Blogs from Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 7

Well, we've been in Inverness for a long time and figured we've posted about a lot of our trips out, but very little about the time we've actually spent in and around our temporary home. Here's a wee shout out to this town, and the wonderful people we've met while here (unfortunately not all of them, just some who left the biggest impressions). We arrived here September 4th, 2010 with no plans other than 'find work' and 'find somewhere to live'. We were exhausted after our 2 months of traveling and wound up lazing around most of the time. While slothing around the hostel we got to know the lads that worked there a little; there was managing Aussie Jeremy, Welsh Hywel (pronounced 'howl' from what we could tell), and another Aussie Lachie. There were also ... read more

Well, our last day in Inverness was the 30th. It was also the most eventful of our stay; it rained the rest of the time we were there. Note to self, if I want to travel the UK and Ireland again I should do it between April and September since those are the only months that it doesn't rain 28 days of the month. Ah, but when the sun comes out there's nothing prettier. We went out to the Loch Ness. We haven't been anywhere in Scotland that hasn't been beautiful, especially when the sun is shining like it was that day. I'm pretty sure we saw Nessie... Or at least we think that she likes to play tricks with the tourists and follows behind tour boats. (No comments about boat wakes :P) Even if we ... read more

Hey hey, everyone. We are in not-so-sunny Inverness now. The ride up on the bus was just as gray and rainy as the others, but oh the scenery! First of all, it seems that the landscape in the highlands is made for gray and rainy, but maybe that's just because of the time of year. Secondly, it is gorgeous. It's not something I can describe very well; there were so many huge evergreens, and the ferns were turning from green to orange to red. We crossed shallow, little streams every few minutes, and the top of the hills were hidden by thick clouds of mist. The city is a bit of a disappointment. We were hoping for a small, Scottish town and, instead, we have a fairly large port city. Eh, not that impressive. Naturally, it's ... read more

hallo ihr lieben in germany! danke erst einmal fuer die vielen netten eintraege ins gaestebuch und fuer die emails! papa, ueber eure plattdeutschen gruesse haben wir uns sehr gefreut! wir sitzen grad in einem netten cafe in inverness um ein wenig zu schreiben. das wetter ist very beautiful seit zwei tagen. unsere rundtour haben wir letzten mittwoch erfolgreich beendet und sehr genossen. heute ist fuer mich leider der letzte tag :( seufz! Es war sehr schoen zu radeln, denn die landschaft an der westkueste ist wirklich spektakulaer - wild und very huegelig (bis 15% steigung), aber es hat spass gemacht zu fahren! nur dass wetter hat uns ganz schoen zugesetzt - es hat sehr viel geregnet und bis gestern konnte ich gar nicht glauben, dass hier auch die sonne scheinen kann. Aber nun ist es traumhaft ... read more

Photos of Inverness and Loch Ness...... read more