The Elephant House. If you are a Harry Potter fan, then it's likely that you've heard about The Elephant House. Touted as "The Birthplace of Harry Potter", it is said that J.K. Rowling penned some of her works here. Edinburgh. Here's my disclaimer. Prior to planning a trip to Scotland, I'd never watched all [...]
September 12, 1977. 2:41 p.m. Naples Community Hospital, Naples, Florida, USA. That would be the moment when I would make my grand entrance into this world. Today... I am 40. This age that felt so ancient in the days of my youth. This age that feels so young now that I am standing here. Hurricane [...]
Friday. Edition 30. It's Friday! This is where I round up my faves for the week. I've been having a hard time finding the upbeat self that I like to bring to Friday. Because: Not just today... but for days. Hurricane Irma. Quite a few of you know that I am from Naples, Florida. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Travel. Language Barriers. When you travel there is bound to be some type of hilarious encounter. Quite often due to a breakdown in communication between languages. But what if that breakdown is in your native language? Well, that can make it unexpected and garner even more giggles! It's Monday, so I thought that if [...]
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 [...]
Friday. Edition 23. This week has been a strange week for me. But here we are on Friday! And I definitely have some faves to share today! Big Mr was invited to go to Myrtle Beach with a friend (luuuckyyyy) and left on Saturday. He'll finally return home sometime tomorrow. Mr. D is helping his [...]
