Edinburgh Day 1
2023年9月20日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌬 16 °CWe flew from Seattle to Dublin, then on the Edinburgh. The flight was fine, sleeping hit and miss, waited for luggage, oops, my bag was AWOL. After trying to figure out the lost luggage circus, weもっと詳しく
We flew from Seattle to Dublin, then on the Edinburgh. The flight was fine, sleeping hit and miss, waited for luggage, oops, my bag was AWOL. After trying to figure out the lost luggage circus, weもっと詳しく
This was a day of walking and exploring. Old Edinburgh is full of tourists and tartan tourist stores. We walked the Royal Mile and hiked up to see the view from from Arthus seat in Holyrood Park, oneもっと詳しく
This day was heart felt. My father passed away 55 years ago today. He was so proud of his Scots-Presbyterian heritage. We went to Giles Cathedral, where John Knox was the minister. His preaching,もっと詳しく
The highlight of our day was walking through the Royal Botonic Garden. Of course, the fall blooms found me right away. There are so many familiar plants, with a similar climate as the Northwerst.もっと詳しく
We picked up our cars and started our adventure in driving on the right side of the road with a stick shift (my bad). Next challenge was to figure out how to get out of Edinburgh and north to theもっと詳しく
On our first full day in Kingussie, we caught our breath day after the busy Edinburgh adventure and the drive north. We strolled through the "wee" town in the morning and then caught up on sleep,もっと詳しく
After a lazy morning, Mary Ellen, Judy and I drove north to the Prickly Thistle Weaving Mill for a tour that Mary Ellen set up. This is the only mill in Scotland that uses older style looms and aもっと詳しく
Stan and I took a morning stroll on the Speyside trail to the Highland Folk Museum. The highlight was watching a group of women "waulking" wool and singing Gaelic repeating songs. Later we all headedもっと詳しく
While Stan and Blaine hiked in the Highlands, wee ladies drove through Cairngorms National Park to Braemar for High Tea and an art tour at the Fife Arms. What a treat, thanks to Mary Ellen's planning.もっと詳しく
Our CuykenCampGamble Clan left the mid Highlands and migrated north. The windy weather delayed our ferry to the Orkneys but allowed us time to wander. Stan and I went through the Culloden Battlefieldもっと詳しく
旅行者 Oh my! I feel your pain. Remember my borrowing your clothes?
旅行者 Yep, thought about our shared wardrobe!