Abbeys. When I traveled to Scotland, one of the things that I was hoping to see was the ruins of an Abbey. I was a little disappointed that our timeline was not going to leave room to head south of Edinburgh to see the "Four Border Abbeys" [Kelso Abbey, Melrose Abbey, Dryburgh Abbey, and Jedburgh [...]
Travel. One thing that I've noticed about traveling to new places is that around every corner there are exciting things...unfamiliar and yet, exhilarating. Street Corners of Amsterdam. So today, I thought we'd take a stroll around the street corners of Amsterdam. Amsterdam was the first place that my feet trod on foreign soil (outside [...]
The Necropolis. Sandwiched between my exterior tour of Glasgow Cathedral and walking along viewing the Murals of Glasgow, I took a brief walk through the Necropolis of Glasgow. Hauntings. I don't typically visit cemeteries because my mother always used to say she wasn't sure if a ghost might follow us home. She was only half [...]
Tour of the Cloisters. The University of Glasgow. As promised in yesterday's post, where we toured the exterior of the Gilbert Scott Building at the University of Glasgow, today we enter through the doors to see what was found on the other side. I had a hard time narrowing down the photos as this was [...]
The University of Glasgow. During my trip to Scotland, I knew that our time in Glasgow would be limited. In what little research I did, I knew that if it were at all possible, I wanted to see the University of Glasgow. Kelvingrove. After my mother and I visited the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and [...]
Glasgow Cathedral Glasgow Cathedral is also called the High Kirk of Glasgow, St. Kentigern's or St. Mungo's Cathedral. The name St. Mungo may sound familiar if you read my post on the Murals of Glasgow where I shared my favorite mural of a modern day St. Mungo. History. Around 550 A.D., St. Mungo, founded a [...]
Glasgow, Scotland Oh, how I love thee. Original Travel Plans. When I traveled to Scotland with my mother and aunt at the end of May, we broke up the trip into 3 stays... 2 nights in Edinburgh (since that's where the plane was landing), 2 nights in Glasgow, and then 3 nights in Edinburgh (since [...]
How Focus Makes A Photo. Lest my title give the false impression that I'm an expert when it comes to photography, let's be sure to clear the air. I am an amateur photographer at best. And if there are levels of amateur, then I am near the bottom. HOWEVER... I do love photography. And [...]
Doors of Edinburgh. It's been a while since I've participated in a Thursday Doors post. Don't know what Thursday Doors is? It's a place where door lovers of the world come together to share photos of, what else.... doors. It's hosted by Norm 2.0 and you can check out other doors here. After checking out Norm's [...]
Edinburgh. I am still sorting through photos from my trip to Scotland, but I'm so excited to share some of the sights that I thought I'd just start at the beginning. We landed in Edinburgh around 10:00 in the morning. After getting my newest passport stamp, I collected my luggage. Getting to the City [...]
