At a glance..

As promised I tried my very best to narrow down my picture selection. It was difficult. If you want to see more, click on the Snapfish link at the top right of the blog.

Below is an view of Edinburgh from Calton Hill. (sepia)
Falls of Bruar

From a phone booth in St. Andrews....(Garth Brooks reference here....anyone get it?)

Jimmy and I near the Edinburgh Art Museum. Overlooking New Town.

Blair Castle

Scotland is #1, taken in Inverness on our last night.

Urquart Castle with Loch Ness in the background

Blair Athol Distillery

Lochleven Castle

St. Andrews Castle

Mom, Dad, Sara and I on Calton Hill in Edinburgh

Bonnie Bonnie Scotland

We did it!!! The trip of a lifetime was accomplished. On July 14th 8 people set out for the land of kilts and bagpipes only to find out it offered so much more.

The trip was perfect down to every last second. The apartment in Edinburgh was as cute as could be. Our tour guide was awesome. The B&B was gorgeous. Breakfast perfect. Just perfect.

This trip meant a lot to me. Not only was my entire family there but I also planned the entire journey. Once finished I felt like I had accomplished a huge play or production of some sort. Maybe I have a new job? Travel agent extraordinaire. I guess I will brag, everything was just seamless.

Hope everyone liked the journey.

Our Scottish adventure consisted of the boys going to The Open and the girls exploring the village of St. Andrews, castles, cathedrals, graveyards, pubs, dungeons, forts, waterfalls, pubs, Loch Ness....did I mention pubs?

Scotland is like nothing I have ever seen. Historical and beautiful. Gothic. Buildings dating back to 1100. Ruins dating back to 2000BC. Like walking through pictures you have only seen in your school day history books. I loved every second, every noise, everything.

I even tried Haggis. Yes, I did. Just a wee bit and it actually wasn't bad. Whisky..tried it too. When in Scotland.......

We even learned new words
Numpty - flaky and stupid
Steamin' - drunk
Crabbit - irritable

It will be truly hard for me to pick out what pictures to place in this post. I think I will post them separately. You see when Anna takes pictures she takes pictures....all 815 of them. I am sure you don't want to see them all so I won't bother you with that I will choose a few of my favorites for you....which will still be hard. (look for them soon.)

Cheers Mom and Dad, Cheers Sara and Keith, Cheers My Jimmy, Cheers Dave and Ginger. Until next time.........

Across the pond and back.

Hello blog...I haven't seen you in a while. I have been on vacation and will update you soon.