Isle of Seil, Week One Reprised
Before I move on to our fourth and final week in Scotland — Edinburgh, I thought I’d do a bit of a recap of each of the first three weeks with a photo essay of those things I didn’t write … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Scotland 2009
So THIS Is Where It Comes From?
In advance of our trip to Scotland, I wanted to do some research on potential distillary, brewery, & winery tours we might be able to take. So, before we left home, I visited a few of our local liquor stores, … Continue reading →
The Winds of Hoy
As I promised, here are a couple of videos we took while at the Old Man of Hoy. You will want to have your sound on to get the full effect. This first video was taken with me standing at … Continue reading →
The Old Man of Hoy
On Orkney’s south island of Hoy (the word means ‘high’ in the old Norse language) stands “The Old Man of Hoy”. The Old Man is the Orkney Islands most famous seastack. It’s really not so old in the grand scheme … Continue reading →
The Loneliest Grave
This has been called the loneliest grave in Britain. We stopped here on our way to our hiking day to the Old Man of Hoy. The Grave of Betty Corrigal lies on the boundary of Hoy and North Walls parishes … Continue reading →
The Broch of Gurness
What’s a Broch? It’s an Iron Age, hollow-walled building constructed in the drystone manner. Which is to say they are walls constructed without mortar, relying on the skill of the stone mason to fit the stones. Drystone construction is thought … Continue reading →
The Italian Chapel
This was what first drew me to the possibility of Orkney as the third week of our stay in Scotland – and was the very first stop we made as we drove off the ferry from the mainland. I was … Continue reading →
Abernathy Church at Nethybridge
My last post was about the boring churchyards of Scotland. But, I really should clarify. True, there isn’t much of artistic interest in the design of the stones themselves. But every churchyard we visited seemed to be able to present … Continue reading →
The Disappointing Churchyards of Scotland
Those who’ve read some of my previous travel posts already know that we consider cemeteries to be major tourist attractions. Ornate marble tombs and over the top life-sized weeping angels are what we crave when we visit. (See blog entry … Continue reading →
…and Dinner Too!??!
You may remember that when we were planning our trip to Scotland, I excitedly posted this blog entry about the trip planning service we found. Secret Scotland. As we planned our trip, we developed a lovely email relationship with Aurelia … Continue reading →