Bonnie Scotland

[Ann07]

I was really fascinated with the beauty of Scotland esp in the higlands, lochs and coast ( west ) that i keep telling my husband i can leave happily there :icon_lol: everytime we passed the house next to the place we stayed.

When we stopped for a few mins at Callander ive seen an Asian lady with her hubby i think:Erm: and when we get to our destination ive seen more and more some were settled already there:) Nice to see Asian smiling back at you never had the chance to chat really as we are struggling with the boys:doh:doh

Is anyone here from Oban? Callander? Tobermory?

I just love the place:D

[GaryFifer]

I was really fascinated with the beauty of Scotland esp in the higlands, lochs and coast ( west ) that i keep telling my husband i can leave happily there :icon_lol: everytime we passed the house next to the place we stayed.

When we stopped for a few mins at Callander ive seen an Asian lady with her hubby i think:Erm: and when we get to our destination ive seen more and more some were settled already there:) Nice to see Asian smiling back at you never had the chance to chat really as we are struggling with the boys:doh:doh

Is anyone here from Oban? Callander? Tobermory?

I just love the place:D

Callander is a beautiful place with that forest and beautiful rivers and lochs. I remember being on Loch Katrine down the road a bit. I lost my pictures but here is a picture from net. They have a nice cycling track there now.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3407/3614085814_fc4f4a1552.jpg

[Arthur Little]

Perth is an ideal place to live. Centrally-located, with roads branching out to the North, South, East & West, it is within easy reach of - and little more than an hour's drive to - the likes of Callander ... as mentioned by both Ann and Gary ... and Lochs Katrine, Lomond and the Trossachs.

:xxgrinning--00xx3: Well worth a visit to the 'Fair City' itself, even - as Gary himself, will vouch!

[aromulus]

It is only Scotland....:doh

[Tawi2]

Scotlands great,but try visiting Caithness in mid-winter :omg: My cousin still has a croft up there,desolate place :omg:Glencoe is absolutely incredible,everyone should visit at least once,beautiful :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Arthur Little]

:omg:Glencoe is absolutely incredible,everyone should visit at least once,beautiful :xxgrinning--00xx3:

:yikes: Eerie place ... echoes of the infamous 'Massacre', even 317 years on ... but hauntingly stunning, nonethelerss!

[Tawi2]

:yikes: Eerie place ... echoes of the infamous 'Massacre', even 317 years on ... but hauntingly stunning!
Thats it arthur,last time I was there the day was dying,the sky was grey,and there was something in the wind,very atmospheric :cwm24:

[Arthur Little]

It is only Scotland....:doh

:Erm: Yeah, but ...

[Arthur Little]

When we stopped for a few mins at Callander ive seen an Asian lady with her hubby i think:Erm: and when we get to our destination ive seen more and more some were settled already there:) Nice to see Asian smiling back at you never had the chance to chat really ...


Aw ... what a pity, Ann! You know, you'd be amazed :rolleyes: at the number of Filipinas Myrna's met in Perth alone, since coming to Scotland last March!

[Ann07]

Aw ... what a pity, Ann! You know, you'd be amazed :rolleyes: at the number of Filipinas Myrna's met in Perth alone, since coming to Scotland last March!

It is my husband who always notice pinay's Arthur...and he will say Pinay's are anywhere:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

[Arthur Little]

Is anyone here from Oban? Tobermory?

Oban lies approximately 100 miles west of *Perth, and can be reached quite comfortably within 3 hours driving time [from *HERE] amidst beautiful ... ever-changing scenery. In fact I bought my first wife's engagement ring there.

Caledonian MacBrayne operates a regular passenger/car-ferry service to the Western Isles ... including the Island of Mull (of which the small town/large village, Tobermory is the capital) throughout the summer season ... although the service tends to be curtailed somewhat from late October through to February/March (depending on the weather and tidal conditions) at that time of year.

:Erm: If you should decide to avail yourselves of the one-hour sail to Mull (once the boys are a little older) it would be well worth your while leaving the car at Craignure (the ship's first port of call) and undertaking the 30-mile coach journey to the hamlet of Fionaphort, where there's a much smaller ferry terminal linking with the tiny island of Iona ... historically the site where the Irish monk, St Columba, landed in the year AD 563 (or thereabouts) and introduced Christianity to Scotland. There is a restored Abbey here, with an adjoining burial ground where former Labour leader, John Smith is interred - alongside ancient Scottish Kings & Queens.

Thanks, Ann, for initiating this excellent thread. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[kimmi]

I was really fascinated with the beauty of Scotland esp in the higlands, lochs and coast ( west ) that i keep telling my husband i can leave happily there :icon_lol: everytime we passed the house next to the place we stayed.

When we stopped for a few mins at Callander ive seen an Asian lady with her hubby i think:Erm: and when we get to our destination ive seen more and more some were settled already there:) Nice to see Asian smiling back at you never had the chance to chat really as we are struggling with the boys:doh:doh

Is anyone here from Oban? Callander? Tobermory?

I just love the place:D

am glad you enjoyed your holiday here in Scotland sis..:)

[Ann07]

Oban lies approximately 100 miles west of *Perth, and can be reached quite comfortably within 3 hours driving time [from *HERE] amidst beautiful ... ever-changing scenery. In fact I bought my first wife's engagement ring there.

Caledonian MacBrayne operates a regular passenger/car-ferry service to the Western Isles ... including the Island of Mull (of which the small town/large village, Tobermory is the capital) throughout the summer season ... although the service tends to be curtailed somewhat from late October through to February/March (depending on the weather and tidal conditions) at that time of year.

:Erm: If you should decide to avail yourselves of the one-hour sail to Mull (once the boys are a little older) it would be well worth your while leaving the car at Craignure (the ship's first port of call) and undertaking the 30-mile coach journey to the hamlet of Fionaphort, where there's a much smaller ferry terminal linking with the tiny island of Iona ... historically the site where the Irish monk, St Columba, landed in the year AD 563 (or thereabouts) and introduced Christianity to Scotland. There is a restored Abbey here, with an adjoining burial ground where former Labour leader, John Smith is interred - alongside ancient Scottish Kings & Queens.

Thanks, Ann, for initiating this excellent thread. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

WOW! Really Arthur nice we went inside some of the jewellry shops ...we spent few days in the town i enjoyed the pancake and lovely fish and chips :icon_lol::icon_lol: and bought some stuff for myself:icon_lol::icon_lol: cant help it really :doh:doh Your Myrna is very lucky :) Thanks for that wonderful info Arthur:xxgrinning--00xx3:

We went to Isle of Mull ...to Craignure then Tobermory( Balamory coz James wants to see the colourful houses) with CaledonianMacBrayne we all enjoyed it:xxgrinning--00xx3: What a lovely place:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Seriously I love Scotland there is something in it I love the place:icon_lol::icon_lol: oh dear me:doh:doh

My father in law always spends time in Oban and other places.
We will definitely come back there with the proper waterproof gear suit for the weather:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

[Ann07]

am glad you enjoyed your holiday here in Scotland sis..:)

Aye, sis:) thanks

[Ayjay]

I was really fascinated with the beauty of Scotland esp in the higlands, lochs and coast ( west ) that i keep telling my husband i can leave happily there :icon_lol: everytime we passed the house next to the place we stayed.

When we stopped for a few mins at Callander ive seen an Asian lady with her hubby i think:Erm: and when we get to our destination ive seen more and more some were settled already there:) Nice to see Asian smiling back at you never had the chance to chat really as we are struggling with the boys:doh:doh

Is anyone here from Oban? Callander? Tobermory?

I just love the place:D

As an alternative I would suggest the lake district, or around Kendal in the UK. Superior scenery, and the benefit of hundreds of years additional civilisation and development.

AJ

[Ann07]

As an alternative I would suggest the lake district, or around Kendal in the UK. Superior scenery, and the benefit of hundreds of years additional civilisation and development.

AJ

Aye, Lake district is so nice too we went there few years ago and i would suggest it too:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[aromulus]

including the Island of Mull (of which the small town/large village, Tobermory is the capital)

. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Only in Scotland they would call a town after a womble......:doh

[GaryFifer]

Only in Scotland they would call a town after a womble......:doh

Makes you wonder where the names come from though. Are there swans near the sea in Swansea? It seems to do with Scandinavian and Norse history. Have a look at this aromulus.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/whatsinaname/sites/themes/pages/intro.shtml

Example: Mold??

The English name for this town comes from the French, mont (hill) and hault (high).

The high hill is the Bailey Hill near the centre of Mold on which the Normans built a castle, a dominant feature of the town's landscape.
There is a parallel between the meaning of the Norman French, Mold, and the Welsh name, Yr Wyddgrug.

[aromulus]

The high hill is the Bailey Hill near the centre of Mold on which the Normans built a castle, a dominant feature of the town's landscape.
There is a parallel between the meaning of the Norman French, Mold, and the Welsh name, Yr Wyddgrug.

Well I never....:doh

Lived in Mold for years and never knew that....

Next time I see the old welsh biddy I will call her a liar because she told me that Yr Wyddgrug meant "The heather"...:omg:

Which admittedly grows in pletiful quantities and colours around there....:rolleyes:

[GaryFifer]

Come see the my heather and my high hills. Maybe she was chatting you up.

[aromulus]

Come see the my heather and my high hills. Maybe she was chatting you up.

Yr grug - The heather....:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Wydd - no meaning in welsh.:NoNo:

But then again not many things in Wales mean anything.... :icon_lol:

[GaryFifer]

Yr grug - The heather....:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Wydd - no meaning in welsh.:NoNo:

But then again not many things in Wales mean anything.... :icon_lol:


I forgot the G does that help? gwydd. come see my heather in the tomb up the mound haha
Source: Wikipedia

The placename Mold originates from the Norman-French "mont-hault" (high hill), and is recorded as Mohald in a document of 1254. The Welsh language placename of Yr Wyddgrug is recorded as Gythe Gruc in a document of 1280-1, and comes from the words "Yr" (the), "gwydd" (tomb, sepulchre) and "crug" (mound).

[GaryFifer]

Anyways. back to the subject of Scotland..Heres a wee Scotland guide that I enjoyed with some websites that may interest you. Credit to other sites for photography and advice which is useful.

This is a great site
http://www.scotland-flavour.co.uk/top10/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gms/453725594/
http://i.pbase.com/o2/02/695202/1/66518114.ulcChV6h.CloudscapeEtivebed.jpg

Cloudscape Etive
Lochan Urr, Glen Etive, Scotland
http://www.pbase.com/image/66518114

[Ann07]

Anyways. back to the subject of Scotland..Heres a wee Scotland guide that I enjoyed with some websites that may interest you. Credit to other sites for photography and advice which is useful.

This is a great site
http://www.scotland-flavour.co.uk/top10/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gms/453725594/
http://i.pbase.com/o2/02/695202/1/66518114.ulcChV6h.CloudscapeEtivebed.jpg

Cloudscape Etive
Lochan Urr, Glen Etive, Scotland
http://www.pbase.com/image/66518114

oi nice thanks Gary:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[GaryFifer]

That one is from a photographer called Ian Cameron. His work always shows the best of Scotland. I think I will get some of his calendars. Great stuff. If anyone else is interested in his lovely work I recommend it. I am still a bit naff at photography :)

http://www.transientlight.co.uk/index.php

[JimOttley]

That one is from a photographer called Ian Cameron. His work always shows the best of Scotland. I think I will get some of his calendars. Great stuff. If anyone else is interested in his lovely work I recommend it. I am still a bit naff at photography :)

http://www.transientlight.co.uk/index.php

That chap is very good Gary, good link, love a great many of those shots :xxgrinning--00xx3:

I miss my home country :(

Here's one or two of mine.


Ardrossan looking over to Arran

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/13/14465419_b04cb9ad0d.jpg


Ben Laoigh

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/10/17228327_946224b5db_b.jpg


The Clyde looking up towards Port Glasgow and Greenock

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1302/612084838_aa45b1a76c_b.jpg


If these are too big for people just say and I will remove them or put the smaller versions up.

Jim

[GaryFifer]

Ah good ones Jim. That last one, you have got the light just perfect. It is not easy to photograph in the low light.

[Tawi2]

Jim,those pics are awesome,you caught the light just right as Gary said,you havent one of Glencoe have you?

[GaryFifer]

try this one Tawi2 . lovely.

http://www.transientlight.co.uk/photo.php?id=468&search=glencoe

[Tawi2]

Thanks gary,brings back memories,havent been up there for years,only thing I dont miss was the midges :icon_lol:

[GaryFifer]

Incidentally 9:00 there is a programme on STV about Scotland right now - SCOTLAND REVEALED. If you miss it or are not in that region, you can view it here:

STV page (http://www.stv.tv/)
STV Player (you will need flash plugin and good connection)
http://player.stv.tv/programmes/scotland-revealed/2009-09-24-2100/

[Tawi2]

Thanks Gary,I will have a look :)Scotlands scenery is stunning to be frank,the caithness/sutherland areas are fantastic once your on the A9 :)

[JimOttley]

Jim,those pics are awesome,you caught the light just right as Gary said,you havent one of Glencoe have you?

Thanks Tawi, sadly I don't think I have anything in digital form and I'm not sure what I have in my film archives.

I've driven on the roads up there on several car meets with my mates and taken loads of shots but we had to concentrate rather hard to stay on the road :D and we didn't stop that often :D

I have a friend who has some seriously stunning digital work that includes Glencoe but he's in the business and his work is copyright so I would be reluctant to post on here.

Here's another few.

This is one of mine, an unusual take on Loch Fyne :D

Kodachrome almost correctly exposed for the subject which was the sun :D a touch of astro photography :D

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/64892490_90907ce603.jpg

And this one is another from the same vantage point as that Port Glasgow sunset, I used to live very close to here.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/23/27173623_6210c10701.jpg


Loch Awe Argyll

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/11/15801807_f30bc223fa.jpg


Loch Lyon, bigger shot because you need the size to appreciate the light, not so nice in the smaller size :) this was taken on my final drive with my mates round the north before I sold the car.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2107/2321733379_ff16766179_b.jpg

We were seriously committed to touring Scotland :D

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2087/2322621224_78226efa40.jpg

Mine was the yellow one, I had so much fun seeing Scotland in that car :)


Jim

[Florge]

wow... nice place for a honeymoon... hehehe...

aaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn... wala lang.... lol

[scottishbride]

I was really fascinated with the beauty of Scotland esp in the higlands, lochs and coast ( west ) that i keep telling my husband i can leave happily there :icon_lol: everytime we passed the house next to the place we stayed.

When we stopped for a few mins at Callander ive seen an Asian lady with her hubby i think:Erm: and when we get to our destination ive seen more and more some were settled already there:) Nice to see Asian smiling back at you never had the chance to chat really as we are struggling with the boys:doh:doh

Is anyone here from Oban? Callander? Tobermory?

I just love the place:D Hi Ann, Scotland is really beautiful! My hubby keeps telling me.:D My Hubby live in East Nuke, Hopefully we will all be there before Christmas. First time I will experience white Christmas!!

[tommyw]

Try the Moray coast sometime, especially Cullen, home of the famous 'Cullen skink.'
it's a VERY filling fish soup. No main course needed!

[pennybarry]

Been in Pitlochry few times just during my first year stay in the UK (2007), we stayed at Loch Rannoch Hotel and Tummel Valley Lodge. Nice boating all over the loch! Also seen Glenshee, Aviemore and more places. Lovely Scotland!

I want other places to explore!:Rasp::Rasp::Rasp:

[Ann07]

wow... nice place for a honeymoon... hehehe...

aaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn... wala lang.... lol


sige sige Florge:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:


Hi Ann, Scotland is really beautiful! My hubby keeps telling me.:D My Hubby live in East Nuke, Hopefully we will all be there before Christmas. First time I will experience white Christmas!!

You wont be disappointed sis...your hubby is right:xxgrinning--00xx3: Goodluck to your family:)

@ JIM- That is very beautiful thanks:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[GaryFifer]

Ok my turn for some pictures i had. Not bad with the sky pictures. I attach a few photos of Firth of Forth on the Forth day before the Fifth, so you can see across to Edinburgh. I took them on the train.

First picture is on the train looking across, Inchgarvie down below.
Other two pictures sunrise over the Estuary traveling along the tracks towards Edinburgh. Check my profile for the bigger versions

Here is a video of driving through GlencoeDriving through Glencoe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SOfGUzkZco)

[Ann07]

Ok my turn for some pictures i had. Not bad with the sky pictures. I attach a few photos of Firth of Forth on the Forth day before the Fifth, so you can see across to Edinburgh. I took them on the train.

First picture is on the train looking across, Inchgarvie down below.
Other two pictures sunrise over the Estuary traveling along the tracks towards Edinburgh. Check my profile for the bigger versions

Here is a video of driving through GlencoeDriving through Glencoe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SOfGUzkZco)

Bonnie bonnie Gary :xxgrinning--00xx3: Thanks :)

[Arthur Little]

Thanks Tawi, sadly I don't think I have anything in digital form and I'm not sure what I have in my film archives.

I've driven on the roads up there on several car meets with my mates and taken loads of shots but we had to concentrate rather hard to stay on the road :D and we didn't stop that often :D

I have a friend who has some seriously stunning digital work that includes Glencoe but he's in the business and his work is copyright so I would be reluctant to post on here.

Here's another few.

This is one of mine, an unusual take on Loch Fyne :D

Kodachrome almost correctly exposed for the subject which was the sun :D a touch of astro photography :D

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/64892490_90907ce603.jpg

And this one is another from the same vantage point as that Port Glasgow sunset, I used to live very close to here.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/23/27173623_6210c10701.jpg


Loch Awe Argyll

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/11/15801807_f30bc223fa.jpg


Loch Lyon, bigger shot because you need the size to appreciate the light, not so nice in the smaller size :) this was taken on my final drive with my mates round the north before I sold the car.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2107/2321733379_ff16766179_b.jpg

We were seriously committed to touring Scotland :D

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2087/2322621224_78226efa40.jpg

Mine was the yellow one, I had so much fun seeing Scotland in that car :)


Jim

:xxgrinning--00xx3: Marvellouslly atmospheric photgraphy, Jim! ... thanks for sharing with your friends and co-forumers.

[Arthur Little]

Ok my turn for some pictures i had. Not bad with the sky pictures. I attach a few photos of Firth of Forth on the Forth day before the Fifth, so you can see across to Edinburgh. I took them on the train.

First picture is on the train looking across, Inchgarvie down below.
Other two pictures sunrise over the Estuary traveling along the tracks
towards Edinburgh. Check my profile for the bigger versions

:xxgrinning--00xx3: Great photography Gary!


Here is a video of driving through GlencoeDriving through Glencoe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SOfGUzkZco)

And the video of Glencoe, too ... :cwm24: it's like the viewer is actually THERE!

[JimOttley]

Ok my turn for some pictures i had. Not bad with the sky pictures. I attach a few photos of Firth of Forth on the Forth day before the Fifth, so you can see across to Edinburgh. I took them on the train.

First picture is on the train looking across, Inchgarvie down below.
Other two pictures sunrise over the Estuary traveling along the tracks towards Edinburgh. Check my profile for the bigger versions

Here is a video of driving through GlencoeDriving through Glencoe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SOfGUzkZco)

Nice shots Gary but you need a better camera mate ;)

Direct into the sun shots are hard for any camera but the dynamic range is just not there on a compact.

The video was good :xxgrinning--00xx3:, I have some good driving vids from the north like that but I have nowhere to host them and I'm not comfortable with youtube.

Jim

[JimOttley]

:xxgrinning--00xx3: Marvellouslly atmospheric photgraphy, Jim! ... thanks for sharing with your friends and co-forumers.

Thanks Arthur :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Cheers
Jim

[pennybarry]

Thanks Tawi, sadly I don't think I have anything in digital form and I'm not sure what I have in my film archives.

I've driven on the roads up there on several car meets with my mates and taken loads of shots but we had to concentrate rather hard to stay on the road :D and we didn't stop that often :D

I have a friend who has some seriously stunning digital work that includes Glencoe but he's in the business and his work is copyright so I would be reluctant to post on here.

Here's another few.

This is one of mine, an unusual take on Loch Fyne :D

Kodachrome almost correctly exposed for the subject which was the sun :D a touch of astro photography :D

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/64892490_90907ce603.jpg

And this one is another from the same vantage point as that Port Glasgow sunset, I used to live very close to here.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/23/27173623_6210c10701.jpg


Loch Awe Argyll

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/11/15801807_f30bc223fa.jpg


Loch Lyon, bigger shot because you need the size to appreciate the light, not so nice in the smaller size :) this was taken on my final drive with my mates round the north before I sold the car.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2107/2321733379_ff16766179_b.jpg

We were seriously committed to touring Scotland :D

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2087/2322621224_78226efa40.jpg

Mine was the yellow one, I had so much fun seeing Scotland in that car :)


Jim
Wow!!! nice cars!!! Can you still see that view if you are roaming around scotland by train? Our pics from Loch Rannoch Hotel overlooking Schiehallion Mountain, and boating all over lochs with Dad and hubby

[JimOttley]

Wow!!! nice cars!!! Can you still see that view if you are roaming around scotland by train? Our pics from Loch Rannoch Hotel overlooking Schiehallion Mountain, and boating all over lochs with Dad and hubby

They're just Honda's Penny, very nice Honda's it has to be said, but completely the wrong car for driving in the snow :D plus we had a crazy Scottish rule which was - top down whatever the weather :D

I think the best views are to be found by road or on foot there are a great many single track roads running through the mountains particularly in the far north up past Inverness.

By train, well the west highland line is reputed to be really stunning, I've not been on it since I was a child so I don't remember much. The West Highland line is what you see in the Harry Potter movies I believe. The trains don't cover so much of the country any more.

Jim

[JimOttley]

Wow!!! nice cars!!! Can you still see that view if you are roaming around scotland by train? Our pics from Loch Rannoch Hotel overlooking Schiehallion Mountain, and boating all over lochs with Dad and hubby

Looks like you had fun in Scotland Penny :xxgrinning--00xx3: but it looks a bit cold :D


Jim