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Grand Tour of Scotland: Day 2 – Exploring Edinburgh Part 4/20

Dad went to sat down on a bench after the steep uphill and I took the opportunity to capture our surroundings. I loved taking photo’s of the taxi’s some are so colorful. After dads rest we walked past the Irish Embassy down Randolph Crescent….

Due to the fact that my google maps did not work at that stage I tried to follow a map in a booklet. Later we decided that we are just going to walk and see where we end up. Luckily for us we ended up in North Charlotte Street….

We had our morning tea at a cute little coffee shop named Fortuna Coffee Bar situated on Queen Street. After our tea break we walked down Queen Street admiring the architecture….

If we had time I think I would have taken much more photos of the sculptures on the buildings. But that would have meant I would at least spend 30 minutes maybe more per building. I think some would have taken me up to an hour just to capture all the detail…. Dad did some window shopping while I was getting “trigger” happy.

Here’s some more photos taken of the buildings…

Thank you for joining us on our walk down Queen Street.

“If you can dream it you can do it.” Walt Disney

January 7, 2020 by Coreen Kuhn Photography Categories: Architectural Photography, Bucketlist, Discovering Scotland, Grand Tour of Scotland, My Bucket List, News, Street Photography, Towns/Places I visited, Travel PhotographyTags: #August 2019, #beautifulbuildings, #bucketlist, #canon18to200mm, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capturingmemories, #capturingscotland, #citiesvisited, #coreenkuhnphotography, #countriesvisited, #dadandme, #discoveredinburgh, #discoveringScotland, #discoverscotland, #edinburgh, #explorescotland, #fatheranddaughtertime, #grandtourofscotland, #lovemycanon, #lovemyjob, #lovetotravel, #nature, #nordicvisitor, #outdoors, #placesvisited, #purpleflowers, #queenstreet, #scotlandthroughmylens, #Scotlandvacation, #sculptures, #summerinScotland, #townsivisited, #travel, #travelingtheworld, #travelphotography, #UK, #walkingthestreetsofedinburgh Leave a comment

Grand Tour of Scotland: Day 2 – Exploring Edinburgh Part 3/20

Our next stop on our itinerary was the Water of Leith Walkway. It is a beautiful public footpath and cycleway that runs alongside the Leith River . The Leith River runs from Balerno to Leith through Edinburgh.

Along the way we walked past a few joggers and a one or two cyclists. The scenery along the way is breathtaking.

Luckily there are a lot of benches on the walkway so dad could rest up while I was clicking away.

I love bird watching and although I am not all clued up on all the names I still love capturing them. I saw a Grey Heron on the river bank searching for food.

The Thistle is Scotland’s national flower and it is everywhere. I can see why the Scottish people love this weed so much it is really beautiful…. Along the footpath I saw so many beautiful plants, and for the first time I saw Mistletoe as plant and not just a decoration on a cake or wrapping paper. It is such a beautiful plant and I wonder if it will grow here in South Africa.

St Bernards Well is a Greco-Roman structure that houses a well that the people believed have healing powers. It looks a lot like a temple with its Doric columns and on the top of the dome is a golden pineapple. In the middle of the building is a statue of Hygieia, the Greek and Roman goddess of health.

I could not get enough of how green the surrounding on the path was. It was truly breathtaking and I would have liked to spend a little more time exploring. Next stop St Georges Well also known as Inky Well. This well-house was build in 1810 over a spring and was named after George III to mark the Jubilee or 50th anniversary of his reign.

The Dean Bridge was our next stop. The Dean Bridge spans over the Water of Leith and was designed by Thomas Telford a bridge designer and civil engineer. The bridge was completed in 1831 when Thomas Telford turned 73.

I spotted these Millstones next to the Water of Leith. They were situated on the site of the former Lindsay’s mill. These stones are made from a very hard stone that was specially imported from France. The mill was one of seventeen in the vicinity in the 17th Century.

Next on our itinerary Miller Row in Dean Village….

We took a steep uphill walk to get to the top of the Dean Bridge. The buildings and views from Dean Bridge and Queensferry Road was so majestic. I love the detail on the buildings.

From here we headed back to the chaos of the busy city…. If I look at the photo’s on the internet and Instagram I get jealous because 95% of the buildings that I wanted to photograph I could not get a good angle because of the thousands of tourists, busses, taxi’s and cars.

Thank you for joining us on our walk…

“If you can dream it you can do it” Walt Disney

December 14, 2019 by Coreen Kuhn Photography Categories: Bucketlist, Discovering Scotland, Exploring Skotland, Grand Tour of Scotland, My Bucket List, News, Towns/Places I visited, Travel PhotographyTags: #August2019, #beautifulbuildings, #birding, #bucketlist, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capturingmemories, #capturingscotland, #coreenkuhnphotography, #countriesvisited, #dadandme, #deanbridge, #deanvillage, #discoveredinburgh, #discoveringScotland, #discoverscotland, #edinburgh, #explorescotland, #flowersofscotland, #flowersthroughmylens, #grandtourofscotland, #landscapephotography, #Lindsaysmill, #lovetotravel, #millstones, #mypassion, #mywork, #nature, #naturephotography, #nordicvisitor, #outdoors, #placesvisited, #scotland, #scotlandthroughmylens, #Scotlandvacation, #stbernardswell, #stgeorgeswell, #summerinScotland, #townsivisited, #travel, #travelingtheworld, #travelphotography, #walkingthestreetsofedinburgh 5 Comments

Grand Tour of Scotland: Day 2 – Exploring Edinburgh Part 2/20

Next on our Itinerary was the famous Circus Lane but first we stopped for a little break and there we discovered St Vincent’s Chapel and St Stephen’s in Stockbridge. Along the way I captured some beautiful Lilies and of course some more buildings and streets or Lanes.

St Vincent’s Chapel is such a beautiful building and I just love the red doors. When I visit Edinburgh again I am definitively going to stay longer than one day. Due to our tight schedule and sooo many places to see we could not go into all the chapels and museums we wanted to. I am already planning our next trip and this time we are taking our time to explore properly.

St Stephen’s Church is no longer used for Sunday services, currently it is used for community events, a daycare, performances, and private and commercial events. The best of all I had St Stephen’s Church on my list but when I could not find it I did not tick it off. Only while doing my research on the places I photographed I was shockingly surprised that I did see it. One of our hosts on holiday told us that many churches and chapels have been sold and some even used as pubs… On our journey we did see that a lot. It is sad if you think about it but on the other hand at least the buildings are getting used and some even restored. They are given a new lease on life…

When I did my planning for our trip I went on Instagram and search anything to do with Edinburgh and the other towns we were going to visit. Circus Lane was the one place I just had to go and see for myself and I was not disappointed. It is magical. All the detail and oh my word all the flowers I just could not stop clicking away….

Thank you for taking the time to walk through the streets of Edinburgh with us. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

Our next stop Water of Leith Walkway…

“If you can dream it, you can do it.” Walt Disney

December 4, 2019 by Coreen Kuhn Photography Categories: Bucketlist, Discovering Scotland, Exploring Skotland, Grand Tour of Scotland, My Bucket List, Nature/Travel Photography, News, Towns/Places I visited, Travel PhotographyTags: #August 2019, #beautifulbuildings, #bucketlist, #canon18to200mm, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capturingmemories, #capturingscotland, #circuslane, #citiesvisited, #coreenkuhnphotography, #countriesvisited, #dadandme, #discoveredinburgh, #discoverscotland, #edinburgh, #explorescotland, #fatheranddaughtertime, #flowersofscotland, #flowersthroughmylens, #grandtourofscotland, #lovemyjob, #lovetotravel, #mypassion, #mywork, #nature, #nordicvisitor, #outdoors, #pinkflowers, #placesvisited, #purpleflowers, #scotland, #scotlandthroughmylens, #Scotlandvacation, #spendingtimewithlovedones, #stockbridge, #ststephens, #stvincentschapel, #summerinScotland, #townsivisited, #travel, #travelingtheworld, #travelphotography, #walkingthestreetsofedinburgh Leave a comment

Grand Tour of Scotland: Arrival Day: 11 August 2019

I finally finished up with our first day in Edinburgh and is busy with day 2… I still have not decided how I am going to post it because there are thousands of photos and I would really like to share them all with you…

Now just to let you know, every evening I made notes on my phone about the day we had all the ups and downs all the interesting facts we learned but due to the theft of my phone all that information is gone along with the photo’s of our rooms, decor and selfies of dad and myself. I am just glad I posted a few photos on my blog so you will see some of them again to fill in the gaps of our days.

When we landed in Edinburgh the rain was really coming down hard and I realised that my planning for day 1 won’t be possible… But I was positive that maybe it will stop and we could at least see something on day 1.

Sarah from Nordic Visitor arranged a driver for us from the airport to our Guesthouse. I started stressing when our flight got delayed by nearly an hour. What if the driver had other appointments and had to leave…. But as per usual I stressed for nothing.

After collecting our luggage we head to the arrival hall and there he was. Unfortunately I can’t remember his name lost that information too… Neatly dressed in his black suit, white shirt and black tie. Well this is not something you see in South Africa only if you hire a limousine maybe.

He was really enthusiastic about his city and the history behind it. He asked me what our plans was while staying in Edinburgh I told him all about my research and the places I would like to see. He then said if we are not in a hurry he will show us some of the places and also a few more. I was overwhelmed hoping I remember all the places and streets. He gave us an information overload and I started taking notes like mad. I have a good memory but between the information, traffic rules and beautiful buildings I knew I would forget some of it.

Funny how a person’s memory works, While I am busy editing some information comes back and some I just can’t seem to remember.

Our driver dropped us off at Ben Cruachan Guesthouse and we were received by our hostess…. Oops I forgot her name now…. Well hopefully it will come back to me.

This would be our home away from home for 2 nights. Well our room was so beautiful and had a nice view of the garden. It was really coming down and dad and I first had some coffee and relaxed before we decided to go for a walk in the rain in Edinburgh.

We put on our rain jackets, took the umbrella and of course I took my camera…. We changed our plans a bit we were just going to explore some of the streets around the Guest House….

While walking and taking photos it started raining very hard and we saw a Pub that is open and we headed in for a nice dinner and hopefully it will have stopped raining when we were finished.

Bushwick Pub and Grill was very cozy but not very busy. The waiter gave us a window seat. I think he saw the camera and knew that I would like to take some photos. Dad ordered a draft and I ordered a Banana Milkshake….. When the waiter put down the milkshake in front of my my jaw dropped I did not expect a mega mega Milkshake…. I could not even finished it… So sad though it was delicious and I will definitely go there again if I am ever in Edinburgh again. That is if they are still there of course. We also ordered a burger and chips and when the waiter put it down in front of us dad and I just looked at each other and right there we decided that the people at Bushwick don’t believe in normal they go big…..

Well needless to say I could not finish my dinner. I ate my chips and drank my milkshake as far as I could. I asked if they can put my burger in a takeaway container so that I can enjoy it a bit later.

It stopped raining and dad I headed back to the guesthouse I took some more photos and when we got “home” I took a nice hot shower and had a glass of sherry to keep me warm. After my shower I tackled my burger and I could not finish it….

We were very tired after the flight and went to bed just after 10 pm.

Thank you for exploring Scotland with us. I hope you enjoyed our first day just as much as we did.

“If you can dream it you can do it.” Walt Disney

October 6, 2019 by Coreen Kuhn Photography Categories: Bucketlist, Discovering Scotland, Exploring Skotland, Grand Tour of Scotland, My Bucket List, Nature/Travel Photography, News, Towns/Places I visited, Travel PhotographyTags: #August 2019, #beautifulbuildings, #bencrauchenguesthouse, #britishairways, #bucketlist, #bushwickpubandgrill, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #canongirl, #capturingmemories, #capturingscotland, #discoveringScotland, #edinburgh, #explorescotland, #grandtourofscotland, #Heathrow, #lovetotravel, #mywork, #nordicvisitor, #outdoors, #pinkflowers, #scotland, #scotlandthroughmylens, #Scotlandvacation, #townsivisited, #travelingtheworld, Canon 7D, Canon EF 18-200mm lens, Coreen Kuhn Photography, Nature/Travel Photography, Photographer, Travel, Travel Photography, www.coreenkuhnphotography.com 1 Comment

Views from Yzerfontein Harbour

Travelling back in time today…

Since I started going through the folders on my computer and external harddrives I came across a lot of photo’s that I havent edited yet dating back to 2015.

Today I am sharing a few photo’s form our visit to Yzerfontein Harbour on the West Coast.

It was a cloudy Saturday morning in November 2016 when we decided to go to Yzerfontein for the day. We went to the harbour were I took some photo’s. When we took a strole on the beach I had to put away my camera. The wind was not that friendly and I did not want to harm my camera and lens.

On our way back home we stop at a pub and restaurant for a bite to eat and a cold beverage…

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Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog. Feel free to leave some comments.

“If you can dream it, you can do it.” Walt Disney

August 1, 2019 by Coreen Kuhn Photography Categories: Birding, Exploring South Africa, Landscape Photography, Nature Photography, News, Towns/Places I visited, Travel PhotographyTags: #canon18to200mm, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #canongirl, #capetown, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capturingmemories, #coreenkuhnphotography, #discoversouthafrica, #mywork, #naturephotography, #onthebeach, #southafrica, #travelphotography, #westcoast, #westerncape, #wildlife, Birding, outdoors, Seagull, Travel, Yzerfontein 3 Comments

Exploring Cape Town: Bo Kaap

It took me a few years of promising myself that I am going to explore the Bo Kaap in Cape Town. At long last I was able to do it in May 2019.

We spend about an hour walking around and I took some photo’s. I must say it was very busy and you had to keep a eye on the traffic too.

We visited Atlas the spice shop on Waal Street.

I would like to go to the Bo Kaap again early morning when it is not so busy so that I can take some more photos of the colorful historical buildings. I also think we missed a few streets and hidden gems…

So photographing the Bo Kaap is back on my Photography Bucket List….

Here is some interesting facts of the Bo Kaap that I got from the internet…. For more information please visit Cape Town Travel

“The earliest development in the Bo Kaap area was undertaken in the 1760s by Jan de Waal. Subsequently, the area became known as Waalendorp. It has also been known as the Malay Quarter, the Slamse Buurt, and Scotcheskloof. Translated from Afrikaans, Bo Kaap means ‘Above the Cape’.
Part of the Bo Kaap’s charm is the mix of Cape Dutch and Cape Georgian architectural styles. You can actually visit one of the oldest buildings in the Bo Kaap because it has been turned into a museum. The Bo Kaap Museum, which showcases local Islamic culture and heritage, was built by Jan de Waal in 1768, and is the oldest house in the area still in its original form.”