Last week I showed you the photos from the first part of my bank holiday weekend up north, so here’s the second part I promised, which were all taken on the journey home. I had fun just stopping randomly wherever I saw something I fancied taking a photo of, since I had nothing I particularly had to get home for, so this is what came out between Forres and Aviemore, after which I hit the A9 and didn’t stop again until I was home.
Sarah kept promising me afternoon tea at Brodie Castle, but we never got there, so I just took myself there first on the way home! It’s not entirely what I think of when I think ‘castle’, more like a rather big house, but it’s not a bad wee pad really:
And it has some quite nice flowers in the garden – this photo is about 3 x actual size!
Next stop was Dallas Dhu distillery (someone demanded a distillery on the ‘what shall I take photos of’ list) Shame I don’t actually like whisky…
This was on the road to Grantown on Spey, note the snow covered mountains in the distance. It snowed on me as I drove up through them on the Friday!
And a bit closer look at those mountains south of Grantown. With the sheep in the foreground I almost think it looks like an Alpine scene rather than the Cairngorms:
Next I stopped at the train station at Boat Of Garten, where I found this chap outside:
And finally a steam train came in:
Shame it was going backwards!
And then I made like the littlest piggy and went wee wee wee all the way home. That was probably all the coke though ;o)
Brilliant pics K! Jxo
Brilliant pics K! Jxo
Beautiful photos, and it looks like a nice trip.
I wouldn't mind living in that castle either, although keeping it clean would be a challenge 🙂
Lovely! Fun to see your travels…
Nice country cottage in that first picture. It looks very castle like to an Aussie, because we simply don't have anything like that here !
Love the countryside of Scotland. I really want to get over there one day and see it for myself ….
Looks fab! Other than the hill that Windsor castle is on its all depressingly flat around here, I love to see the mountains!
Hahaha….I'm watching Monarch of the Glen right now…..That's a castle!!!:)
great pictures
you got some really gorgeous pics there!
Thanks for sharing your gorgeous photos!