Royal Highland Hotel

... up as people understandably, wanted to be back on their boats.   It had been a long, rewarding day and we enjoyed it thoroughly. Our thanks to John & Fran for inviting us and to the Royal Highland Yacht Club for being such a marvellous ...

... ; day, a mere ten kilometres of hiking to get things started and ease back into things. The main differences between the West Highland Way and Annapurna Sanctuary are that Annapurna was shorter but a lot more difficult. Hills, hills and, you guessed it, ...

... decorated with depictions of swans, being the emblem of royalty at the time, with the castle itself translating to Highland of the Swans. A fascinating tour guide led us throughout the complex, experiencing the variety of specially themed rooms, such as ...

... and I only had 1 20p so she went in and I had to wander around. You may be glad to know that I found a home at the Columba Hotel (or whatever it was called) and so ended that part of my story (I can hear your sigh of relief on that!) Next we were on our ...

weir on our way south from outer hebrides...  stay inn @ Royal Highland.... ryte inn middle of inverness City.... nyce brite roomz...  nxt 2 rale way stay shun... handy 4 orl inn the City - went 2 weather spoonz last knight - woz Curry knight - ...

... in the United Kingdom to have its streets lit by electricity from a Hydro scheme. The lights would flicker and dim when the Highland Hotel switched on its toaster for the guests breakfast! Before hotels the town of Maryburgh grew up beside the Fort but ...

Edinburgh, Scotland 5:15-11:00 p.m. We are staying at the Royal Terrace hotel for 2 nights. It is in an old former mansion way up on the top of the hill. It is not close to the major attractions, so after the tour tomorrow of Edinburgh, when we are left ...

... He was then sent to Fort Edward in Windsor, Nova Scotia where he took command of the 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants), Second Battalion. After her husband was taken prisoner, Flora remained in hiding while the American Patriots ravaged ...

... . It was pretty cool. The ceilings are about 61/2 feet tall, so I had to watch my head. After that we went to the Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum, which is the military museum in Glasgow. We then walked up a huge hill to the Tenement House. It is in ...

... ;We visited the home industries in San Kamphaeng district in Chiang Mai province. The industries visited were NBK Leather Factory, Highland Bee and Pollen Farm, Gems Gallery Chiang Mai, Shinawatra Thai Silk, Ivory House Thai Birds Nest, Thai Arts ...

... then into the Holyrood Abbey in back.    Right above the palace is King Arthur's Seat which is a "wild piece of Highland landscape in the center of Edinburgh and is 823 feet high.  You can see people walking up to the top ...

... some postcards and a small stuffed Highland cattle (long horns and very hairy). By 3:50 we passed Dunbeath and arrive at the Royal Hotel (old renovated Victorian building, which means long corridors, many stairs, and tiny rooms) in Thurso at 4:30p.m. A ...

... engraved on the park’s memorial wall. We were able to lay a wreath at the Scottish memorial for the 51st Highland Division, who overpowered the Germans in this area some months after the massacre of the Newfoundlanders. ...

... ; crushed ice while I ordered a scotch, in Scotland, in a Scots bar, from a burly Scots barman ... with coke !! He was kind enough to show me what a caber feels like during the Highland Games & afterwards, the bourbon & coke went down ...

A fantastic day was had by all on Sunday, as Team Donaldson enjoyed perfect weather, incredible scenery and first class Highland hospitality in Oban. Team Donaldson was joined by MGM Broxburn's Tony Hayes, as he cycled with Neil, Val, Andy, David and Alan ...

... Center was a fascinating tour.  Our guides were historically attired Aborigines who took us through the tribal culture of highland Aborigines, showed us how to play the dijeridoo (sp?), Aboriginal songs, Aboriginal dances, and the chance to try ...

... was amazing and tough to describe with words, so I will let the pictures speak for themselves. It's located on the Royal Mile and very close to your hotel, which was nice because our feet hurt from walking so much. But we had one more item on our list so ...

... worried about that guy? Anyway, so The Gathering was amazing. At the Palace of Holyrood Park we watched some of the Highland Games. The first event was won by Lewis MacLean in the lifting of the "manhood stones." No joke, manhood ...

... burning of the Viking long-ship as well as this year's wicker and willow effigy.  Night Afore featured highlights from Highland 2007 and Scots-influnced music and dance from North america. It was a night for Monster Ceidlich as well where all ...