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Linlithgow Palace and Becky's history
... another word -- smashing? stunning? awesome -- used that all ready -- peachy?) stain glass windows and a really nice pipe organ.
Now to the Palace. This is the palace where James V and Mary, Queen of Scots were born. This palace is now a ruins (although they figure it's worth 10 pounds or so to see it, although we did have our pass so, we got in without paying -- again).
From there we went and had lunch at a pub. ...
Back Home!
... ve made so many new friends, seen so many sights, and learned about many different cultures. People have asked us what we've enjoyed most, and that's a really difficult question to answer. Just about every day has brought new experiences - the list of highlights would be almost as long as the blog! If we had to pick a favourite from all the places we've been, it would have to be the South Island of New Zealand, which we thoroughly enjoyed. Chile would be a close second. ...
Castles, Haggis and Rugby, aye
... old. Every day for the rest of his life Bobby used to go into the cemetery and sit on his master’s grave. There is now a memorial tombstone for Bobby in the graveyard, though he couldn’t actually be buried inside as it is consecrated ground and he never proclaimed to be a Christian (silly dog). We also went past the Elephant House Café, where JK Rowling wrote the earlier Harry Potter books. This overlooks the graveyard as well as George Floriet’s school, the ...
Yummmm. Haggis
... drive to Edinburgh was spectacular. It was just like being in a story book. I was just in awe and just wished that I was lucky enought to see that sort of view every day of my life. I wonder if they realise how lucky they are?
Then we headed off for Edinburgh. What a marvellous city!! Huge city with magnificent buildings, so old and so much history. Lots of people around, and a real buzz going on. We wandered around for quite a ...
SCOTLAND ODYSSEY : DENOUEMENT
... Back in SA with a whole day to kill at OR Thambo until my flight this eveing.
I am not yet in a space where I can properly reflect on the experiences of the past three weeks or 19 days to be exact, especially feeling as fatigued as I am at the moment. So, it will have to wait.
27 April 2010 : I’ve just finished typing-up my journal and I never did get down to seriously analysing and coming up with final conclusions on my experience.
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