Inverness

On the road to Inverness we passed through more of the Highlands. At one point, we stopped for a break near some waterfalls (Rogie Falls) and the dads took the kids for a run around (the mums, had all slept on the last leg and were too sleepy to rouse themselves for a walk, so they sat in Sonia's car and chatted.) 

There was a wobbly bridge and the scenery was very reminiscent of Bright in Autumn. The kids ran around and had a great time, and blew off enough steam that we could load them back in the cars and continue on our way to Inverness.

At Inverness  we did a bit of shopping at some of the big department stores. Not particularly exciting shopping, but it had to be done. 

The boys needed new black school shoes. German schools do not have school uniforms, so trying to find school shoes for kids in Berlin is a nightmare. Everyone we know from school gets black school shoes when they go back to England. When I was back in Australia last August, I bought the next 3 sizes up for both boys, thinking they would be fine for the next 12 months. Unfortunately, the pairs they are wearing have worn out before their feet have grown to the next size.

Next was M & S to buy grey school trousers and grey school shorts, another boring purchase. The stuff they supply at the school shop are both expensive and crap quality. M & S had them at a 1/4 of the price, and the quality is by far much better. Off to the book store next,

Then some fun shopping, Waterstones book store. So much to chose from, it was hard to know where to start. Kids section first, to get the last 3 books of the Lemony Snicket series for Alexander, and there was a huge selection of cheap kid novels to pick over. 10 books later, we left the kids area, to move onto the adults section. Phil and I only picked a few books each (knowing that we had a weight limit getting back to Berlin).