Tonight while sitting in my garden I started thinking about our time in Scotland. Missing that beautiful country a lot…
Photos taken on Orkney Islands.
Coreen
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Thinking about…
Tonight while sitting in my garden I started thinking about our time in Scotland. Missing that beautiful country a lot…
Photos taken on Orkney Islands.
Coreen
14 August 2019: Day 4 of our Grand Tour of Scotland: Part 3 – St Andrews
Good day everyone,
It is cold and wet here in South Africa this morning. Last year this time I was busy packing the last of my things and weighing our suitcases for our holiday in Scotland.
I can’t believe that the time went by so fast. The worst of it all is, I am not even halfway through editing all my photos. I better get working on that. I will still be posting about our first trip to Scotland for a long time. I am enjoying editing, posting photos, and stories of that day. It’s like I am back in Scotland.
Today I am going to share the rest of my photos of St Andrews.
The blue door of the Lions House caught my attention when I got closer to take a photo I saw the lions and the name of the house it is very appropriate.
My next stop was the Holy Trinity Church. Another beautiful church with lots of detail. It’s a shame I did not have enough time to capture every little detail as I would like too.
I love to capture the old buildings with their unique characteristics, for example, this corner bookstore.
Here are just a few more buildings that caught my eye on my way back to the car.
Our next stop the Blackfriars Chapel.
Thank you for joining me on my walk through St Andrews.
Our next stop was St Andrew’s Cathedral. But that is a post all on its own.
Till next time. Stay safe.
Coreen
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
Walt Disney
14 August 2019: Day 4 of our Grand Tour of Scotland: Part 2 – St Andrews
Good day everyone,
Hope you are all still healthy. This week was very busy with my studies and finishing up editing work for clients.
For the next few days, I can concentrate on editing our Scotland vacation.
Let’s continue our Grand Tour of Scotland. Today I am sharing with you the photos I took while exploring St Andrews.
Dad was still not feeling up to walking, and he stayed in the car while I explored and took some photos of the surroundings.
My first stop was St Leonard’s Parish Church. On my next visit to Scotland, I am definitely going to make a point of it to go inside the churches to capture the interiors as well.
While I was exploring, I noticed the different types of stone and brick walls. It really stood out to me.
Up next are some random photos of the buildings and houses.
My next stop was the Victory Memorial Hall. The blue door and entry of the hall caught my eye immediately. I searched online for more information about the Victory Memorial Hall, but shockingly, I could not find any.
St Andrews has so many beautiful churches, and I only walked down one street.
The Hope Park and Martyrs Parish Church have a spectacular exterior, I can just imagine how the interior must be. The beautiful flower baskets in front of the windows really caught my eye.
Thank you for exploring St Andrews with me. In my next post we will continue exploring.
Keep safe and healthy.
Till next time.
Coreen
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
Walt Disney
14 August 2019: Day 4 of our Grand Tour of Scotland: Part 1 Knockhill Farm B&B
Good day everybody,
I am feeling much better today. I hope you are all still healthy and enjoying life to the fullest.
WOW day two on the road, but first a little of our stay and warm reception at Knockhill Farm just outside St Andrews.
Linda Wood, the owner of Knockhill Farm B&B, made us feel right at home with her friendly reception. We ran late, and she was worried that something happened to us on the way there. She even went as far and contacted Nordic Visitor, our tour agent, to find out if they had heard something.
Linda showed us to our accommodation for the evening, and we talked a bit about our day. She then told us that breakfast will be served at 8:00 AM and showed us where we must go.
Our accommodation had a spacious lounge, with 2 comfortable couches, a television, and enough reading material to keep us busy for the night.
In the kitchen area, we had a variety of coffee and teas to choose from.
The bathroom was also very spacious and had a beautiful big walk-in shower. There were fresh bath sheets, face towels, shampoo, shower gel, and cream.
The spacious bedroom had two twin beds, cupboards and, a dressing table.
After a long warm shower, I put on my PJ’s and made myself and dad a nice cup of coffee. We sat down in the lounge, dad grabbed a book and started reading and I started writing a quick blog with photos I took on the road with my phone.
When I first anticipated writing a blog every evening, I did not factor in how tired I would be after a long day on the road.
We went to bed around 10:30 PM for a well-deserved rest.
At around 5:00 AM, I woke up refreshed. I got out of bed, got dressed, and gathered all my things. I grabbed my camera and headed outside to take some photos of the farm and its surroundings.
I made dad and myself a cup of coffee then I woke him up just after 6:30 AM, giving him ample time to get ready.
Dad finished with time to spare, and we decided to take a walk down the road.
Thank you for joining us at Knockhill Farm B&B. Hope you enjoyed your stay just as much as we did. Our next stop St Andrews.
Till next time. Stay safe.
Coreen
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
Walt Disney
13 August 2019: Day 3 of our Grand Tour of Scotland: Part 10
Good day to my internet friends
I hope that you are all having a great week. Today’s post is going to be sweet and short.
I did not take a lot of photos in Anstruther, because we were running late and I could not phone the guesthouse where we were staying. I only had a data package, and it did not include airtime.
On our way to get supper, we stopped at St. Ayle Church. I took a few photos through the gate, and then we were on our way again.
Since I started planning this road trip through Scotland with dad in October 2018, I decided that we are going to visit Anstruther Fish Bar. I have seen so many posts on Instagram about this award-winning restaurant that we just could not pass through without trying out something on their menu for ourselves.
When we got there, the queue went out the door and down the sidewalk. It was late, but we were starving and decided to stay.
They did not disappoint. The food was delicious.
Just before we left, I took some photos of the harbor and surrounding buildings.
Thank you for joining us on this short visit to Anstruther.
Till next time. Stay safe and healthy.
Coreen
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
Walt Disney
Grand Tour of Scotland 26 & 27 August 2019: Day 16 and 17 – Isle of Mull to Edinburgh
Good day,
Sorry I have not been posting the past few days.
When we got to Edinburgh on the 27th my phone got stolen along with my credit card and drivers license. I lost over 800 photo’s and memories taken with my phone.
Everything is replaceble except my memories. All the selfies of dad and myself… Gone due to one or other person with long fingers.
On the positive side I got a new phone, new card and new photo on my driver’s license… And I still have 17000+ photos to edit taken with my camera.
Please be patient over the course of the the next few months I will bombard you with all the beautiful sights of Scotland.
Thank you for taking the time to discover Scotland with us.
“If you can dream it you can do it.” Walt Disney
Grand Tour of Scotland 25 August 2019: Day 15 – Fort William to Isle of Mull
We left Fort William very early around 6:00 because it is approximately one hours drive without any stops. And as you know by now that won’t sit right with me. We had to be in Oban at 9 to board the ferry to Isle of Mull.
Tonight we are spending the night at The Tobermory Hotel.
All photos taken with my Huawei P10 cellphone.
Thank you for taking the time to discover Scotland with us.
“If you can dream it you can do it.” Walt Disney
Grand Tour of Scotland 24 August 2019: Day 14 – Travel from Skye to Fort William
We left Skye over the long and beautiful Skye bridge to get on the Mainland as they call it. We did some exploring on our way to to Fort William.
Tonight we are spending the night at The Moorings Hotel.
All photos taken with my Huawei P10 cellphone.
Thank you for taking the time to discover Scotland with us.
“If you can dream it you can do it.” Walt Disney
Grand Tour of Scotland 23 August 2019: Day 13 – Exploring Isle of Skye
Today was our last day on Isle of Skye and we did some more exploring.
Just a few random photos of our day…
All photos taken with my Huawei P10 cellphone.
Thank you for taking the time to discover Scotland with us.
“If you can dream it you can do it.” Walt Disney
Grand tour of Scotland 22 August 2019: Day 12 – Exploring Isle of Skye
Today we explored Isle of Skye.
Here are some random photos of our day. More to come when I have edited the rest.
All photos taken with my Huawei P10 cellphone.
Thank you for taking the time to discover Scotland with us.
“If you can dream it you can do it.” Walt Disney
Grand Tour of Scotland 21 August 2019: Day 11 – Exploring Harris and do some island hopping….
Today was our last day on Isle of Harris so we did some more exploring before heading to Cal Mac Ferries in Tarbert. It was raining cats and dogs when we left Harris
We then traveled to the Isle of Skye where we will spend 3 nights at Orchard House Bed and Breakfast in Portree.
Here are some random photos of our day…
All photos taken with my Huawei P10 cellphone.
Thank you for taking the time to discover Scotland with us.
“If you can dream it you can do it.” Walt Disney
Grand Tour of Scotland 20 August 2019: Day 10 – Exploring Isle of Harris and Lewis
Good evening everyone,
Today we did 2 circle routes today. Covering Lewis and Harris.
The photos are random and not in a particular order.
All photos taken with my Huawei P10 cellphone.
Thank you for taking the time to discover Scotland with us.
“If you can dream it you can do it.” Walt Disney
Grand Tour of Scotland 19 August 2019: Day 9 Ullapool to Isle of Harris
Good evening everyone,
We left Ullapool on the ferry to Stornoway on Isle of Harris.
We then traveled via the coastline to Tarbert. We are staying at The Harris Hotel for 2 nights.
Photos are random and not in the order we have traveled.
