This morning we woke up in our Premier Inn in Dundee. We had intended to go on a boat trip but awoke to .... snow! When will winter get the hint and go? It remained cold and drizzly so instead we went to Edinburgh where we had a nice lunch, did a bit of shopping and went to the National Gallery. We did our usual aimless wandering and it was very relaxing. I liked Henry Raeburn's "The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch", better known by its shorter title "The Skating Minister" although there is some doubt that it is really by Raeburn because apparently it's not really his style - it may have been by a French artist. Anyway, I liked his neat, graceful form caught in motion. I also liked El Greco's "The Saviour of the World" because I thought that Christ's face was very human yet luminous (does that even make sense?) but the highlight for me was Samuel Bough's 19th century painting of a busy Dysart Harbour because of course we were there yesterday at the start and finish of our walk so, as James pointed out, we had come full circle!
This evening we had dinner with Cat and Grandma but not Ally, who was upstairs in bed feeling unwell. I wonder if this has been caused by the vaccinations he got on Friday. Cat was taking good care of him and kept checking on him. Let's hope that he feels better tomorrow.
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