Alas, Babylon!

When the hour's late and fires low :: Remember back to long ago :: To an ancient age forever gone :: The glory of lost Babylon!

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:: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 ::

Down thro' the glen

I'm heading back to the US of A at the end of this week (visiting friends and family and attending my friend E's beach wedding), so I thought I should try to catch up on pics from Scotland before I go.

So to continue, Scotland, Day 3: Glen Coe

Another early morning at Strome Ferry, Loch Carron

We left Strome Ferry and the Stationmaster's House for the last time to head back into the Highlands. After a brief stop in Kintail, we drove through the Great Glen towards Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles.

Kintail

Ben Nevis, most of which is not visible, as 9 days out of 10 the top is hidden by clouds

The Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge, near Ben Nevis and Fort William

Then it was on to an amazing hike in Glen Coe, site of the infamous massacre of the MacDonalds at the hands of the Campbells in 1692.

Glaciers in Glen Coe

Glen Coe

Hiking through the Hidden Glen, Glen Coe

Polka dot in Glen Coe

Waterfall in Glen Coe

Leaving Glen Coe

After a brief stop at St. Conan's Kirk on Loch Awe in Argyll, we ended up in Oban, the Gateway to the Isles, to spend the night.

The architectural mish-mash of St. Conan's Kirk, built by an amateur architect and said to include examples of every kind of ecclesiastical architecture found in Scotland

The view from McCaig's Tower in Oban, looking across to the Isle of Mull

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:: Monday, July 23, 2007 ::

High as the spirits

If I ever get a free moment, I swear I'll post more pics of Scotland (and of Cesky Raj, the Czech Paradise). But since I don't have more than a moment, I'll leave you with this:

Czech beer and a Scottish kilt - it doesn't get any better than that!

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:: Monday, July 02, 2007 ::

Brave are the hearts that beat

Sorry, been a bit busy lately and haven't been able to update with more travelogue. Hopefully I'll get to it in the next day or two. But to tide you over, I give you three different views of William Wallace. Enjoy!

The "Arthurian" William Wallace on the Wallace Monument in Stirling

The knightly Sir William "Paragon of Chivalry" Wallace at Edinburgh Castle

The "Gibsonian" William Wallace, aka "Braveheart", also at the Wallace Monument in Stirling
(notice the inscription "Freedom" on the statue's base, and the black cage behind the statue which is unfolded to lock up the statue at night for its "protection"...)

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