Blogs from Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 13

Woke up this morning really, really early, with the intention of getting to Culloden Battlefield when it was still shrouded in fog, but apparently the fates were against us, because in the confusion of trying to figure out which bus to take, we missed it twice... I know you're laughing, but don't forget the Scottish like to play friendly tricks on travelers. Finally just before 10 we found out that there's only one bus that goes to the battlefield, and all the others labeled Culloden are about 5 miles away from the actual historic site. We made it, it was wonderful, and cold, but very much worth the time we spent trying to get there. It's such an intense experience, walking over the clan graves near the memorial cairn, that lies between the Jacobite and Government ... read more

We started out the day in Dublin; got up early to see whatever we could squeeze into an hour and a half before we had to head to the airport. We saw several churches, Dublin Castle, St. Audden's wall and church, Trinity college, and the Bank of Ireland. I can't wait to go back and see more, and hopefully get outside the 10 square blocks we covered! We spent the afternoon traveling first to Edinburgh, where we transferred flights to head to Inverness. The plane was a puddle-jumper! Absolutely the tiniest I've been on since I was around 12 years old. by the time we got to the hostel everything was starting to close down, but we had enough time to grab a bite at a pub, and head to the supermarket to get food to ... read more

August 29 - Inverness to Oban (Geoff) Time to head south! Set the GPS (now we have changed settings and have a not so stern male pommie telling us where to go) and left Inverness at 9.15 heading for Oban on the west coast. this will be our overnight stop before we get onto the ferry for Barra. As we headed south, we drove alongside Scotland's famous Loch Ness. The Loch is 23 miles (about 36 km) long but only ½ to ¾ mile wide. Still it is very deep - in parts up to 700 feet and contains a lot of water. We stopped at the end of the Loch at a little town called Fort Augustus (didn't look like a fort, just a little country village) and decided to go for a cruise on ... read more

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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