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19 July 2014
Today we drove to Norwich to attend the wedding of my nephew Paul to his lovely bride Stevee. After the ceremony, we had a BBQ dinner. After that, there was time for us to mingle in the yard of the hotel where there was a pond with geese and swans. I saw the staff prepare […]
18 July 2014
We had today spare, so we took a road trip for half a day. Poh Hui and Hilda joined us. Along the way, we couldn’t help noticing the number of dead birds on the road and road side (and later in parks as well). Road kill? First stop was Castle Rising Castle where we were […]
17 July 2014
Above: Nice upgraded car, considering we booked a Ford Focus. Immigration at Heathrow was superfast for a 0550 arrival. The Premier Lane invitation for Business Class passengers was quite unnecessary. I was at the kerbside by 0620. Kim picked me up at the departures level (illegally) as there wasn’t really a pickup area unless one […]
11 September 2013
Above: Looking up at Edinburgh Caste from old town. We found out that there’s a free walking tour of the old town which leaves at 1100 each morning. This kind of free walking tour operates in various European cities, and a tip is kinda expected but not obligatory. The weather was a bit drizzly and […]
10 September 2013
Edinburgh’s most obvious attraction is its castle located on the hilltop towering over the city. We paid our visit there in the morning. They run a free but short guided tour which gave a brief insight into the history. Otherwise it would be like any other castle with its collection of furniture, portraits, ceramics, swords […]
9 September 2013
It was an easy one hour drive to Scotland’s capital and second largest city. We dropped our bags off at the Tune Hotel, expecting to have to pay for the brief storage and sure enough, it cost us GBP2 per piece. We returned the car to the airport and bused back into town for lunch […]
8 September 2013
Above: Glasgow “Cathedral” from the necropolis. We had most of the day to fill or kill today. We started with a drive into downtown Glasgow which was easy being a Sunday; parking was easy too. We popped into the Cathedral and the necropolis behind. Interestingly, the Cathedral isn’t technically one at all. It is an […]
7 September 2013
Above: Stirling Castle from a distance. The original plan was to have a short drive from Fort William into Glasgow and take in some of the sights of the big city. However, Kim had relatives that he wanted to look up in Kirkmichael, near Blairgowie even though he had trouble contacting them directly. We did […]
6 September 2013
We left the hostel on Skye and drove towards Fort William. It is only about 2 hour away but because of our plan for tomorrow, we took in some sights further afield at Oban before returning to Fort William for the night. We feel that we’ve had a good dose of the Scottish Highlands and […]
5 September 2013
The weather cleared and we had blue sky for most of the day with patches of rain. The down side is that Scotland’s infamous midgies were out in full force first thing in the morning, giving us a taste of their power to annoy. We drove Dunvegan Castle about an hour away. While the scenery […]