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    Robert Burn’s Poet’s Path in Alloway(video)

    Ayrshire Coastal Walking Path – Scotland – Source: contours.co.uk

    Hi Mairiuna!

    From all the marvelous paths one can travel while exploring the Scottish walking trails, one that I would be delighted to experiment is the Ayrshire Coastal path as illustrated in the map above. Just imagine how exciting it is to see seals, porpoise [...]

    February 22nd, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Authors, Folk Tales & Mysteries, History, Scottish Towns & Cities | Leave a comment

    Remembrance Day in Glencoe…

    Glencoe The National Trust for Scotland front cover

     

     

    MacDonalds Cross Memorial in Glencoe © 2004 Scotiana

    Hi everybody,

    It’s February 13th and the day rings a bell in Scotland, especially in Glencoe, a death bell…

    I will never forget my first impressions of the mountains of Glencoe. The view is breathtaking and the atmosphere strange. There is something unique in [...]

    February 13th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: History | Comments are closed

    Momentous Events at Scapa Flow ..

    Bonjour Mairiuna, Janice et Jean-Claude! Ca va? – How are you today?

    It was lovely to see you again at the end of September, and to welcome you all for the first time to our home in Scotland – a short visit, but one filled with so many unforgettable moments!

     

    Google Map [...]

    December 4th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: History, Letters From Scotland, Orkney | Leave a comment

    Children illuminate St Magnus’s life in Kirkwall Cathedral

     

    St Magnus Cathedral western front central doorway © 2012 Scotiana

     

    Hi everybody,

    Did you read my last post about St Magnus Cathedral? This beautiful pink and white sandstone church is situated in the heart of Kirkwall, the capital city of Orkney.

    Look! The door is open… let’s go inside, for the cathedral [...]

    November 16th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Abbeys & Churches, History, Orkney | Leave a comment

    HMS Royal Oak Hologram on display at the Orkney Museum in Kirkwall

    Hi Mairiuna!

    Remember when in Kirkwall, we visited the Orkney Museum, just opposite St-Magnus Cathedral?

    I’ve learned since that the museum is housed in one of Scotland’s finest vernacular town house: the Tankerness House, built in 1574.

     

    Tankerness House – Orkney Museum (c) Scotiana 2012

    Be it said that the entrance from the [...]

    October 23rd, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: History, Museums | Leave a comment
     
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