Glenfinnan from the hill

Midges

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July 27th 2006
The plan today was to take the train to Glenfinnen, have a look around, take the train to Fort William, have a look around, take the train home. I read up a bit on Glenfinnen, I already knew that it was where Bonnie Prince Charlie first set foot in Scotland and started the Jacobite uprising. I also knew that it had the train bridge which featured in the Harry Potter movies. My reading didn't re ... read more

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