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Grand Tour of Scotland: Day 2 – Exploring Edinburgh Part 5/20

Let’s continue exploring Edinburgh… We turned right onto North St. David Street walking past St Andrews Square and many beautiful buildings and Statues….

St Andrew Square are situated at the east end of George Street. The gardens are owned by private owners and are opened to the public since 2008. In the center of the square is the fluted column of the Melville Monument, commemorating Henry Dundas, the first Viscount Melville.

Surrounding the square is a lot of office buildings and shops.

When you look down to the bottom of the street you see the majestic Scott Monument….

Walking down to Princess Street I got so caught up in all the details of the buildings and all the people walking. Some walked with luggage either coming to stay in or leaving the city. Some are tourists and well some are local….

Then we reached Princess Street and Scott Monument…

In my next post we will be walking down the very busy Princess Street.

Thank you for joining us on our walk through the busy streets of Edinburgh… Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

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

January 28, 2020 by Coreen Kuhn Photography Categories: NewsTags: #August2019, #beautifulbuildings, #bucketlist, #canon18to200mm, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #canongirlforlife, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capturingmemories, #capturingscotland, #citiesvisited, #coreenkuhnphotography, #countriesvisited, #dadandme, #discoveredinburgh, #discoveringScotland, #discoverscotland, #edinburgh, #explorescotland, #fatheranddaughtertime, #grandtourofscotland, #jenners, #landscapephotography, #lovemycanon, #lovemyjob, #lovetotravel, #melvillemonument, #mypassion, #mywork, #nordicvisitor, #placesvisited, #portraitphotographer, #scotland, #scotlandthroughmylens, #Scotlandvacation, #StAndrewsquare, #summerinScotland, #townsivisited, #travelingtheworld, #travelphotography, #UK, #walkingthestreetsofedinburgh, Travel 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

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

September 2, 2019September 2, 2019 by Coreen Kuhn Photography Categories: Bucketlist, Castles, Discovering Scotland, Exploring Skotland, Grand Tour of Scotland, Landscape Photography, My Bucket List, Nature Photography, News, Through the lens of my Huawei P10, Towns/Places I visited, Travel PhotographyTags: #2019, #August 2019, #bucketlist, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capturingmemories, #capturingscotland, #coreenkuhnphotography, #dadandme, #discoveringScotland, #explorescotland, #fatheranddaughtertime, #grandtourofscotland, #huaweip10, #isleofmull, #landscapephotography, #lovemyjob, #lovetotravel, #mypassion, #mywork, #naturephotography, #nordicvisitor, #oban, #poppieshotel, #scotlandthroughmylens, #Scotlandvacation, #summerinScotland, #townsivisited, #travelingtheworld, #travelphotography, cameraphone, Castles, Craignure, Happy, nature, outdoors, Travel 1 Comment

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

August 25, 2019August 25, 2019 by Coreen Kuhn Photography Categories: Bucketlist, Castles, Discovering Scotland, Exploring Skotland, Grand Tour of Scotland, Landscape Photography, My Bucket List, Nature Photography, News, Through the lens of my Huawei P10, Towns/Places I visited, Travel PhotographyTags: #2019, #August 2019, #bucketlist, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capturingmemories, #capturingscotland, #coreenkuhnphotography, #dadandme, #discoveringScotland, #explorescotland, #fatheranddaughtertime, #fortwilliam, #grandtourofscotland, #huaweip10, #isleofmull, #landscapephotography, #lovemyjob, #lovetotravel, #mypassion, #mywork, #naturephotography, #nordicvisitor, #oban, #scotlandthroughmylens, #Scotlandvacation, #summerinScotland, #townsivisited, #travelingtheworld, #travelphotography, cameraphone, Happy, nature, outdoors, Travel 1 Comment

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

August 25, 2019August 25, 2019 by Coreen Kuhn Photography Categories: Bucketlist, Castles, Discovering Scotland, Exploring Skotland, Grand Tour of Scotland, Landscape Photography, My Bucket List, Nature Photography, Nature/Travel Photography, News, Street Photography, Through the lens of my Huawei P10, Towns/Places I visited, Travel PhotographyTags: #2019, #August 2019, #bucketlist, #capetown, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capturingmemories, #capturingscotland, #coreenkuhnphotography, #dadandme, #discoveringScotland, #explorescotland, #fatheranddaughtertime, #fortwilliam, #grandtourofscotland, #huaweip10, #isleofskye, #landscapephotography, #lovemyjob, #lovetotravel, #mypassion, #mywork, #naturephotography, #nordicvisitor, #scotlandthroughmylens, #Scotlandvacation, #summerinScotland, #townsivisited, #travelingtheworld, #travelphotography, cameraphone, Castles, Happy, nature, outdoors, Travel 1 Comment

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

August 25, 2019August 25, 2019 by Coreen Kuhn Photography Categories: Bucketlist, Castles, Discovering Scotland, Exploring Skotland, Grand Tour of Scotland, Landscape Photography, My Bucket List, Nature Photography, Nature/Travel Photography, News, Through the lens of my Huawei P10, Towns/Places I visited, Travel PhotographyTags: #2019, #August 2019, #bucketlist, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capturingmemories, #capturingscotland, #coreenkuhnphotography, #dadandme, #discoveringScotland, #explorescotland, #fatheranddaughtertime, #grandtourofscotland, #huaweip10, #isleofskye, #landscapephotography, #lovemyjob, #lovetotravel, #mypassion, #mywork, #naturephotography, #nordicvisitor, #scotlandthroughmylens, #Scotlandvacation, #summerinScotland, #townsivisited, #travelingtheworld, #travelphotography, cameraphone, Castles, Happy, nature, outdoors, Travel 1 Comment

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

August 25, 2019August 25, 2019 by Coreen Kuhn Photography Categories: Bucketlist, Discovering Scotland, Exploring Skotland, Grand Tour of Scotland, Landscape Photography, My Bucket List, Nature Photography, Nature/Travel Photography, News, Street Photography, Through the lens of my Huawei P10, Towns/Places I visited, Travel PhotographyTags: #2019, #August 2019, #bucketlist, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capturingmemories, #capturingscotland, #coreenkuhnphotography, #dadandme, #discoveringScotland, #explorescotland, #grandtourofscotland, #huaweip10, #isleofskye, #landscapephotography, #lovemyjob, #lovetotravel, #mypassion, #mywork, #naturephotography, #nordicvisitor, #scotlandthroughmylens, #Scotlandvacation, #summerinScotland, #townsivisited, #travelingtheworld, #travelphotography, cameraphone, Happy, nature, outdoors, Travel 1 Comment

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…