Peebles

Being Saturday, our day off from job hunting, Helen and I jumped on a bus and rode to the town of Peebles, which is about an hour from Edinburgh. The bus driver was the first person I've met who just didn't understand a word I was saying. Certainly from his reaction I wasn't speaking English. Most amusing.

It was a beautiful sunny day and the ride was very scenic. Like being in New Zealand with green paddocks, sheep, cattle, goats, hay, the works. Like my Livingston trip, the bus route took in a number of smaller town & villages on the way.

The bus dropped us off on the main street of Peebles, which had a large number of genuine local shops, along with a few chains from the city. The local shopping was cheap and friendly, we had a modest lunch for £3.55 and picked up some home-made pies from the butcher to take home for dinner.



We ducked down a few back streets and alleys.


We visited the remains of Cross Kirk Church, which dates back to 1261.


We took a walk along the River Tweed, where people and birds were fishing.


Certainly it made for a very pleasant and relaxing day.

There are a number of things to see around Peebles, but many are just a bit far to walk to, so we are sure to return someday by car to check the area out more thoroughly.