2019 UK / Scotland 7
Wrapping up the final day in Scotland with a trip to Calton Hill.
Wrapping up the final day in Scotland with a trip to Calton Hill.
For the last full day in Scotland, we wanted to go to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh so Michelle could be more inspired for our own garden that she’s been expanding at our place. Fortunately the weather continued to be on our side and gave us blue (frosty) skies for the whole day, so we also went up to Calton Hill.
First full day within Edinburgh. Many places were still closed as it was January 1st, but fortunately a Mexican restaurant and the National Museum of Scotland managed to be open so we spent most of our time sticking to the inner city.
After dropping off the rental at the airport, we headed into Edinburgh where we’ll be staying for the next few days. Fortunately it seemed that we arrived just before the crowd rush for the New Year’s celebration, so after checking into our hotel we wandered around the city for a while as we awaited the count down.
Day two was probably our most eventful day of the trip, so I’ll be splitting it into two posts. First up, wrapping up driving through the highlands.
Starting the year off with a new experience, out in cold old Scotland. Amazingly, it was also a (mostly) dry experience and while we were secretly hoping for snow, it was probably for the best that we didn’t since we were moving around a LOT. The trip covered the Scottish Highlands, Edinburgh, London, and ending at Dublin. Here are the pics from the first day as we drove up to Loch Ness.
Second half of my ride-specific pics.
Oh look, the perfect car for everything, aka RS4 Avant.
S class rocking a full Lorinser kit!
Japan has some strange cars, but never would have expected a modded XKR! Looks like it would have come straight out of a catalog from the late 90's.
Tokyo is definitely the place to be for some perfect condition Euro classics!
This 901 seems more fitting going to a meet at Venice Beach than cruising Tokyo, but it works there too!
Admiring the beautiful bikes in this city when suddenly a wild Dodge Ram van appears!
American cars are far from popular in Japan, but whenever you spot one, it's always an interesting model.
Something timelessly classic about the Toyota Century.
Shy little guy
I think I'm in love...
And on the very last night, near our place, I finally ran into a proper R34 GT-R, though I spotted some interesting mods. It has some aggressive venting on the passenger side of the bumper but not the other side. But then it's also rocking Endless calipers and what appears to be BBS RE-MG wheels (!!!), so who am I to judge?