19 September 2016 Inveraray Castle!!! Photo Set 1 of 2 Inveraray is a small village in Scotland that is the home of Inveraray Castle, which is not really a castle but is a large country house for the Dukes of Argyll who still own it and live in it and run it today! Built in …
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Doune Castle – Now Go Away or I Shall Taunt You a Second Time
19 September 2016 Doune Castle!! Doune Castle was originally built in the 1200s, and then basically destroyed, and then built again in the 1300s, and then basically served as a castle/fort/home for a few hundred years before falling to ruin and then being halfway restored in the late 1800s and is now a historic attraction. …
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Bus Tour 2: West Highlands, Lochs & Castles
19 September 2016 Bus tour day #2! Today’s tour was “ West Highlands, Lochs & Castles”. I did a bit of double-dipping of lochs and highlands from the day before, but then ALSO had longer stops at some castles. I’ll cover Doune and Inverary in separate posts, but we did stop at Loch Awe and some …
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Nessie Watching on Loch Ness
18 September 2016 Went to Fort Augustus, which was a lovely little village of about 700 residents and then thousands of yearly tourists. It is at the south end of Loch Ness, so of course there are boat tours of the Loch! They give talks and history of the legends and sightings. And man it …
Scottish Landscapes
18 September 2016 More beautiful landscapes from my bus tour of the moors and highlands and Glencoe. Misty but not cold, it was perfect Scottish weather. Did a bit of exploring but mostly quick 10 minute stops from the bus so we could see more stuff.
Bus Tour #1: Loch Ness, Glencoe & the Highlands
18 September 2016 Bus tour #1! I wanted the opportunity to explore a bit more of Scotland but also didn’t want to drive myself (by myself). I chose two day trip bus tours to do from Edinburgh, both from Rabbie’s tour company. They used 16 person buses which was perfect - not too many people …
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Sit Right Here, On This Execution Site
17 September 2016 Just a bit more exploring the city! More Grassmarket, some fun storefronts, and I also walked up to the castle just to see it. I decided not to pay the extra $ to actually go inside Edinburgh Castle. I was a bit castled out to be honest at this point, and I …
Grassmarket, Haggis, Neeps and Tatties
17 September 2016 More exploration of Edinburgh! Wandered through the Grassmarket area, which is in the Old Town and the site of a historic market (surprise). It is ALSO the site of the old execution block, AND the market and surrounding pubs served as the hunting grounds for Burke and Hare. (I cannot start writing …
Edinburgh Graves, Dogs and Harry Potter!
17 September 2016 Greyfriars Kirkyard, Bobby, Harry Potter Took a walk around the Greyfriars area, which includes the kirkyard (graveyard), pubs, a lovely story about a dog and some Harry Potter magic! I did not go into the famous ‘Birthplace of Harry Potter’ cafe (it honestly had not great reviews and also 50 minute …
National Museum Of Scotland 2: Dolly Llama
17 September 2016 National Museum of Scotland (Photo Set 2 of 2) I loved this museum. Loved it. The National Museum of Scotland had just undergone a huge renovation and redevelopment, and you could really tell. Not just in the fact that there was more modern stuff in the museum, but also in the ways …
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