World Tour of the Orkney Isles
September 13th 2007 Orkney, a group of stunningly beautiful, barren and mystical islands off the North coast of Scotland was our destination to visit some more far flung family members. The islands fill the visitor with a real sense of history, there were civilisations here 2000 years before the birth of Christ and it was a popular destination for the scariest of invaders, the Vikings. The resulting culture is kind o
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