Monday, July 1, 2019

oor wullie

One of Scotland's most famous comic book characters, Oor Wullie, has been transformed as part of a charity art trail.

The first nationwide art trail to take place in the world, The Oor Wullie Big Bucket Trail will see the colourful character sat laughing upon his famous upturned bucket dotted across the country from Inverness to Glasgow during the summer.

It is hoped the trail of over 200 individually decorated statues will help raise thousands of pounds for children's hospital charities in Scotland. #OWBBT

We had fun spotting him all over town:

Our rough itinerary for the week:
Monday
Arrived at 9am Edinburgh time 
Staying at Scotsman Hotel 
Waverley Place/Princess Street shopping 
National Gallery of Scotland - Art museum 
Walked down Mound along Royal Mile
Hume and Smith Statues 
St Giles Cathedral 
Roti - Tawa plate
A Boy Wizard shops, etc 

Tuesday 
Walking tour -Hidden Secrets of the Royal Mile 
Edinburgh Castle 
The Tea Room aka cake time at the Castle 
Falconry Borders - owls 
Writer’s Museum 
The Elephant House - HP written here
National Museum of Scotland 
Beirut for dinner 
(Other option could be Spoon) 

Wednesday 
People’s museum 
Museum of Edinburgh 
Record store - Unknown Treasures
Parliament - architecture and debating chamber 
Hollyroodhouse Palace and Queen’s Gallery 
Arthur’s Seat terraced gardens and hill hike 
Dynamic Earth for lunch on balcony 
Ginger Twist yarn shop 
The Gardener’s Cottage in Royal Terrace Gardens 
Record Store Vinyl Villains
Kathy’s Knits 
Tartan Weaving Mill by castle 
(Other option could be Camera Obscura and observation deck)
Ensign Ewart - whisky/gin flights 
(Other option Mary’s Milk Bar and nearby cat bar Maison de Moggy)

Thursday 
Day trip to Highlands with Highlands Explorer
The Kelpies - metal horse power monument
Wallace Monument views of Stirling Castle 
Glenturret distillery tour and tasting in Crieff
Highland Perthshire
Hermitage Forest 
Black Linn Falls 
Ossian’s Hall of Mirrors
Dunkeld - complete 18th century country town
Dunkeld Cathedral bells
Atholl Memorial Fountain
Grand Cafe at the Scotsman 
Patisserie Valerie - Ice cream with cake in it
(Other option could be Monkey Barrel Comedy Club)

Friday 
City Art Center 
Royal Tattoo 
Old Calton burial ground - Hume 
Calton Hill observatory - Athens of the North
Nelson’s Monument 
Real Mary King’s Close underground 
Scott’s Monument via Close stairs 
Walked back up Advocate’s Close 
(The Devil’s Advocate could be lunch option)
Roti for lunch and warm cookie dough/pizookie
Guitar shop Varsity Music
Museum of Scotland part two 
(Other option could be Surgeon’s Museum)
Guitar shop Scayles Music
The Piemaker meat pies - tried haggis 
(Other option could be Michael Neave)

Saturday
Head home...

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