Kelso Abbey

Trip Start Jan 06, 2009
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Trip End Jun 01, 2009


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Tuesday, May 5, 2009







  1. One of the border abbeys in Scotland. The others include
    Jedburgh, Melrose, and Dryburgh. I sadly did not have time to visit them
    all, but I am glad that I got to visit at least one. These abbeys are all
    in ruins now, since they were ransacked by King Henry VIII during the
    Reformation Kelso
    Kelso
         . Melrose is famous for being the place where Robert the
    Bruce's heart is buried, and Jedburgh is famous for its association with
    Mary, Queen of Scots. It was a cold, dreich day as the Scots would say,
    but the abbey was quite lovely and the town of Kelso is a really cute
    small town. I walked along the river and had lunch before visiting the
    abbey and then heading back to Edinburgh. Kelso, is really out in the middle of nowhere, and can only be reached by bus, but at least it could be reached by public transportation...thank you Great Britain :) .
    But the countryside was so lovely, I could not complain. The Borders
    landscape is quite different from the Highlands. It is still mountainous,
    but it seemed more homey? I don't know if that's the right word or
    not…okay so I know this is not a great comparison but the Highlands are
    like the Rockies and the Borders are like the Appalachian
    mountains…maybe  that's why I
    thought they were homey, because they reminded me of the North Carolina
    landscape…but it was still distinctly, beautifully Scottish...






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