Royal Dunkeld

... The answer is, "very".

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... I still had West Lomond to climb, so it was all good...). It was a bit windy up there and I got a bit cold so didn't end up staying too long. To the south-west was Miller Loch, to the west obviously West Lomond hill, and to the North I could see out to ...

A surprise - wasn't expecting to see this type of detail in a non-fancy church. Looks like a farmhouse on the outside, but on the inside a very detailed painted ceiling.

I would guess that not too many people actually make it out to this site.

After a fantastic 13hour sleep we got up and ready for a full on day of adventure. First up was the local township – Dunkeld. We visited Dunkeld Cathedral which half is used for church services and the back half were in ruins and inside held headstones. Beautiful architecture throughout and we were able to walk through the church to a mini museum which went into more history on the ...

... rain and everyone raced for their cars.
DAVE -
Seeing a Highland Games was AWESOME! I especially loved the Tug-O-War. The competitors are quite serious – the winning teams obviously had lots of practice and experience, their synchronization in footwork was pretty impressive. Each T.O.W.
team represents a certain town or area and their friendly rivalry was fun to watch. Just have to wonder, how much time do they put in practicing for these events? All those ...

... attack it but it did manage to be overrun and change hands a few times in it's history.

The end of a long days drive saw me in the whiskey bar at Taycregghan Hotel, only 450 to choose from, decisions, decisions. We had a funny, brief Scottish pronunciation lesson from the lady on reception about the hotel's name. I have come to the conclusion that you can make anything sound Scottish if at some point during the speaking of the word you attempt to clear your throat.

Left Edinburgh today for a relatively short drive north to Pitlochry. Wat you've never heard of Pitlochry? Well until our last trip to the UK in 2007 neither had we but we stopped there on the way from Inverness to Edinburgh on the suggestion of the hosts at Trafford bank B&B in Inverness.

Queen Victoria visited there in the 1850's (?) and that was enough to set it on the list of must see before I die places for Victorian England and ...

... there because the original was taken by Queen Elizabeth the First to Westminster about 700 years ago.
For morning tea of course I had a scone. I also beat Danny into the centre of the maze - my thrill for the day.
Next we met up with Dorothy's daughter Amanda at the Crieff Visitors Centre where there is a glass-blowing workshop. The heat those blokes (and sheilas) have to work in is incredible. They get globs of molten glass on the end of lo-o-o-ong poles and ...

"You Hold Stirling and You Control the Country" The key to Scotish Independence was Stirling and its beautiful castle. We made the hour drive out there praying the weather will help us out and not unload on us. But in travelling you have to take those changes and enjoy whatever it gives you. Well it was really really windy so the rain would come and go all day, which in the end helped us out as it thinned the ...

This morning we drove eat to Loch Ness and stopped off at the Urquhart Castle Ruins. Because we weren't able to stay long we could only take our pictures and jump back on the bus. We then went on a Monster Hunt! Down to Loch Ness, city of sea monsters and under the highway to the water. We did a little dance similar to a rain dance and waited for Nessie to appear. Unfortunately the monster decided not to show itself today and we turned back towards the ...