Sunday 16 January 2011

Royal Yacht Britannia and a Bit of This and That.

Nothing out of the ordinary has been happening around here this week.  It would've been nice to go somewhere for a walk today except the weather has done nothing but rain. 

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I did go round for a visit with Caroline and Charlie this afternoon.  Charlie was a little treasure and sat still for maybe three whole minutes while Caroline and I took pictures of him.  He thought it was fun today for some reason.

Back at home with Billy in charge of cooking our evening meal I played on the computer.  Taking a look back over old photos I came across these pictures of The Royal Yacht Britannia.

William, Caroline, Trev and I went to Edinburgh for a long weekend in October of 2007 and that's where Britannia has lived since 1997.  Britannia is a beautiful vessel and it was fun to visit.  It wasn't quite as posh as I thought it would be or as big for that matter. Still very impressive though and I'm glad we did the tour.  Here are the pictures.

 

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Billy and I standing under the ship's bell.  It's dated 1953 so I presume that's when it came into service.

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The honeymoon suite.  This is the only double bed on board.  Charles had it brought on board for him and Diana.

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Where the crew slept.  Not quite as luxurious as the Royal quarters, eh?

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The huge formal dining room and comfy looking sitting room.

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And finally the toffee shop.  Sailors and Royals alike it would seem enjoy a bit of something sweet now and then. 

The tour of the ship included a lot more than you see here and was definitely the highlight of our weekend in Edinburgh and I believe I would do it again too.

For anybody interested here's the link to the official Britannia website.

Kathleen.

1 comment:

Debbie said...

I just discovered this post. I loved the tour. Since I'm afraid to fly, where but in BLOGLAND could I tour the royal yacht Britannia!