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📔 Rory’s Travel Diary — Three Days in Edinburgh
FRIDAY. We nearly missed the train! Dad couldn’t find his wallet. It was in the fridge, next to the milk. We ran to platform 6 and jumped on just before the doors closed. The journey took five hours. I played cards with my sister and watched the sea from the window.
SATURDAY. Our guide, Fiona, took us up to Edinburgh Castle. It sits on top of an old volcano. While we were walking around the walls, a big gun fired at one o’clock — they do it every day! I jumped so high that my hat fell off. In the afternoon we climbed Arthur’s Seat, a hill in the middle of the city. The view was amazing, but I was exhausted.
SUNDAY. It was raining, so we went to the National Museum. I saw Dolly the sheep, the first animal clone in the world. Then we went on a ghost tour under the old town. It was dark and cold, and the guide told us scary stories. My sister held my hand the whole time. Actually, I held hers.
MONDAY. Home again. My favourite thing? The one o’clock gun. My least favourite thing? Dad’s wallet. Next year we want to go to the Scottish islands. Dad says he is going to keep his wallet in his pocket.
Vocabulary
- diary — a book where you write about each day
- platform — where you wait for a train
- miss — be too late for a train, bus or plane
- guide — a person who shows tourists a place
- amazing — very, very good
- exhausted — very, very tired
Sample questions (12 questions)
- Where was Dad’s wallet?
- in the fridge
- in his pocket
- on the train
- What is special about Edinburgh Castle?
- It is under the sea.
- It is new.
- It sits on an old volcano.
- Why did Rory’s hat fall off?
- It was windy.
- He jumped when the gun fired.
- He was running.
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