On Poetry and Haggis

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Butcher shop – Haggis

Our series of posts about Scotland will be incomplete if we didn’t mention two more things: food and poetry. Continue reading “On Poetry and Haggis”

We will be back

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Edinburgh Castle

We are now home still dealing with the jet lag. We are done with travelling for this year. Continue reading “We will be back”

The Far North to Thurso and Back

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Thurso at night

And so, we made it all the way to Thurso, a lovely small town close to Dunnett Head, the most northerly point in Scotland. Continue reading “The Far North to Thurso and Back”

The Iron Road from Skye

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Across the Sound

“ it does have a remarkable sense of connecting somewhere to nowhere through a lot of, er, nowhere.” (Benedict le Vay, Britain from the Rails)” Continue reading “The Iron Road from Skye”

Thanks for nothing!

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Low tide in front of the cottage

Skye is overcrowded, overpriced and overrated! Alex does not think it’s overrated, but I do. Continue reading “Thanks for nothing!”

Welcome to Mallaig

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Really?

Mallaig was our final stop on The Jacobite steam train (September 9, 2018). Continue reading “Welcome to Mallaig”

Fort William to Mallaig

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Boarding call

Today (September 9, 2018) was to be one of the highlights of our Scottish adventure, and we weren’t disappointed. Continue reading “Fort William to Mallaig”

Glasgow to Fort William

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A view from the train

Diana & Alex:

“I am aware that many people nowadays regard the train as the second-best means of seeing a country. Continue reading “Glasgow to Fort William”

Never read the newspaper!

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After the storm

Ali gave us a sleepless night. You know Ali. No, not the loud neighbour upstairs. Ali was the first “named” storm of the season in Britain. Continue reading “Never read the newspaper!”

Trains we took in Scotland

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Display – Waverley station

We came to Scotland, in part, we wanted to experience some of the most highly-rated railway journeys in the world. Continue reading “Trains we took in Scotland”

We may have found the cleanest city in the world

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Inverness Castle

…. Or at least from all the cities we’ve visited so far… Continue reading “We may have found the cleanest city in the world”

We already love Scotland…

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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Expression

…yes, and for a very different reason. They value their intellectuals more than their politicians and royalty. Continue reading “We already love Scotland…”

Welcome to sunny Glasgow

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Buchanan street

“Welcome to sunny Glasgow”, the guest house server greeted us with a lovely Scottish accent, as she served us breakfast, “…it is September after all, it’s supposed to rain”, she added catching our puzzled or rather bleary-eyed sleep deprived looks. Continue reading “Welcome to sunny Glasgow”

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