Tuesday Travels. . .More of Shetland

We were in Shetland for nine days and we enjoyed every minute of it.  We were staying in an apartment called Fort Charlotte Apartments.  It was ideal for our purposes.  It was right in the centre of town next to the Fort, hence its name. Our apartment  can be seen to the right of the…

Leurbost, Lewis. . . . Tuesday travels

This is the view from our dining table in the little cottage we rented for eight days on Lewis.The cottage was a delight although when we first arrived we we rather skeptical about what it would be like inside as the area around the house looked rather neglected.We were provided with an amount of electricity…

North Uist. . .Tuesday Travels

When you visit the Outer Hebrides you must make reference to the Outer Hebrides website.  It gives you all the information you could possibly want.  We know we must return to the Hebrides in order to visit many of the attractions we didn’t have time to visit on this trip. This tranquil setting is at…

Tuesday travels . . . .Bath, England

Although I have been to England a few times now I have never been to Bath.  My younger daughter had been before but it was included on our trip as her partner, like me,  hadn’t been there either.  I am so glad it was on our itinerary.  What a wonderful place and a must visit…

Yummy Yorkshire

The first supermarket we went into in Yorkshire provided many surprises but the most amazing one was this one. What more can be done to milk.  I prefer to have my milk in its natural form. Yorkshire certainly provided us with many excellent food experiences.  The best one I would have to say was the…

Tuesday travels . . . .Dunfermline Abbey

We had great difficulty in finding our way into Dunfermline because of the road building involved with the new bridge across the Forth but once we got there the Abbey was easy to find. The abbey is known for its history but probably most noted as the resting place of Robert the Bruce, minus his…