Tuesday travels. . . Vindolanda and Hadrian’s Wall, U.K.

Our younger daughter and son had told us about their visit to Vindolanda and we were very keen to see if it was as great as they said it was. The first part we visited was the excavation site. It is here where you can participate in the ongoing excavation of the site.  The day we…

Tuesday travels. . . National Railway Museum York

We had visited York on our first trip to the UK in 2003 but we didn’t visit the National Railway Museum so we were insistent that we visit on our trip in 2012.  We were lucky because my brother and sister-in-law were staying in a house swap in Yorkshire and we spent several days with…

Tuesday travels . . . . .Glenfiddich

The weather was definitely not sunny when we visited the Glenfiddich Distillery. Raincoats were required all round. The weather didn’t bother us as we were inside for most of the time. There was certainly plenty to see and keep us interested and of course at the end of the tour there was the opportunity for…

Tuesday travels. . . . Crail and Anstruther

Crail is a picturesque fishing village in the East Neuk of Fife, part of the Kingdom of Fife and where my parents lived for a few years. “Charming cobbled streets tumble down to the miniature harbour, which is sheltered by cliffs and surrounded by fishing cottages. Crail is a typically tourist-friendly village and gets particularly…