Monday, August 07, 2006

Scotland

Well, it's been a while since we last posted. We had a few days rest after getting to England and Andrey (Dasha's brother) and Olessya (sister-in-law) had to work a few days before having Thursday and Friday off to enjoy a nice long weekend all together.

We had planned a day trip to Scotland... maybe to Edinburgh (home of John Knox) or to Glasgow to have a nice walk around and the chance to see another british culture. Andrey and Olessya didn't plan on a day trip... they planned on four day trip staying at a Bed and Breakfast right on the western coast of Scotland in historical Oban. WOW! What a treat!

We took around 150 pictures while we were there, but here is a choice sample.

The whole area is very 'islandy' (if you look at a map, it's easier to see) and these first two were taken while on a ferry to Mull Island from Oban.



This is just one of several castles we visited... they're all over the place!

A more broken down castle (broken down = FREE ENTRY!) on the top of a hill. Dasha is behind bars but I am not because I climbed a ROCK FACE to get up to the next window. I actually surprised myself with my agility getting up. But Dasha and I had Andrey and Olessya laughing discussing how to get me down...

There were supposed to be more but blogger didn't want to load them all immediately... oh well.
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6 comments:

Anna P said...

Hey Jamie, great pictures! When do you head back to Ukraine?

KristenAnne said...

i love the pictures :) especially the last one :) looks like fun

Dasha said...

Wow, even KRISSY visits this site?!

We had back sometime next week...

Anna P said...

If you're in London on the 17th (or could post-pone your trip until then) I'd LOVE to catch up with you guys!

Dasha said...

Where will you be in London?

adam said...

Jamie and Dasha!
Great to see your faces again!