Colinton

KryptoMart and I went exploring today and ended up in Colinton Village, in the south west of Edinburgh, and followed the Robert Louis Stevenson trail.

As a child, Robert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island, Catriona, Kidnapped etc.), frequently visited the manse in Colinton, where his maternal grandfather, Dr Lewis Balfour, lived while he was the Minister of the Parish Church. The Colinton Trust has installed an archway, a series of plaques, and a statue to line the way of a walk from the top of Colinton to the Dell, via the Long Steps and the Parish Church.

The poetry trail: A Walk with Robert Louis Stevenson was opened on Saturday 25th October 2014, and well worth a visit.

I hope you are having a good Saturday.