Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Royal Yacht Britannia

Quite an amazing "boat"! We arrived in Edinburgh in time to do a tour and, with our ferry ride to Ireland still fresh in our minds, decided that this might be the way to travel in the future! Quite elegant and spacious! The dining room and living room could have come out of any country home complete with the chintz, flowers and fine china!
There were many photos of the royals on trips over the years and they became a bit more human to me as I imagined the kids running along the decks and the Queen in her sitting room with a good book?!
They had that famous photo of Diana being reunited with a much younger William and Harry on the deck and it looked like a much happier time for her. The woman at the fudge shop on board told us that Diana used to pick up fudge for the boys on a regular basis.