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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness-shire » Inverness August 9th 2008

Geo: 57.4767, -4.23145On Saturday, we drove up north and visited Dunrobin Castle. It looks like a fairytale castle. We also stopped into a couple of villages. Sunday was a day of rest. On Monday we went west and visited Brodie Castle, Elgin Cathedral, the Moray Motor Museum and Duffus Castle. Brodie Castle is furnished and was great. Duffus was a ruins and not much of it was left. The Motor museum was small, but it had a very good collection of cars and the curator gave us a personal tour. Elgin Cathedral was very nice, too. On Tuesday, we did a loop around Loch Ness. We also stopped at Foyer Falls and did some hiking and pics. Wednesday we were at the Black Isle and toured Cromarty village in the rain. Thursday was a day off. ... read more
Elgin Cathedral
Duffus Castle
me at the Foyer Falls

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness-shire » Inverness August 6th 2008

Time is now counting down until I leave the UK and head off on the next big adventure and what trip would be complete without visiting Scotland. Our family has it's origins in Scotland from around the highlands near Inverness and Loch Ness, but more on that later. We embarked on our journey very early on a Monday morning, flying into Glasgow due to cheap flights from Ryan Air and after a few hours of looking around and enjoyin the sun in St.George's Square it was time to bus it to Inverness. Well, what a bus ride! The scenery was beautiful (for the bits I actually stayed awake for!) and the guy behind us decided to drink and talk to himself or anyone who would listen for the next 4 hours. I drowned it out with ... read more
Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle
Loch Ness

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness-shire » Inverness August 6th 2008

Just approaching the end of our Scotland tour. Had a lovely time with relatives in Irvine/Paisley. We actually had 2 sunny days - I think that was the summer. From there we went up to Loch Lomond, Isle of Skye and Inverness. Discovered lots of surprises about our genealogy. Cloudy wet weather not-withstanding, Scotland is a beautiful land, especially the Highlands and tomorrow we go to Edinburgh.... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness-shire » Inverness August 3rd 2008

It was 3 month since I had given birth and several months since I last travelled. After the 7th month of pregnancy travelling is not recommended and many airlines will forbid you from boarding. I was dying to go away but because the baby was only 3 months old I didn't feel like going too far from London.... I decided to go to Loch Ness in Scotland, near Inverness. Loch Ness was an interesting place with some great views (but not the best views I have ever seen) unfortunately there is no monster in the lake:( This trip for me was nothing more than a dummy trip to see how it is to travel with a baby in tow. Well, travelling with a baby is a very rewarding experience, wherever you go you quickly become a ... read more
A street in Inverness
Inverness
Scottish music

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness-shire » Inverness August 3rd 2008

Tag 62: Inverness, 9.71 km Da ich immer noch auf der Suche nach den Sustrans-Karten bin, und weil ich mir Inverness noch ein bischen ansehen möchte, bleibe ich heute erst mal hier. Was die Karten angeht, hab eich zumindest einen Teilerfolg: die Tourist-Info hat die Sustrans-Karte für die Strecke John o'Groats - Aberdeen. Damit komme ich zumindest erstmal für die nächsten Tage klar. Ich hoff nur, dass ich in Aberdeen die Anschlusskarte bekomme. ... read more
Inverness Castle

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness-shire » Inverness August 3rd 2008

Geo: 57.4767, -4.23145We are sitting in a nice pub in Inverness, having a pint and using their wifi. Lets see, where the heck are we! Oh yes, we are in Inverness. We left the Isle of Skye on Saturday morning and drove to Inverness. It took us a while to find our house because we loaned TomTom to Mike and Anne for their Edinburgh trip. That was a mistake. After driving around, we realized that we came in from a different direction than we thought. We didn't do anything that afternon, but wait for Mike and Anne to arrive. On Sunday, Stacy and I went into the city centre and toured around while Mike and Anne did laundry. On Monday, we drove down to Urquhart Castle and toured it. We then went back to town and ... read more
comparing focal lengths at Loch Ness!
Nessie biting me
Mike, Anne and I at another pub

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness-shire » Inverness August 2nd 2008

Tag 61: Tain - Inverness, 78.99 km, Fahrzeit 4:44, Durchschn. 16.68 km/h, Höhenmeter: 606, Gesamtstrecke 3307 km In Tain erstehe ich noch eine Karte, die mich zumindest bis Inverness führt. Diese "Ordnance Survey" Karten sind zwar sehr schön, decken aber immer nur kleine Bereiche ab. Für meine Strecke müsste ich einen ganzen Stapel davon kaufen. Die Sustrans-Karten, die speziell die Radrouten beschreiben, habe ich bisher nirgendwo gesehen. Dieser Teil Schottlands hat wenig mit dem Hochland gemeinsam: recht flach, und landwirtschaftlich genutzt. (Ist das ein Teil der Lowlands? Keine Ahnung.) Trotzdem gibt es noch reichlich Hügel, die ich mich hochquäle. Kurz vor Cromarty, ein kleiner Ort namens Nigg. Hier gibt es eine kleine Kirche, die eine Stele aus frühchristlicher Zeit als Touristenattraktion beherbergt. Viel interessanter finde ich den alten Friedhof, hautsächlich mit... read more
Friedhof in Nigg
Autofähre mit Drehteller

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness-shire » Inverness July 28th 2008

Hi Friends and Family! I had booked a 2.5 hour tour outside of Inverness. We were going on a cruise to Loch Ness! We went with a company called “ Jacobite” which laid on a coach and cruise for the reasonable sum of ₤30.50 for the both of us. We started at 9:15 and arrived at the Loch Ness 30 minutes later. We then took a cruise across the lake looking for Nessie. The water was mysterious, smoky, quiet and a bit dark. It felt like being in the throngs of a classic horror before the monsters came out! Loch Ness is part of the Great Glen, Gleann Mhor in Gaelic, and is a massive steep sided trench carved out by the Ice Age. The loch is 22.6 miles long and about 1 mile wide. The ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness-shire » Inverness July 27th 2008

Pack! Pack!! Pack!!! We're running out of clean clothes. 'Hope we can find a laundry soon. It should be feasible 'cos Inverness is near the sea.....apparently!! We got a free bus ride 'cos the driver hadn't got any change from ₤10. What a nice man! Once again, we took our pre-booked and pre-paid train from Aberdeen to Inverness. ₤7.50 for me and ₤3.75 for a child! Meanwhile, “The Small Young Gentleman” made himself comfortable by playing with Gordon and China, the two children nearby which was lucky as the train, which should have taken 2 hours, was 38 minutes late due to “signalling problems”. Ah well! We arrived in Inverness and it was looking good. Its a picturesque little town and I was looking forward to being near water. Its an old town filled with lots ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness-shire » Inverness July 9th 2008

Hello All, Sorry it has been a couple days since I'm made an entry, but the outer islands and some of the rural areas have yet to hear of the internet. I'm heading to bed in a few minutes, but I did want to say hi and let you know I am still surviving in one of the most beautiful countries I have ever explore. The people are kind and friendly, the roads are good, and especially every thing is so clean. There is no litter on the side of the road, the toilets are all clean, there is no smoking inside a building. It is so clean and neat. What's wrong with the USA? I've taken a few pictures that are National Geographic quality. I'm going to download them this evening and then heading to ... read more
Arrauchoc Castle




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