Recent trip to Scotland

[Q-Tip]

Rather than post them twice, here is the link to my gallery I there are more I will get around to it one day..

the first set are of Islay which was fantasic.. the next few are dundee and Edinburgh..

hope you like them

http://picasaweb.google.com/simon.qu...l/Scotland2007

[McMurdo]

Wonerful set of photos, thanks for posting them.

[ccga3359]

Like McMurdo said wonderful pictures. To me, the Falkirk wheel looks so dangerous as if it's design was based on a medieval torture device, absolutly amazing yet scary .

[Freelander Sporrano]

Were you claiming your rent in the Laphoaig pictures ?
Great pic's I'll make it to Islay soon I hope
Thanks for sharing

[cessna152towser]

Great pics, Q-Tip, the Islay ones especially brought back memories; around twenty years ago my work as a schools lawyer occasionally took me to Bowmore secondary modern school and I have often walked up and down that main street with the harbour and distillery at the bottom and the church at the top. Your photos of the celtic cross at Kildalton and inside the old Kildalton church are particularly poignant.

[Q-Tip]

Like McMurdo said wonderful pictures. To me, the Falkirk wheel looks so dangerous as if it's design was based on a medieval torture device, absolutly amazing yet scary .

Naa the torture was the price I had to pay for two coffees!! entrance to the wheel is free but boy to they get you on the coffee price!!

[Q-Tip]

Were you claiming your rent in the Laphoaig pictures ?
Great pic's I'll make it to Islay soon I hope
Thanks for sharing

Yes I claimed my free dram ;)

The tour was quite good, if you like nothing but whisky then Islay is the place to go, we were there for 4 days and it was just right I think two to three days we had seen almost everything at least once ;)

But is very restful if your ever out that way worth a visit and I recommend the ardbeg kiln cafe for food its very busy get there before 12:30 but its worth it..

[Q-Tip]

Great pics, Q-Tip, the Islay ones especially brought back memories; around twenty years ago my work as a schools lawyer occasionally took me to Bowmore secondary modern school and I have often walked up and down that main street with the harbour and distillery at the bottom and the church at the top. Your photos of the celtic cross at Kildalton and inside the old Kildalton church are particularly poignant.

Yes I was suprised at the schools there and the community spirit.. We used the washing facilitites in the swimming pool and could see it was the centre of activity for Bowmore ;)

We spent the first day in bowmore trying to find somewhere to by a wind jacket for my wife hers went missing on the trip up there!! I was suprised to here the locals all go to the mainland to buy there clothes as there is not really anywhere except the distillaries to buy cloths!!

Well the cross it was a nice trip there it was raining the whole day, on the way over as we crossed on the the reserver we saw a stag standing in the rain my wife wanted me to take a photo but it was raining after all ;)
But we arrived at the church yard I was a little disappointed to see some of the grave stones pushed over and decaying but the cross kind of made the trip worth while. a very peaceful resting place I think for the people buried there!!

[James MacMillan]

Thanks for sharing a really nice set of flix............

[GMan]

Mighty nice indeed!