Darren our tall tour guide complained that the bed in the hotel was three feet too short and when he woke up, he thought he was in a coffin. We stopped at one of the most photographed castles in Scotland, the 13th century Eileen Donan castle. We visited the
Commando Memorial and there is a remembrance section that includes plaques for
soldiers lost in current conflicts.
And of course Ben Nevis, Scotland's highest peak.
We had lunch at Fort William and our tour guide wondered why there were
so many police around, and perhaps some important dignitary was around. As it
turned out, there had been a murder outside of a hotel and we could see that
they had taped the place off. Our tour guide Martin told us he knew the coach
company that has their guests stay there and wondered where they would be
staying in future.
At Glencoe there was a massacre of the McDonald Clan by the Clan
Campbell under orders of King William. It is ruggedly beautiful.
We stopped at Loch Lomond for a photo opportunity until reaching
Glasgow, the home of Grandma Betty’s mother.
In search of tea we went into
Glasgow’s Central Railway station and saw a nicely restored station that
retained some of the original furnishings and a monument to the railwaymen who
lost their lives in WW1, that had been opened by Michael Portillo of Great Railway
Journey fame. We don’t stay in Glasgow, maybe there isn’t that much to see.
Crime can be a problem here, apparently you can get cocaine delivered quicker
than a takeaway pizza. It certainly makes the selection of toppings more
interesting, or ordering a 1.25L Coke.
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