Posted by bob wallace on Sunday, February 5, 2012,
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Forming part of a wider complex this new museum now embraces the old transport museum as well which we visited on our tours in 2009. As usual for me I thought the old place ! was pretty outstanding and very accessible but i bet this is just fab. There were so mnay section, old cars, engines etc and ships and it was that section that fascinated me, dad being a Navy man. One pic here from the old museum. we look forward to seeing the new one in the future bob
Posted by bob wallace on Tuesday, November 29, 2011,
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Scotland
Caledonian Canal- Telfords Marvel on PhotoPeach
The Caledonian Canal. There was never a huge amount of boat traffic through the canal when I was young. You could wait for hours to see the locks being opened and usually it was a number of small boats what went through at once, but it was fun to watch. The huge gates were opened by a series of levers in some locks all by hand until diesel generators made the change to a more mechanical operation. Lock-keepers were employed there to do this j... Continue reading ...
Posted by bob wallace on Wednesday, September 7, 2011,
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Scotland
You have heard me often enough-Edinburgh is a must on tour and the Castle, Scotland’s number one tourist attraction, welcomed 205,832 visitors in August this year, making it the highest number of paying visitors to the Castle in a month since records began. This is an eight per cent increase in comparison with August 2010. This is a good sign that the tourist siude is picking up.
Fiona Hyslop, Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs said: “Edinburgh Castle is a ...
Posted by bob wallace on Friday, September 2, 2011,
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You know I do miss the Highlands, the feeling of open space and standing on those mist-shrouded mountains looking down on some the most beautiful lochs in the world, just breath-taking.
But these same areas have seen the hardest of winters, also some of the bloodiest battles ever fought. I have stood on these hills, many of them” Munroe’s” (hills and mountains over 3000`), and wondered what our ancestors must have been doing. I never stood on the edge of a cliff though for I have fear ...
Posted by bob wallace on Tuesday, August 30, 2011,
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Yes I am glad to say I been there, played in it, in many ways, Edinburgh that is. After my home town of Inverness, Edinburgh is the best city in the World, period.
Just nothing can compare for me the thrill of being in Edinburgh, although I have been in New Zealand 11 years, every time I go home, I often head to Edinburgh first to swallow up the atmosphere.
What better way then is to come with me, yes me, on one of our tours to Scotland, explore the rough country, my part of the World,...
Posted by bob wallace on Tuesday, August 30, 2011,
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Scotland
We will soon be celebrating St Andrews day, the 30thof November, a dateless known than St Patrick’s day which has become something of a world icon.
But St Andrews day is growing in prominence every year but have you wondered why he is the patron Saint of Scotland at all??
He is the patron Saint of 3 very diverse nations, Scotland, Greece and Russia. And while the reason for this choice in the other 2 cases in fairly clear, they are the parts of the world where Andrew carried out all ...
Posted by bob wallace on Saturday, August 20, 2011,
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Scotland
Made now into a film, this is story which has touched most Scottish hearts. The removal of the stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey was front page news within hours of the event occurring on Christmas morning 1950. I was not even born then but have been fascinated by these legendary thieves since many years. Scotland Yard began a frantic search for the stone, to me even the name Scotland Yard conjured up all these Scottish ! policemen involved in a search for something they must have thought... Continue reading ...
Posted by bob wallace on Monday, July 25, 2011,
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Scotland
Fort George rings in my ears. no wonder I am from Inverness and I rememebr being very young the first time dad took me there, and the fascination with this monster that the Government built to supress the Highlanders has haunted me ever since. So we have this soon- this will be on our tour intinery to have a look at on our Scotland tours.
Celebration of the Centuries returns to Fort George
Historic Scotland’s largest event of the year is returning to Fort George, the mightiest artillery ... Continue reading ...
We are starting to get hooked on blogging. There are so many stories I seem to have,strories I have picked up over many many years being around the Celtic scene. Sign up Continue reading ...
