This is Melrose, taken from the top of the town...the Mercat cross is to the right.

Another picture of Melrose, taken a little further down...but the same basic shot.

This is the front of Faldonside, where we stayed. This is the main building. We stayed in another set of buildings, behind this.

Here are the Hardies - our hosts. Doug and Penny - Judy to the right. The Hardies were wonderful. Their place is MOST RECOMMENDED!!

Here is just a small part of Faldonside gardens...very lovely.
 

Here is the sight that confronted us most of the time that we drove in...that pony peeking out.. We parked to the right of the building.

What a thrill for us Anglophiles...a very close-up picture of THE QUEEEN! Those children were boosted over the barrier by the police to give their flowers to the queen. It was a wonderful moment for all of us.

The first golf course that we played. St. Boswells - this is the second hole, a par three (green down below). A challenging little nine-hole golf course.

Here I am, overlooking the only sea-side course that we played, in the town of Eyemouth. That is the North Sea in the background. This course is so good that we played it twice!  One of my favorites.!

Here is Judy on the only other course that we played twice...Roxborough. A sort of resort course. That hole, with the bridge in the background, is supposed to be one of the most photographed holes in all of Scotland. There would be a lot more pictures taken if Judy were there to pose for the photos. Note that she is wearing her rain suit...alas, we did a lot of that!

Here I am, way in the background (a good place for me). A great scene of Scotish golf in the borders regions.

One more picture of the 15th hole at Roxborough...so nice that I couldn't resist...even though it didn't have Judy there.
 

The river Tyne, in Newcastle. Our very good friend, Alastair, gave us a great tour of Newcastle.

An incredible course...Galashiels. This is the 16th hole, overlooking the town. There is NO WAY to overstate the climb we made to get here. The local rumor is that Sir Edmund Hilary's guide was the caddie master at Galashiels. Judy and I walked, and carried our clubs, for the entire course. Not bad for a couple of old farts.
 

Edinburgh castle. A very enjoyable tour. And that, in spite of the fact that I am in general agreement with our host, Doug who expressed a general distain for "piles of bricks".

A street scene in Edinburgh. A wonderful city. When we knew that we were going to Scotland, we knew that we had to spend at least a couple of days in Edinburgh. When you go to Scotland, and stay at Faldonside, make sure that you save time for Edinburgh.