Showing posts with label Dream Vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dream Vacation. Show all posts

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Dream Vacation First Five Days

Itinerary for Our Scottish Vacation
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Day 1
Fly into Glasgow International Airport Photobucket and rent a car
Tour Glasgow University and MuseumsPhotobucket Kelvingrove Museum and then, PhotobucketSaint Mungo’s. Then drive down the River Clyde over to Greenock to see the site of the filming of Dear Frankie.
Accommodations Argyll Guest HousePhotobucket
Day 2
Drive south to Ayr to visit Burns National Heritage Park, Photobucket
Culzean Castle & Country Park, Photobucket and my ancestral home Blair House, which is a registered inn upon availability. Photobucket
Drive on to Lindsay Guest House outside of Edinburgh. I am a Lindsay, so this lodging caught my eye!
Day 3
The bus for Edinburgh will pick us up as we travel to the Royal Mile to shop Photobucket and visit Edinburgh Castle,Photobucket.
Day 4 Edinburgh- take a picnic lunch to Roslin Glen, Roslin Glen is particularly scenic and steeped in history. Leave the Roslin Country Park car park and spend a few minutes walking around the walls of Rosslyn Castle, which dates from 1304. Proceed north along the river valley where it is worth taking a small detour to visit the world famous Rosslyn Chapel which featured in the Da Vinci Code Film. Built in the 15th century, it is famous for its incredibly ornate and beautiful stonework. Photobucket. There are many mysteries pertaining to the Knights Templar connected to this chapel. Fascinating place! Drive on to Stirling, to Stirling Castle where the rests the Stone of Scone, the stone upon which the royalty of Britain have been crowned. The Kings of Scotland resided in Stirling. Photobucket Photobucket
Accommodations- Stirling Highland Hotel- Photobucket
Day 5 Leave Stirling and go to Perthshire. This is the crux of my stay in Scotland. Tour Dunkeld Photobucket and the River Tay District. Photobucket This is home to my dear songster, Dougie Maclean. I would definitely go to his pub outside Dunkeld for a concert.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Dream Vacation

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Yippee! I get to go on a "dream vacation"! Well, actually I'm joining the gang over at Mommy Holly's . I'm really psyched to get on this band wagon, because, I really need some time away, and I love nothing better than planning a vacation!

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