2 posts tagged “scotland”

We drove across the Highlands from Inverness to Skye. Mrs Snowy and I had visited there on a tour bus four years ago which drove across a bridge, deposited us in the closest village, and that was all we saw of Skye. This time we explored Skye much more thoroughly, and stayed overnight at a B & B. Highlight for me was the visit to Talisker Distillery. I had been introduced to Talisker Single Malt in Inverness, and was suitably impressed with its smokey peat flavour. I could only look longingly at the whisky casks at the distillery.

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On the way back to Inverness we stopped at one of the most photographed sites in Scotland, Eilean Dohan. Like all the castles, it has a violent history. So hard to imagine now in its peaceful setting. That's our daugher, her boyfriend, and Mrs Snowy in the foreground.

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Laggan is a lovely little village in the Central Highlands of Scotland. It is better known as "Glenbogle" from the TV series, "Monarch of the Glen. When we were checking out we were told that our room was to be used the next weekend as a setting for a shoot. First shot is a view from our window, then the hotel, and then an authentic Scottish thistle.

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