{"id":2688,"date":"2021-11-18T15:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T15:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wenomadwehappy.com\/?p=2688"},"modified":"2021-11-18T15:19:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T15:19:00","slug":"a-last-bit-of-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wenomadwehappy.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/18\/a-last-bit-of-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"A Last Bit of Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since I am so woefully behind, as is happening all too often, this is more of a summary. Yeah, I suck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We really, really enjoyed our time in Scotland – and we spent way too much money doing a lot of fun things! All experiences we are glad we got to have though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inverness Castle. It looked best at night – it’s a Victorian era idea of what a medieval castle should look like.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Inverness Cathedral. Very pretty at night!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Scotland, especially the Highlands, does drama skies like no one else!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Leakey’s Used Books store in Inverness. Second most impressive book store I have ever seen (Powell’s in Portland still reigns supreme).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Welcome to McDonald’s if your Gaelic (said like Gawlic in Scotland) is rusty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Locks on the Caledonian Canal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bridge over the Firth of Moray. This was not built until about 20 years ago – this photo is near where the ferry left from.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Jacobite Steam Train, better know as the Hogwart’s Express\ud83d\udca5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Approaching the very famous Glenfinnan Viaduct on the train. There were tons of people down below waiting to see the train go over the viaduct – so much fun! One thing about a coal fired steam train that I had not considered…the coal dust! It coated everything including us.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Our favorite walk was through the Ness Islands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The farthest point of the islands in the River Ness<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A clever artist turned a fallen tree into Nessie \ud83d\udc9e<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Huh????????????????<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A just in case there was any doubt – yes, we did go to Loch Ness<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We very much enjoyed our time in Inverness – it quickly felt homey. It is definitely a place we want to return to! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since I am so woefully behind, as is happening all too often, this is more of a summary. Yeah, I suck. We really, really enjoyed our time in Scotland – and we spent way too much money doing a lot of fun things! All experiences we are glad we got to have though. We very … <\/p>\n

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