Or preferably, two weeks of half days.
I did this a couple of years ago, when we moved into our flat. I liked it so much, I did it again this year, during August, while Dan’s mum Jen was up to stay. Work in the mornings, feel virtuous, then run away quick at lunchtime…
One of the nicest aspects of taking the time off was just doing normal Edinburgh things, like walking round Arthur’s Seat, the hill in the middle of Edinburgh that looks a bit like an elephant’s head. It’s something I did from time to time as a student, but don’t often get round to doing now, particularly as we don’t live close to that part of town any more.
The walking is quite easy, and you can also drive around. You get a whole range of views, from ones of the coast, to being between Arthur’s Seat and Salisbury Crags (surrounded by hill, but with an unexpected loch at the top of the road up), then looking down on the village of Duddingston and its bird sanctuary, followed by aspects to the south of Edinburgh (Pentland Hills etc). Finally, back to face the Edinburgh buildings skyline, looking back over university areas where Dan and I used to study.
A grand afternoon out – for free. Maybe I’ll manage a climb up Arthur’s Seat again sometime too.