For our next day, we headed over to the Cairngorm mountains. In Gaelic, this range is called Am Monadh Ruadh (the red mountains), and Cairn Gorm (blue hill) is the fifth highest peak. It’s a sky resort, and you can take the funicular up year round. You’re actually not allowed out on the mountain if […]
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For our first full day out of Inverness, we stopped by several fairly close sites. I really loved being in our own car – we got to explore a little more than the people in the tour buses. Culloden is the site of the last battlefield on British soil – the last battle for Bonnie
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On our way up to Inverness, we stopped at Stirling Castle. Got there at opening, at which point it was pouring rain. This visit really was the perfect example of Scottish weather – by the time we left, it was gorgeously sunny. That’s probably best illustrated by the two pictures below, which are views of
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This is admittedly a very random place to be for an out of town visitor, but our friend works here, and knew about a trail that she knew would have wildflowers. (Isn’t it grand to have friends that look out for your interests?) And it’s the perfect distance away from the airport to be a
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We are back from two weeks in Scotland, so plenty of pictures are forthcoming. We arrived on Tuesday the 27th, but we were visiting a friend in Edinburgh, so the actual touristing didn’t start until Wednesday. Naturally, we hit the Royal Mile first. Since I can’t resist a good cathedral, here are some highlights of
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The Palm Beach Zoo is a great zoo. It’s not the largest I’ve ever been too, but it’s still got a good variety of animals, and it’s well laid out. I really love how shady it is – most of the paths are tree lined. They have a nice mix of exotic and native animals
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