Day One - setting off
2024年8月4日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
I left home just after lunch leaving time to visit Kathy in hospital in Brighton before arriving at the “Cole household” to collect Candice. Much excitement there with preparations underway forもっと詳しく
Day two Arrive in Uk
2024年8月5日, イングランド ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
After a couple of hours’ sleep we were up and checked in by 2.45am. We waited in the Emirates lounge until we flew out at 5.15am. Emirates business class is the best!
Flight went like clockworkもっと詳しく
Cliveden House
2024年8月6日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
After a pretty good sleep on truly comfortable beds it was off for a great breakfast followed by a self guided tour of the house and gardens. What an amazing place. The portrait of Christine Keeler isもっと詳しく
“Humphries’ House”
2024年8月6日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Arrived at Christchurch and were very warmly welcomed by Chris and Hazel. After a long catch up and cup of tea Candice had a short kip.
Hazel and I took the dog, Hughie, to the beach for a walk.もっと詳しく
Mapperton House
2024年8月7日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Left at 9am for the hour and a half drive to Mapperton House. Chris drove us. Unfortunately Hazel had to stay behind to supervise some cleaners who were preparing a house nearby for their daughter andもっと詳しく
Highclere Castle AKA Downton Abbey
2024年8月8日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Left Christchurch just after 8am and headed north to Newbury to visit Highclere Castle, the home of the 8th Earl and Countess of Carnavon. It has been in their family since the late 17th century.もっと詳しく
Highclere Castle & Tutankhamun Story
2024年8月8日, イングランド ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
The 5th Earl of Carnavon became fascinated with Egypt in 1898 when, after a series of motor accidents he was advised to spend winters in a warmer climate. After initially working alone he wasもっと詳しく
Peacock at Rowsley - Donna and Paul
2024年8月8日, イングランド ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Drove directly to our accommodation, a trip of almost four hours. When we arrived Donna and Paul were waiting in the carpark so it was a quick check in, change and downstairs to the most gorgeousもっと詳しく
Peacock at Rowsley
2024年8月9日, イングランド ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
We are staying at the Peacock at Rowsley - a historic boutique hotel near Matlock in the Northeast of England. It has beautiful, albeit small, gardens, is historic and well maintained, comfortable andもっと詳しく
Chatsworth
2024年8月9日, イングランド ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Main event today was to visit Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. It is not far from our lodgings so we arrived around 9.30 am to find it was already quite busy. The driveway was an absolute pictureもっと詳しく
More Chatsworth
2024年8月9日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
After the House Tour we walked up to the converted stable complex to have another High Tea in their beautiful, upmarket cafe. Beautiful china, food and a glass of pink champagne to top it off! Theもっと詳しく
Chatswoth Gardens
2024年8月9日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The gardens consist of forty hectares (100 acres) and have changed and evolved over 500 years. We took a golf buggy tour which took us to the far reaches of the garden where we saw many features - theもっと詳しく
Dumfries House
2024年8月10日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
We did a slight diversion to visit Dumfries House which has in recent times been well known for being preserved by the efforts of King Charles and others.
The future of the house came into jeopardyもっと詳しく
Scone Palace Accommodation
2024年8月11日, スコットランド ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We arrived last night to our very extravagant accommodation, an apartment in Scone Palace. Three bedrooms, bathrooms, lounge and kitchen with all facilities - even a washing machine which is great asもっと詳しく
European Pipe Band Championships - Perth
2024年8月11日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌩️ 15 °C
Scotch College were competing in the European Championships and we went to see Hugo compete. We wore new Scotch tartan caps and scarves to help us cheer them on,
The boys were all decked out in newもっと詳しく
Day in Edinburgh
2024年8月12日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Slower start today as it will be a late night at the Tattoo in Edinburgh. Cooked breakfast with the goodies left in the fridge for our four day stay. Eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, sausages, bacon, andもっと詳しく
Edinburgh Tattoo
2024年8月12日, スコットランド ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The Tattoo was fabulous. We had front row seats facing where the bands entered. The night was balmy and comfortable although we put our jackets on during the performance as it started to get cooler.もっと詳しく
Scone Palace last day
2024年8月13日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
A slow start after the late night at the Tattoo. Late morning I did the tour of Scone Palace where we are staying. I followed this by a coffee in their lovely tearooms before we left for Stirling. Butもっと詳しく
Stirling Performance
2024年8月14日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Wow … what a performance it was.
The boys were doing a ‘gig’ at Stirling Castle at 3.00pm so we headed off after lunch and arrived in plenty of time to look around Stirling Castle beforehand.もっと詳しく
On our way to Braemar
2024年8月14日, スコットランド ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Packed up and sadly left my Lady Carnegie suite. First stop was Glamis Castle near Dundee. Framed against the backdrop of the Angus Hills, it is another very special place. It is also the childhoodもっと詳しく
Fife Arms
2024年8月14日, スコットランド ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
After a beautiful drive through the highlands, we arrived at Braemar which is a beautiful, historic, small village set in the mountains. Lunch had been booked in The Flying Stag restaurant and we hadもっと詳しく
Fife Arms Evening
2024年8月14日, スコットランド ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
There was so much to do and see here at Fife Arms. We had dinner in the Clunie Dining Room - two entrees as we were not so hungry after our 4pm scones. A very attentive sommelier encouraged us to buyもっと詳しく
Fife Arms Galleries
2024年8月14日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
The Road to Glasgow
2024年8月15日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
After a first class Ghillies’ full breakfast for me and “the best porridge I have ever had” for Candice, we took a road less travelled to Glasgow. It rained quite heavily most of the way but itもっと詳しく
Loch Loman and Inverary Castle
2024年8月16日, スコットランド ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
After a fairly substantial breakfast we headed off to Inverary Castle which took us along the “bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Loman”. I always had visions of Loch Loman being more rural but it isもっと詳しく



























































































































































































































































Janette and JohnHave a great holiday
Have a good flight [Sharyn & Kevin]