September Scotland Tour - Day 5 - Ballater to Edinburgh

11:00 am. Leaving Ballater and driving through the Cairngorms. We're on our way back to the city. Will be dropping Cid off in Glasgow before I'm heading back to Edinburgh.

The last two landscape pictures from our Scotland tour.

In the Cairngorms, Highlands, Scotland.

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Scotland Tour Day 8 - Loch Lomond to Edinburgh

9.45 am.  Just had a delicious full Scottish Breakfast. My first cooked breakfast on the whole tour. I will need it. It's going to be a long day and a late night. Going from Culag Lochside Guest House, Luss on Loch Lomond to Balloch, Stirling and from there to Edinburgh. In Edinburgh I'll visit the Beltane Fire Festival on Carlton Hill.

View of Loch Lomond and the seaplane from my room at Culag Guest House

Just when I wanted to go for breakfast, I've seen the Loch Lomond seaplane landing right outside the B&B.

Of course I grabbed my camera and rushed downstairs to take some pictures. They've refuelled and the engineer did a bit of posting for me too! We've started chatting. Dave, the pilot said "Come on, hop on, we're going down Cameron House, get someone to pick you up from there". Stupidly I didn't ask how far that was. I just declined, saying I'm not really into flying. Regretted it as soon as they took off. What an "adventure" that would have been... and the shots I could have taken. When I checked on the map I've seen that Cameron House Hotel is only a few miles down the lake. Couldn't have easily taken a taxi back to the B&B.

Loch Lomond Seaplane at Culag Guest House, Luss, Loch Lomond.

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Scotland Tour Day 1 - Edinburgh

After weeks of planning this trip I've finally arrived in Edinburgh. Took the Coach from Bournemouth to London Victoria, the Tube from Victoria Station to Kings Cross and from there the train to Edinburgh.

It wasn't my first time in Edinburgh. I've been there in 2005 and fell in love with it... so I couldn't wait to see it again, even if it was just for a day.

4:30pm - Edinburgh greeted me with rain but I didn't mind so much as long as I could walk and stretch my legs after 5 hours on the train. Getting to the hostel wasn't as straight forward as I thought as I had to pull my 30 kg suitcase up steep Market Street and North Bank Street. (a day later I've noticed that the wheels on my suitcase were stuck and didn't turn anymore... that's why it felt like pulling 100 kg up the hill).

By time I got to the hostel (Budget Backpackers) the rain had stopped and the sun came out. After checking in I had to go explore and take some photos straight away.

The streets were full of people, bearing in mind it was a Saturday on a Easter Weekend. Here are some street scenes and people shots taken in the Old Town.

Girls on a night out. Edinburgh Victoria Street.



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