Monday in Scotland and drizzly again. Today's activities took us out into the country side. The full day tour went through the heart of Scotland's Highlands and ended at Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The tour brochure said things like "We visit the small village of Doune, with its stunning 14th Century castle (made famous by Monty Python’s Holy Grail Film). Follow in the footsteps of the legendary Rob Roy Macgregor, stopping in the picturesque village of Killin, view the spectacular Falls of Dochart, fed by the high mountains above." Well, if you looked way off in the distance you would have been able to see the Castle "made famous by Monty Python’s Holy Grail Film" The last part of the day before travelling back home was a tour of and whisky tasting at Scotland’s oldest malt whisky distillery the Famous Grouse. Anyone who knows me well would understand I was so looking forward to this part of the tour. Anyway, it was OK, if you like going for a long driving day trip to nowhere in particular. But the Tattoo was good.
The following day was much more entertaining with a new bus, new tour guide, new people and new destinations. We were even going to get back into the mother land today, back to Old England for a wee visit.
The morning started with a visit to Roslyn Chapel. An old 13th century chapel which was used for filming in the Da vinchi Code, but the tour really was all about getting to
Hadrian's wall. The Roman built boundary between the civilised world and the uncivilised.
Hadrian's wall sounds like the the new fence around work. I am not sure which side is civilised
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