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Re: My pictures from Scotland
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 1:20 am
by Kevin Thomas Riley
Alelou wrote:Isn't the border country pretty? Did you go on an organized tour? You certainly hit most of the highlights in a very short time.
There were two different organised tours. One in the Highlands/Isle of Skye and another in the Borders, And yes, the Borders are very pretty, but I prefer the Highlands - for no other reason than that they're more different than other landscapes. I did manage to cram a lot into one week, but that also meant I missed much.
Next time, though, you might include the Isle of Mull and maybe some of the pretty little fishing villages in Fife...
Yeah, like I said, I missed much since I was only there a week. There is still much unseen things to discover so I'll definitely have to get back there someday.
Re: My pictures from Scotland
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 5:08 pm
by Kevin Thomas Riley
Smailholm Tower
Smailholm Tower
Smailholm Tower
Scottish Borders
Scott's View
Scott's View by the River Tweed
Eildon Hill
Lothian Wind Farm (ugh!)
Glenkinchie Distillery
Glenkinchie Distillery
Glenkinchie Distillery
Glenkinchie Distillery
Re: My pictures from Scotland
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:54 pm
by Kevin Thomas Riley
Edinburgh Castle
Grassmarket, Edinburgh
Grassmarket, Edinburgh
Grassmarket Hotel, Edinburgh
Grassmarket Hotel, Edinburgh
Victoria Street, Edinburgh
National Museum of Scotland
National Museum of Scotland
Claymore sword
The Maiden
National Museum of Scotland
National Museum of Scotland
Dolly the cloned sheep
T-Rex
Stegosaurus
Natural History
Mars Globe
Sarcophaguses
National Museum of Scotland
Re: My pictures from Scotland
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:27 pm
by Kevin Thomas Riley
Next to last batch. Final batch tomorrow.
St Columba's Free Church
The Hub, Edinburgh
The Royal Mile, Edinburgh
David Hume
St Giles Cathedral
St Giles Cathedral
The Royal Mile, Edinburgh
Adam Smith
The Royal Mile, Edinburgh
The Royal Mile, Edinburgh
5th Duke of Buccleuch and the 7th Duke of Queensbury
Deacon Brodie's Tavern
Deacon Brodie's Tavern
Re: My pictures from Scotland
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 7:52 pm
by Kevin Thomas Riley
And this is all...
Scottish Parliament
Holyrood Palace
Holyrood Palace
Salisbury Craig
Scottish Parliament
Salisbury Craig
Scottish Parliament
Holyrood Palace
Salisbury Craig
Edinburgh from Calton Hill
Edinburgh City Observatory
National Monument at Calton Hill
Dugald Stewart Monument at Calton Hill
Nelson's Monument at Calton Hill
Nelson's Monument
Royal Lion
Salisbury Craig
Re: My pictures from Scotland
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:33 am
by Alelou
You can perhaps tell the Scottish Parliament is a new phenomenon from the style of the building (most of my relatives despise the building, but one of my younger cousins liked it).
I trust you got to see Princes Street and the Princes Street gardens? It's fairly hard to avoid them, especially if you ever take the train or want to go to the National Gallery or the Royal Academy.
It's so pretty there. I wish it wasn't such a test of endurance (and my wallet) to get there.
Re: My pictures from Scotland
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:48 am
by Distracted
That plane trip sure sucks, doesn't it? I'm hoping to win the lottery soon so I can fly first class the next time I go some place that takes longer than two hours to get to by plane.
Re: My pictures from Scotland
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 3:09 am
by Alelou
It's honestly not so much duration as jet lag for me. I do fine flying back home from the UK. I did fine flying to Hawaii. It's flying East that kills me. I don't know how people manage flights to really distant places (like New Zealand!).
Re: My pictures from Scotland
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 10:03 am
by Cogito
Alelou wrote:I don't know how people manage flights to really distant places (like New Zealand!).
The trip out (West) is not so bad - the journey back, though, is a killer.
Re: My pictures from Scotland
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:40 pm
by Kevin Thomas Riley
Alelou wrote:You can perhaps tell the Scottish Parliament is a new phenomenon from the style of the building (most of my relatives despise the building, but one of my younger cousins liked it).
I didn't care much for it either, especially since it's right opposite Holyrood Palace,
I trust you got to see Princes Street and the Princes Street gardens? It's fairly hard to avoid them, especially if you ever take the train or want to go to the National Gallery or the Royal Academy.
Alas, Prince's Street was thoroughly dug up since they're building a new tramway. And the gardens were closed when I went down there. It was in the evening so I missed the opening hours.
Re: My pictures from Scotland
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:58 pm
by Alelou
Ah, that's too bad. Something for next time. Not that it really amounts to much more than a big park, but it's pretty, especially with the old part of the city looming up above it.
A tramway, huh? That's neat.
Re: My pictures from Scotland
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 4:42 pm
by Linda
Sigh, such beauty! I keep meaning to get over to Scotland to visit. I still have relatives there that I keep in touch with, even though it was a hundred years ago when my grandparents immigrated to New York in 1913.