Academy Aviemore
Aviemore Highland Resort, Invernesshire Aviemore, Badenoch and Strathspey, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, PH22 1PN, United Kingdom
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Jo's guiding skills leave a little to be desired!
... ski town in the Cairngorms National Park which is very similar to Australian skiing - ie. not fabulous).
Stopped for lunch at Pitlochry back at our new favourite hang out Hetties. We had high tea on cake stands again then went for a walk down to the river.
Pitlochry turned it on for the Walsh's who both agreed it was pretty much the most gorgeous town ever!
Back in the car and headed to St Andrews
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33. Haggis and Hootanannys
... the entire way, and if we weren't happy with that then we should have gone to Italy instead.
As we crossed over from Edinburgh to Fife, we managed to catch a glimpse of the famous Forth Road suspension bridge before the clouds closed in. Along the road, we engaged in a bit of bus speed dating and met the other passengers who hailed from Australia (of course), NZ, America, Canada, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Our ...
Glen Tilt
... to offer than what is visible from the train platform. There is one inn with a restaurant and bar left unstaffed, a staffed pub around the back of the inn, a convenience store around the corner, a working mill (only open April-October), and a post office. The castle is a bit outside of town (the town being those four buildings and outside being a few steps beyond them) and where our walk began.
After grabbing ...
Techno bagpipes
... is a beautiful and touching cemetery as well as a battlefield, so I couldn't help feeling guilty at thinking it looked like a golf course. It is set up with flags marking out the battle lines, but they just look like flags marking holes on a green, with the manicured grass, winding paths and clubhouse-looking visitor centre adding to the effect. But the next place we visit is an even more important place in the ever inventive and creative folklore of the ...
Arriving in Scotland - Inverness & Loch Ness
The train stopped for a while at Waverley station, which woke us up, at 5:30 in the morning. We went to the dining car to have a morning coffee, and for Mari to write the blog. We were supposed to arrive in Inverness at 8:15am, just after sunrise (7:56).
As we were sipping our coffee, we took a few photos. A fellow traveler at a table nearby started making light conversation, and asked us how long we were in ...



