Leslie Castle
Sara’s family tree includes the Leslie clan and she learned that the homeland of the clan was located in Aberdeenshire in the town of Leslie.
Category: Travel
Aberdeenshire
Looking for castles and ancient sites.
Aberdeen
We went to Aberdeen to visit Kate and Scott.
Edinbrugh
I’ve been somewhat absent-minded about bringing my camera along on outings. Sara has some pictures from Brad & Billie’s visit and from Edinburgh castle. Maybe I’ll get some of those posted here. Meanwhile, here are some of my pictures from Scotland. The room we stayed in was in this building. …
Shaman’s Paintings at the Eden Project
In 2002, two Peruvian shamans visited the Eden project and while they were there they made these paintings on the wall of the tropical biome.
The Eden Project
On Wednesday we took the train to St. Austell to see the Eden project. It has the largest tropical greenhouse in the world, and a separate Mediterranean greenhouse, plus lots of displays and gardens. It was built on the site of an old clay mining operation. The clay was used …
Tintagel, King Arthur Country
The legends say that Tintagel is where Ygraine, Duchess of Cornwall, gave birth to Arthur. Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote about it in his history of Britain in about 1100. People of Cornwall are skeptical of that, but it created a good tourist business. In about 1250 a nobleman built a …
Doc Martin’s Surgery
We have been watching old Doc Martin episodes so it was fun to go to Port Isaac, the town where they film the series. To the left is the old school were lots of scenes are shot. That’s Tintagel in the distance, about 12 miles away. That’s our next …
Lanhydrock Manor
Dartmoor