Stirling Castle. When I traveled to Scotland with my mom and aunt at the beginning of June, one of the day trips on our list was traveling to Stirling Castle. I've written a little about that day trip in this post. Stirling Castle is maintained by Historic Environment Scotland, which preserves historic properties across [...]
Telephone Boxes (or Booths, as I call them). I am a lover of things reminiscent of the past. Especially when it comes to telephones. When I was young, I dreamed of owning a Victorian style phone. Later in life, I perused thrift stores because I want to find an old rotary dial phone for Miss [...]
What Are You Having? Sign. Edinburgh. Scotland Iphone 7 plus. Let your light shine! Amy wpc: cheeky
Royal Yacht Britannia. A few weeks ago I shared photos of some of the doors to be found on the Royal Yacht Britannia. If you missed that post on the Britannia, you can find it here. I found the views from the yacht to be beautiful. The yacht itself with its wood accents and attention [...]
Royal Yacht Britannia. When I shared some photographs from my time at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh in this post, I also mentioned that we had purchased the 48-hour Royal Edinburgh ticket for the hop-on hop-off bus tours. We went that route because it included fast-track admission into Edinburgh Castle, The Palace Of Holyroodhouse, and The [...]
Prisons of War. One of the exhibitions at Edinburgh Castle is the prisons of war exhibition. It's located within Dury's Battery, which is at the top of the hill past the Royal Scots Museum. The re-creation shows what life was like for the prisoners of war. Prison Doors. Of course, I found the prison doors [...]
Scotland. It's Halloween, so of course, my travel tale had to come from a graveyard! Originally the question was... which one? I visited quite a few graveyards while in Scotland. I've already shared about visiting the Necropolis in Glasgow. As luck would have it, while I was hunting some information on Flodden Wall for last [...]
Flodden Wall. Edinburgh. Scotland. Sony Alpha 7 II | Sony FE 3.5-5.6/28-70 mm OSS | ISO 400 | 40 mm | f/5 Let your light shine! Amy wpc: rounded
Room With A View Nelson Monument. Edinburgh. Scotland Sony Alpha 7 II | Sony FE 3.5-5.6/28-70 mm OSS | ISO 100 | 28 mm | f/9 Let your light shine! Amy wpc: windows
Going Back To My Roots. An Ancestral Journey to Airdrie, Scotland. Today is my mama's birthday!! The one who nurtured me in her womb. And the one who labored to bring me into this world. The one who cradled me in her arms. She is the one who whispered words of strength into my [...]
