ice-cream before the boat trip

Linlithgow. The castle

The Linlithgow palace is said to the the place of birth for Mary the Quenn of Scotts

 

 

Linlithgow

Last weekend we went to Linlithgow - a small burgh 10 minutes away from Edinburgh by train

High street. Not so crowded, isn't it?

 The only gentleman we could spot

It actually reads The Old Hole in the Wall

The local butcher's window display

 

 

 

Forth Bridge

Dalmeny