Scotland driving trip
August 10, 2016 at 04:41 PM
Ken and me in our British Airways seats. A little better than the Cathay coffins.
July 22, 2016 at 01:02 AM
Arrived in Edinburgh; our two week vacation in Scotland begins! Well today's a bit of a jet lag mulligan, already nearly 5pm. Gastropub?
July 22, 2016 at 04:38 PM
Al fresco beer in St Andrews Square.
July 22, 2016 at 08:39 PM
Less than six hours in Scotland before my first haggis.
July 22, 2016 at 08:40 PM
Edinburgh tourism: Grayfriar's Kirk (with Bobby), Casterly Rock, Whore of Babylon.
July 23, 2016 at 01:50 PM
Stockbridge, a pleasant little neighborhood in Edinburgh. Two cheesemongers, five fancy coffeeshops, a butcher.
July 23, 2016 at 06:04 PM
One more charming Stockbridge, Edinburgh photo.
July 25, 2016 at 04:07 PM
Edinburgh: Prestonfield House, Scottish National Museum, Scott monument.
July 24, 2016 at 05:51 PM
Edinburgh: various art, most from the Scottish National Gallery
July 24, 2016 at 05:55 PM
Having a pint at The Raeburn, a comfortable pub in Edinburgh. Reading The Economist about Trump and racism in the US. Feeling far from home.
July 25, 2016 at 05:28 PM
Edinburgh: me! And Ken at the Scott monument.
July 24, 2016 at 05:56 PM
HM Yacht Britannia (Leith, Edinburgh)
July 25, 2016 at 04:05 PM
Dining in Edinburgh is good, love the gastropub trend. Best meal of the trip so far at Tom Kitchin's Scran & Scallie scranandscallie.com
July 25, 2016 at 11:01 PM
The fancy water we keep finding is Speyside Glenlivet, a name which is 2 kinds of whisky mashed together. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
July 25, 2016 at 11:03 PM
Sad to be leaving Edinburgh, lovely city. Nice stay at the Nira Caledonia, a townhouse hotel in Stockbridge. Next stop Inverness. Keep left!
July 26, 2016 at 10:02 AM
Driving adventure in Edinburgh thanks to Google Maps literally having wrong streets in the middle of a major European city. Keep left!
July 26, 2016 at 12:00 PM
Arrived safe at Inverness via various tiny roads. Quickly becoming a fan of pub culture.
July 26, 2016 at 06:33 PM
Some photos from our lunch stop in Dunkeld, site of a 1689 battle between Cameronians and Jacobites.
July 26, 2016 at 11:10 PM
Fine French dining in Inverness, followed by a soak in our hot tub while finishing a bottle of whisky.
July 26, 2016 at 11:05 PM
Cheers from Sunny Scotland and its massacre of the Jacobin uprising of 1745, at Cullodin / Cuil Lodair.
July 27, 2016 at 01:44 PM
And a memorial of a different type, 3000 year old burials at Clava Cairns. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clava_cairn
July 27, 2016 at 01:48 PM
Whisky success at Benromach, a small Speyside distillery. Lovely tour and of course nice whisky. (No photos 😢 ) benromach.com
July 27, 2016 at 07:49 PM
An amazing cèilidh pub in Inverness; like a jazz club with drop-ins, but Scottish folk music hootanannyinverness.co.uk
July 27, 2016 at 11:16 PM
Planning another tourist day; take a boat on Loch Ness, tour a castle, visit the Caledonian Canal lock system, or tour a different castle?
July 28, 2016 at 09:05 AM
This tweet via Facebook led to a meeting with Barry C, an old Media Lab chum, currently cycling across Scotland. Social media at its best.
July 28, 2016 at 05:24 PM
Remarkable scenery in Glen Shiel on the drive from Loch Ness to the Isle of Skye.
July 28, 2016 at 05:24 PM
View from our room at the Kinloch Lodge, on the south side of the Isle of Skye.
July 28, 2016 at 05:46 PM
Today's plan: traipsing around the Isle of Skye. Main activity is looking at rocks in pleasing configurations.
July 29, 2016 at 09:14 AM
A map of remote Western Scotland.
July 29, 2016 at 10:36 AM
Reading about turf, peat, moors, mires, bogs, and fens. Water + plants grow coal-like fuel, also smeltable iron.
July 29, 2016 at 06:26 PM
Ruined church on the Isle of Skye (with sheep$
July 29, 2016 at 06:45 PM
Town of Portree, pleasant harbour.
July 29, 2016 at 06:48 PM
Rocks in pleasing configurations n there Isle of Skye.
July 29, 2016 at 06:48 PM
Really great museum and gardens for Clan Donald in Armadale, Skye. Finally staring to understand Scottish history.
July 30, 2016 at 04:15 PM
Pondering the purpose of toast cooling racks.
July 30, 2016 at 09:13 AM
GPRS is Scottish for "our cell service sucks in the countryside"
July 30, 2016 at 04:17 PM
Our hotel for the next two nights.
July 30, 2016 at 05:11 PM
A few more photos of the hotel and its lands. Sadly, the Baron Abinger is no longer in residence.
July 30, 2016 at 05:55 PM
Jefferson Davis stayed here in 1869! Which is a bit awkward as American celebrities go, but some similarity to Bonnie Prince Charlie.
July 30, 2016 at 05:13 PM
Some snaps at Eilean Donan. Our hotel is a nicer castle TBH.
July 30, 2016 at 06:22 PM
Not quite sure which car to take today.
July 31, 2016 at 10:56 AM
About to take the Hogwart's Express, the muggle version from Ft Williams to Mallaig. Still has a magic steam engine. westcoastrailways.co.uk/jacobite/jacobite-steam-train-details.cfm
July 31, 2016 at 01:25 PM
We like steam trains.
July 31, 2016 at 02:19 PM
We got a discount for helping drive the train.
July 31, 2016 at 02:26 PM
More photos from yesterday's steam train excursion.
August 01, 2016 at 11:14 AM
View from our hotel, the Isle of Eriska.
August 01, 2016 at 08:01 PM
I respect the preservation of Scots Gaelic, but they sure do print a lot of signs in a language almost no one speaks
August 02, 2016 at 12:09 PM
Dunstaffnage Castle.
August 02, 2016 at 01:04 PM
Best hotel / restaurant of the trip so far: Isle of Eriska. Great food! Even has its own crannog. (Not my photo)
August 02, 2016 at 05:05 PM
I can't be sure if this cheese we like is named Sticky Bishop or Stinky Bishop and I kind of like the ambiguity.
August 02, 2016 at 10:55 PM
George Hotel bar/resto, Inverary.
August 03, 2016 at 02:40 PM
Visited the Bonawe Iron Furnace, 18th century pig iron smelter fueled by charcoal. Seemed tiny!
August 03, 2016 at 02:45 PM
Also visited the Cruachan power station, a reversible hydro plant. They pump water up when power is cheap, generate for high spot demand.
August 03, 2016 at 03:01 PM
Cameron House, near Glasgow. After 8 days in the hinterlands it's nice to be back in civilization. Also appreciate relaxing, not much To Do.
August 03, 2016 at 06:00 PM
Best meal of the Scotland trip at Martin Wishart in Loch Lomond. greatbritishchefs.com/chefs/martin-wishart
August 04, 2016 at 11:29 PM
The magazines in my Loch Lomond hotel are Town & Country, Scottish Field, and something with a feature on Brian Blessed.
August 05, 2016 at 10:21 AM
Somewhere between Maxwell Park and Kelvingrove. Glasgow, city of physicists.
August 05, 2016 at 02:05 PM
Ashton Lane, pretty much cute bar central. A bit subdued at 2pm.
August 05, 2016 at 02:32 PM
View from my hotel balcony in Glasgow.
August 05, 2016 at 04:30 PM
Donald Dewer #
August 06, 2016 at 11:28 AM
Wat(T)
August 06, 2016 at 11:56 AM
Understanding Mackintosh as a form of modern design that is not minimalist straight lines, more humanist #
August 06, 2016 at 12:43 PM
One of my favorites at the Mackintosh House is this bedroom piece by Margaret Mackintosh. Unabashedly feminine.
August 06, 2016 at 05:51 PM
Last day in Scotland, a few more Glasgow photos.
August 06, 2016 at 04:31 PM
btw Scotland is great and you should totally make plans to visit. Nice mix of cities and countryside. Friendly people, good food.
August 06, 2016 at 04:55 PM
Also you guys haggis is really good and not creepy or funny at all. Think of it as somewhere between spicy sausage and corned beef hash.
August 06, 2016 at 07:33 PM
August 06, 2016 at 07:33 PM