October 11, 2006
We're on a tour today - going to Blair Castle and the Atholl distillery. Right at this moment we're stuck in a traffic jam - an accident on the highway. Other than the accident & the 'whatevers' on the bus, it's a good tour so far.
Saw the Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument from afar. I want to see them close up! Fran the tour guide explained why it's called Glen Eagles - nothing to do with the bird or the golf term but actually from the french 'église' - there are lots of churches in the glen! Cheers to that! She also talked about the shooting of 15 children with their teacher in Dunblane. There is an altar quilt in the chapel at Stirling Castle with stars representing the wee children and their teacher who tried to protect them.
So we're still stuck on the highway - it seems like about 45 minutes - it would be okay if we were to come back late but they'll probably take time off our visit in the village we'll be visiting this afternoon. The 'whatevers' are so annoying!
Earlier we drove past Grangemouth - well, I understand why 'they' left! Pretty bleak and ugly and it takes alot for me to say anything in Scotland is ugly. Big old oil refineries - very industrial and very flat - houses look plain. There could very well be some redeeming qualities but from the road driving by I could not see any.
We finally got going - drove all the way to Blair Castle. We toured all the rooms - over 30 of them - some of them bedrooms and furniture was quite lovely. Then we had lunch. It consisted of a Potato, Mushroom & Leek Bake, roasted veggies, mashed potatoes and steamed purple cabbage. I counted 10 different types of vegetables! Vegetarian delight!
It's been raining with heavy mist most of the day - it's the first rainy day we've had. We made our way to the Atholl distillery - did the tour and had a free dram of their whisky. I found it very strong. We left after 4 in the pouring rain but the closer we got to Edinburgh it got clearer. We went over the Forth Bridge and saw the big red bridge that has been declared a historical landmark. We arrived just after 6 and headed straight for M&S Food Emporium to get supper. We bought BBQ Chicken Legs, Stilton Cheese with Cranberries, Scottish Cheddar Cheese, a Pumpkin Salad, Cheese Biscuits, Lemon Cheesecakes (that we never did eat...) and a bottle of Port! We had ourselves a delicious feast! And watched telly!
Saw the Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument from afar. I want to see them close up! Fran the tour guide explained why it's called Glen Eagles - nothing to do with the bird or the golf term but actually from the french 'église' - there are lots of churches in the glen! Cheers to that! She also talked about the shooting of 15 children with their teacher in Dunblane. There is an altar quilt in the chapel at Stirling Castle with stars representing the wee children and their teacher who tried to protect them.
So we're still stuck on the highway - it seems like about 45 minutes - it would be okay if we were to come back late but they'll probably take time off our visit in the village we'll be visiting this afternoon. The 'whatevers' are so annoying!
Earlier we drove past Grangemouth - well, I understand why 'they' left! Pretty bleak and ugly and it takes alot for me to say anything in Scotland is ugly. Big old oil refineries - very industrial and very flat - houses look plain. There could very well be some redeeming qualities but from the road driving by I could not see any.
We finally got going - drove all the way to Blair Castle. We toured all the rooms - over 30 of them - some of them bedrooms and furniture was quite lovely. Then we had lunch. It consisted of a Potato, Mushroom & Leek Bake, roasted veggies, mashed potatoes and steamed purple cabbage. I counted 10 different types of vegetables! Vegetarian delight!
It's been raining with heavy mist most of the day - it's the first rainy day we've had. We made our way to the Atholl distillery - did the tour and had a free dram of their whisky. I found it very strong. We left after 4 in the pouring rain but the closer we got to Edinburgh it got clearer. We went over the Forth Bridge and saw the big red bridge that has been declared a historical landmark. We arrived just after 6 and headed straight for M&S Food Emporium to get supper. We bought BBQ Chicken Legs, Stilton Cheese with Cranberries, Scottish Cheddar Cheese, a Pumpkin Salad, Cheese Biscuits, Lemon Cheesecakes (that we never did eat...) and a bottle of Port! We had ourselves a delicious feast! And watched telly!
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