Day 1
As check in time for our hotel wasn't until 4pm we decided to visit Perth on the way to our hotel. We wandered round the city and had some sandwiches as a picnic lunch. We visited the Perth Museum and Art Gallery which had an exhibition on called All Aboard about the Railways of Perth and Kinross.
Then, as it was a lovely sunny day we sat on the banks of the river for a while.
We then drove on to Dundee and checked in to our Premier Inn. After unpacking we had our dinner in the Weavers Mill next door where they have a Golden Years menu - 2 courses for £4.79. Their desserts are delicious so we both had their caramel apple crumble with ice cream and custard.
Went to bingo at night - no luck - then the casino - no luck.
Day 2
Took the bus into Dundee and saw the parts of Dundee that we had missed the last time we were there and did some shopping. Came across a statue of a man being chased by a polar bear 😮
We wondered what it signified and according to Google in 1881 a polar bear escaped whilst being off loaded from a whaling ship and made it's way into a city clothing shop, hence the rolled up piece of material under the man's arm, and terrorised the shop owner and his assistant. It was finally captured after taking the bait of a piece of beef. Seemingly the cargo of two polar bears were to be exhibited in a tent in the city 😅
Had dinner before returning to our hotel. Went to bingo at night where I won a double line for £15, full house for £50 and because I shouted on a double number I also won £25 of bingo vouchers. Visited the casino - broke even.
Day 3
Travelled up the coast to a place called Lunan Bay which is a lovely beach situated between Montrose and Arbroath.
We then drove back to Arbroath which is a small town with a harbour and marina famous for it's Arbroath Smokies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbroath_smokie
They paint their utility boxes in Arbroath 😅
Arbroath is also known for The Declaration of Arbroath which was believed to have been signed in Arbroath Abbey in 1320 asserting the antiquity of the independence of the Kingdom of Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Arbroath
We then drove to Carnoustie which has a lovely seafront and it's famous for it's championship golf course.
Returned to our hotel and had dinner next door in the Weavers Mill again. Went to bingo - no luck - and the casino - no luck.
Day 4
Today we travelled across the Tay Bridge to St Andrews where we parked the car quite close to the championship golf course where the famous Swilcan Bridge (previously known as the Golfer's Bridge) spans the Swilcan Burn between the 1st and 18th holes.
We crossed the course when no golfers were teeing off and wandered over to the famous putting ground called the Himalayas. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic, if you want to play putting you have to bring your own clubs and balls so we were out of luck there.
St Andrews has a beautiful beach so we walked along admiring the views and then headed up into the town stopping to photograph the castle and the cathedral.
Had a good look round all the shops before heading on to Anstruther, a small fishing town about 9 miles away. It's home to the Anstruther Fish Bar - a fish and chip shop - which won the Fish Shop of the Year competition in 2009 and has won the Best Fish and Chip Shop in Scotland on four occasions.
We walked along the sea front enjoying the sunshine and the lovely views.
After another dinner in the Weavers Mill next to our hotel we went to the bingo - no luck - and the casino - no luck.
Day 5
Travelled back to Edinburgh.
We thoroughly enjoyed our staycation visiting places that we had never been before and we were very lucky with the weather again.
The Weavers Mill right next to our hotel is part of the Sizzling Pub chain. They have a Golden Years menu for over 60s served between 12 noon and 5pm Monday - Friday. Two courses for £4.79 - what a bargain!
They also have a menu for two meals for £9.50
As well as the caramel apple crumble I also tasted the treacle sponge with custard and ice cream - it was delicious as well.
This was our room in the Premier Inn.
