July 2009 Trip to Scotland
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Friday, July 17, 2009
Day in Edinburg with view of Castle, churches, cemeteries and underground
vaults.
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
Leaving Edinburgh and through the Highlands, stopping to take in the dramatic
atmosphere of Glencoe, where the Massacre of Clan Donald took place. View local
hairy coo (cow). Stops at William Wallace (Braveheart) and cemetery of Rob Roy.
Night in Lewiston
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 Rob Roy grave |
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
Today we wind our way along the North East Coast, taking in Dunrobin Castle, home of the Duke of Sutherland. Visit Smoo Cave. Then ferry through the Scapa Flow to St Margaret's Hope where we'll stay for the next two nights in Orkney Islands.
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Monday, July 20, 2009
Visit Italian Chapel (built by Italian prisoners of war during WW II) and town of Kirkwall. Then Skara Brea (archeological site over 5000 years old), Ring of Brogar,
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Tomb of the Eagles, Go back to mainland, stay in Carbisdale Castle Hostel
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Holy spring, Loch Ness, Culloden battlefield, beautiful walk on the Hermitage
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