I’ve neglected my blog for two months. But something happened at the store today to remind me. I discovered a gentleman in a kilt browsing the history section. I, of course, couldn’t resist engaging him in conversation. I ask him … Continue reading →
Here in America we have bridges to nowhere; international airports with no airline tenants; & pork barrel boondoggles in every state. But we are amateurs compared to the government of Scotland. The ugliest building in the world is owned by … Continue reading →
That the end of the road, on the Isle of Seil is a town called Easdale. At least it’s Easdale on the map. But, locally it just takes the name of the entire peninsula – Seil. Easdale is a beautiful … Continue reading →
One rainy Sunday, we wondered aimlessly around Edinburgh and found ourselves taking shelter from an exceptionally heavy downpour under an outdoor archway at the University of Edinburgh. As our eyes adjusted to the gloom, we began to notice that the … Continue reading →
Our apartment in Edinburgh was just one street away from the Grassmarket. One day we strolled over to check it out. It isn’t very big. Just a couple of dozen booths. Very eclectic booths, however. There was a booth with … Continue reading →
Three weeks flew by. We could have spent all three weeks in any one of the three locations we’d chosen and still it would not have been enough. But, we find ourselves turning our car in at the Edinburgh airport … Continue reading →
Dan is an addicted golfer. The three times a week in the summer and not-inexpensive trips to warm climates in the winter kind of addict. So, of course, on a trip to Scotland, it was unthinkable not to make a … Continue reading →
While in the highlands of Scotland during our second week, our rental cottage was about five miles from Boat of Garten, a town that is said to be the inspiration for the popular children’s story, “Thomas the Tank Engine”. For … Continue reading →
Our photohunt challenge for the UK board on SlowTalk is “lights”. Since I was going to post this photo there, I decided to do a blog entry about the entire trip. Our overnight ferry from Kirkwall, Orkney to Aberdeen left … Continue reading →
In 1852, Queen Victoria bought the Balmoral estate in what amounted to a distress sale after the owner choked to death on a fishbone. It was rebuilt as a Scottish Baronial style castle and has become the traditional Royal Family … Continue reading →