Category Archives: Scotland

Aug24

What a View!

Posted on August 24, 2010 by sinkorswim3706

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: Two bacon, two sausage, two eggs, a potato scone, hash browns, beans, toast, tea, and a turnip – 4 pounds!

: National Gallery – impressionist paintings

: Scottish Parliament – photography

: Arthur’s Seat

: The real Arthur’s Seat…

: If not exciting enough best try a heart attack!

: Carlton Hill

: Parthenon replica

: Bad comedy shows

Aug23

Tales of Edinburgh

Posted on August 23, 2010 by sinkorswim3706

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: One of many bagpipers at the Fringe Festival

: Our Scotland guide from Australia

: Heart of taxes

: Lucky gold toe!

: Grass Street

: Deep fried Mars Bar from Grass Street

: The birth place of Harry Potter

: Harry Potter graveyard

: Caged to prevent grave robbers

: Greyfriar’s Bobby Grave – note the dog stuff

: Greyfriar’s Bobby

: The Royal Mile (more or less)

: Floral clock

: Edinburgh Castle

: Guide convinced me to do the pub crawl

: Full Moon Show… interesting

: Not quite my scene, but interesting lighting

: Pub crawl leader using one of us as transportation

Aug22

Where’s Nessy?

Posted on August 22, 2010 by sinkorswim3706

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Scotland Tour Day 5:

: Loch Ness

: Urquhart Castle

: Commando Memorial

: Glencoe Valley

: Jacobites refused King Williams oath of allegiance and were massacred here.

: Lyon Glen: glens were formed by glaciers scraping out valleys between the hard stone, this is the longest.

: Calladonia: name from the Romans meaning beautiful forests.

: Short week

: These guys are good…

: Real good…

: Magicians even!.. actually the umbrella isn’t supposed to be floating.

Aug21

Jumping Fish and a Haunted Castle

Posted on August 21, 2010 by sinkorswim3706

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Scotland Tour Day 4:

: St Magnus Cathedral

Scandelous

Back to the mainland

Falls of Shin

Jumping salmon

Carbisdale Castle

Our “haunted” hostel for the night

The gang

Bulls fighting

Invershin Hotel Pub

Peter – our resident bagpiper

Aug20

Ancient Shenanigans

Posted on August 20, 2010 by sinkorswim3706

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Scotland Tour Day 3:

: Skara Brae

: 5000 year old dwellings

: Skaill House

: A cannon – in case of Viking raids 😉

: Windy cliffs

: The Ring of Brodgar

: The Standing Stones of Stenness

: The Tomb of Maeshowe – viking club house

: The Auld Motorhoose

Aug19

Tastes Like Puffin

Posted on August 19, 2010 by sinkorswim3706

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Scotland Tour Day 2:

The journey continues

Puffin cliffs

What?

Boat to Orkney approaching!

Sticts of Ducensby – another photostitch gone wrong

And…

Still can’t fly

Random English telephone booth

Ancient dwelling complete with chopping block and giant hot rock water boiling tub

Hey big fella

More cliffs 😉

More cliffs 😉

Tomb of Eagles – spooky skulls

Italian Chapel

Kirkwall: deep fried haggis & chips YUM!

Aug18

Georgeous!

Posted on August 18, 2010 by sinkorswim3706

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Scotland Tour Day 1:

: “Georgeous” – our bus and airforce training target!

: Dunkeld Cathedral

River with a guy fishing in his row boat

The Hermitage

The biggest tree in the UK (not very big)

Observation deck with hidden entrance

Campsite in the middle of the Hermitage

Ruthven Barracks

Battle of Culloden: a story of propaganda and genocide

Cool 17th century house

Hootinanny – random live performance