Skye
2025年9月1日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
The weather was up to its usual tricks, starting off with hope then pouring for at least half of our day out.
Skye's scenery is beautiful.
While the weather held we took a detour to the fairy pools.
Whiskey and Fairies
2025年9月1日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
When in Scotland and you need to keep dry....go whiskey tasting.
After a stop off at Port reef, the main town, it was off to Uig to see The Fairy Glen. According to Scottish folklore fairies liveもっと詳しく
The Ridge
2025年9月1日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Visited Cuith - Raing part of the Trotternish Ridge. Spectacular but blowing a gale.
Before leaving Skye we celebrated our day with a group dinner of pizzas .
Goodbye friends
2025年9月2日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
🎵 sunshine on my. shoulders ....🎵 really summed up today.
It's a sad day as we're saying goodbye to our tour friends this afternoon and swapping to new group.
Before that happens there's thingsもっと詳しく
Inverness
2025年9月2日〜8日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
After farewelling our tour group we joined another group to head north . Barb and Ben swapped with us.
Back to Fort Augustus before driving along Loch Ness to Inverness. We stopped at Falls of Foyer .もっと詳しく
The Orkneys
2025年9月3日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
An early morning start as its a 3hr drive to the ferry which takes us over to the Orkneys.
A few quick stops on the way to stretch our legs.
The main stop was a walk to see Dunrobin Castle, home toもっと詳しく
Ullapool
2025年9月4日, スコットランド ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Another stunning morning has dawned. Said goodbye to the Orkneys. But before we leave, a little more history, the Italian Church.
The Church was created by the Italian prisoners of war in 1943 toもっと詳しく
Skara Brae
2025年9月4日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
On the walking path to Skara Brae, there're stones showing what's happened in the world since skara Brae was built starting with man on the moon, 1969 and going backwards.; The fall of Rome 476 AD,もっと詳しく
Scapa beach
2025年9月4日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Today dawned beautifully sunny which was perfect as it was an outdoor day.
We started off by visiting Scapa beach, no waves today. A black guillemot possibly with avian flu was resting on the water'sもっと詳しく
Ring of Brodgar
2025年9月4日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
There are only 26 of the 60 standing stones left. They form a circle surrounded by a hedge ( ditch) . Each stone is exactly 6 ° apart. It dates back to between 2600 -2000 BC
On to the Stones ofもっと詳しく
The Picts
2025年9月4日〜10日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Stopped at Birsay to see the Earl's Palace, 1574. Built by Robert Stewart, Earl of Orkney.
St Magnus Church is where Magnus was buried before being moved to Kirkwall Cathederal.
Off to the Broch ofもっと詳しく
Corrieshalloch Gorge
2025年9月6日〜8日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Last day of our Rabbies tour .
Stopped at Corrieshalloch Gorge. This area is being rewilded with native species. Such a beautiful place.
Culloden
2025年9月6日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Gordon was very happy to finally make it to Culloden.
Walked around the battlefield and found the cains of his clan, the Campbells of Argyl and the McPherson. The Campbells fought for the Britishもっと詳しく
Royal Britannia
2025年9月7日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
To celebrate fathers day we decided to have morning tea on the Royal Yatch Britannia. You get an audio guide which tells you about life on board while you walk around the yatch.
Bobby
2025年9月7日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
We just had to visit the famous Bobby and rub his nose for good luck. 1858 Bobby's owner , John Gray died and was buried in Greyfriars kirkyard. Bobby out lived Gray by 14 years and spent that time byもっと詳しく
The Castle
2025年9月8日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
St Margrets Chapel is the oldest building in Edinburgh.
Saw the Scotish Crown Jewels in the Royal Palace.
There's lovely little a dog Cemetery for the mascots and working dogs
Just outside the Castleもっと詳しく
On the road.
2025年9月9日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Today we collected our car and headed out of Edinburgh.
Stopped at the Kelpies. Magnificent work of art standing 30m high. They acknowledge the horses that were used as transport along the waterways.もっと詳しく
Fairy Bridge.
2025年9月10日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
We were planning to see Inverrary Castle today but of course it was closed.
Onto plan B, visit the Fairy Bridge of Glen Creran. After a 3km walk through beautiful moss covered trees to the stone fairyもっと詳しく
Newtonmore
2025年9月11日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
Newtonmore is supposedly the geographical centre of Scotland and home to the Clan MacPherson museum. As Gordon is a MacPherson he was very excited to visit and see his relative Christina on theもっと詳しく
Last day
2025年9月12日, スコットランド ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Today is our last day in Scotland. It's sad to leave, we've really loved it but more adventures await us.
Anyway we filled our day travelling the back roads for most of it.
Stopped in La for a goodもっと詳しく
Hello Amsterdam
2025年9月13日, オランダ ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Goodbye Scotland, hello Amsterdam 👋.
After a fuss free effort to get to Edinburgh airport , getting to our accommodation in Amsterdam was a different story.
We decided to go by train as taxi easもっと詳しく
Around town
2025年9月14日, オランダ ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
No getting lost today.
Started with a walk to the Ann Frank House. An amazing ,sad, sombre experience. So much information to listen to and see.
After that time for something lighter like Dutchもっと詳しく
The quirky
2025年9月15日, オランダ ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
In the Jewish area they have names in the footpath showing where people who were killed lived.
Exploring
2025年9月15日, オランダ ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Today was a definite bad hair day today. The wind was gale force with a few sessions of rain.
Not that it stopped us doing a walking tour. The tour was fantastic. Our leader was so informative. Heもっと詳しく
旅行者Amsterdam looks great, we have had one brief visit and look forward to spending more time there. Interesting about the red light district being moved.
Indoor day
2025年9月16日, オランダ ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Todays weather was definitely worse than yesterday. Rain rain rain wind wind wind.
Plan A go out of town ❌️
Plan B Van Gough Museum ❌️ booked out
Plan C Stedelijk museum ✅️. So much betterもっと詳しく
旅行者Wow some stunning pics here cheryl