28th September
Brace yourself for the scenery photos...
We packed up our car and our suitcases, only slightly fuller this morning compared to when we picked it up from the airport! Locked up the door behind us to our little apartment in Nairn.
We took the A939, the Highland Tourist Route, through the Cairngorms National Park visiting little towns such as Grantown-on-Spey, Tomintoul, ending in Braemar. Here are the scenery photos....
I told you to brace yourself. Needless to say it was gorgeous!
We tried to visit Lizzie at Balmoral Castle, hoping she had the kettle on, but it turns out Mum forgot to send the email to let her know we were coming!
In Braemar we visited the charity shops and the local castle; Braemar Castle. The L-shaped tower Castle was built in 1628 in a commanding position overlooking the River Dee, primarily as a hunting lodge. The lands around the castle were owned by the Earls of Mar, hence the name Braemar, which translates as the ‘hills of Mar.’ Braemar Castle is the only Community run castle in Scotland.
Continuing on the A939 and the A39, we passed through many more little towns, visiting many more charity shops, and Scone Castle, before making it to the city of Perth.
Visiting Perth in Scotland was very confusing despite the fact that Perth, Scotland was founded wayyyy before Perth, Western Australia. However whenever anyone asked us where we were from, in that split second between saying 'Perth' and 'Western Australia' the look on their face was as if we were the stupidest people alive. We walked along the shore line and through the sculpture park before heading out on the M9 to Edinburgh.
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| Perth |
Dodging parked cars and buses through the centre of Edinburgh we found the next little apartment which was our home for the next three nights. Once we unpacked the car, we headed out for a stroll along the nearest main street.
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| Queensferry Crossing coming into Edinburgh |
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| Edinburgh |
That first pic of the clouds looks like the hand of God reaching out to you. xxx.
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