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Scotland 2003 |
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We visited Scotland for our second time in June of 2003 as a special vacation treat in celebration of our fifth wedding anniversary. Nine of the twelve nights of our vacation were to be in different areas than we had visited on our first Scotland visit in 1999. The photos below are organized by the locations covered during each part of the vacation (or "holiday," as the Scots would call it!)... |
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PART ONE: From Glasgow International Airport through our first two nights in the wee village of Little Dunkeld. |
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View of Campsie Fells from Mugdock Country Park. |
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Aberfoyle horse gives Stacey a raspberry! |
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Doune Castle- a "must see" for castle
lovers,with a whole lotta room to roam! |
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Yes, this is indeed a REAL automobile.
NO, it is not the car that we rented!!! |
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Picturesque Huntingtower Castle, just outside of "Saint John's Town of Perth" |
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Pat enjoys the view from atop one of
Huntingtower Castle's high corner towers |
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Elcho Castle, another of the excellent selection
of castles to be found in the Perth & Kinross area |
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One of the more unique castles we visited,
Lochleven Castle is situated on an island
in (of all places) Loch Leven |
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Stacey stops to say hello to two of the island's
denizens. The black lab, Maggie, was a sweety.
The yellow lab, Cassie, was a MOOCH! |
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Inner courtyard of Lochleven Castle.
Do you get the impression we like castles?!?! |
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Looking down the road in Little Dunkeld. We stayed
at the cozy Waterbury Guest House (pointy tower) |
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Look, it's not a CASTLE!!! This antiquity
is the famed and lovely Dunkeld Cathedral,
whose attractive landscaped grounds on the
shores of the River Tay are popular with
tourists and locals alike |
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Dunkeld Cathedral has a treasure trove of historical
goodies, including the casket of the powerful,
violent, clergy-murdering "Wolf of Badenoch," the tomb stone of legendary fiddler Niel Gow, and the
seal of notorious protestant suppressor,
Cardinal (and Chancellor) David Beaton |
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Click on the Royal Standard of Scotland
at the right to proceed to Part Two of
our Scotland 2003 vacation photos. |
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