Hold on to your hats, because I’m going to break some world-shattering news here.
Kids–young girls in particular–love staying in a palace.
Not that the parents were any better. Both of us, as mentioned in previous posts, felt like we were staying on the set of Downton Abbey. But when your dining room looks like this, and the 13 pieces of silverware arrayed around your placemat look like they’ve been meticulously aligned by the head footman just before your entrance, can you blame us?
Of course, at the end of the day, the kids care less about decor and more about the finer details with greater relevancy to their romp-age potential. Enter the climbable bunk beds, much to the amusement of both girls.
Yes, there’s even a drawing room outside the dining room. Not a living room, mind you, but a room where you apparently draw your tea. (Not that it forces the kids to
After dinner, we enjoyed a rousing game of 500 on the back lawn, which melted nicely into the huge golf course green we saw in our previous post. Muddy grass didn’t stop dozens of kids and adults from running around and screaming, despite a few rough spills.
Here’s Leila striking her best Lady pose at the dinner table. I couldn’t believe how well-behaved both kids were.
Veronica got in on the fun, too. Her running skills were put to the test on a multitude of slippery surfaces, none of which slowed her down.
The next morning, while dad was playing golf, mom and the kids got a chance to walk around the grounds. This gave them an excellent chance to capture a few photogenic moments.
It also gave the kids one more chance to burn some energy running around on the wide expanse of grassy grounds before boarding the bus for Glasgow.
See you tomorrow for our final post!