During our time in Scotland, we spent 3.5 days in Edinburgh (2.5 before we headed north and 1 additional day at the end of our trip). It is a great city and I’ll share some of our highlights. Edinburg is … Continue reading
Edinburgh – The Royal City
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Castles and Kelpies
We spent a fun day traveling from Glasgow to Edinburgh. Leaving our Glasgow hotel, we hopped on the airport bus and once more picked up a rental car at the airport. Having a car allowed us to make a few … Continue reading
Glasgow – A Friendly City
The drive from Oban to Glasgow was an easy journey, with the sun shining brightly across the hills, castles and lochs. We stopped at Inveraray Castle. This residence of the Duke of Argyll has a striking exterior, a beautifully decorated … Continue reading
Oban and the Three Island Tour
From the Isle of Skye, we made our way to Oban, also on the west coast of the Highlands. On our way, we took a detour to the Glencoe Valley. The spectacular scenery of this valley may seem familiar to … Continue reading
The Isle of Skye – The Misty Isle
Upon leaving Inverness, we headed south traveling along side the famous Loch Ness. It is an impressive lake – the vast chasm of a fault line filled with more water than all of the freshwater bodies of England and Wales … Continue reading
Inverness – the heart of the Highlands
After leaving York, we took a train journey to Edinburgh, where we spent 3 nights. However, we will be returning to Edinburgh for 2 more nights later in our trip so I am going to hold off blogging about our … Continue reading
Historic York
We had read that historic York is loaded with world class sights and we decided it would be worth a stop on our way from Cambridge to Edinburgh. It was a fairly quick train journey, with one change in Peterborough. … Continue reading
Cambridge in the Spring
We left our Heathrow hotel again on the Piccadilly underground line to Kings Cross Station, where we hopped on a train to Cambridge. The train was very comfortable with lots of luggage room. We once again stayed at the Ibis … Continue reading
A Long and Winding Journey 