We had the left half!
As we headed off, we only had Glencoe as a stopping point and then travelling back via Perth. It was a bit of a funny day, with the sprinkles (drizzle) coming in and out.
As we weren't sure how long it would take to get to Edinburgh, we didn't go into Glencoe village where there is a folk museum, we will have to do that next time. We did go to the Visitor Centre, which was very interesting. It was really about the natural environment and people's place in it, with a little about the Glencoe Massacre. There was an excellent short film with a woman called Fiona Watson about the historical background to the rebellion which was the easiest explanation about the history of the highlands we have seen. In the shop they had a book called the History of Scotland by Fiona Watson, so I'm bringing a copy home with me. What I've read so far is excellent.
We had morning tea here and then went outside where there are a couple of walks and a viewing platform of the Glencoe Valley, it is very beautiful and with the changing clouds and sprinkles changed before our eyes.
My first panorama shot! Don't know why I hadn't used it before!
There were lots of cars on the road, going both ways.
Our next stop was down the road where there were a couple of waterfalls close to the road, and some what I thnk is heather... Very pretty...
We didn't know where to stop for lunch... Yes this trip has been revolving around food... We thought of stopping at the Green Welly which is a petrol station, cafe and shop, we did stop for petrol but there were so many people in the cafe, we decided to keep going.
We ended up at a funny little pub which felt like it was out of the movie Deliverance! It was actually very nice and we wished we had ordered something more substantial but it wasn't clear we could!!!!
We got back on the road and headed towards Perth and the more gentle scenery.
We stopped for afternoon tea near a loch and I had a very nice ginger slice, the ginger icing was 7 mm thick!
Back on the road and we made it to Edinburgh about 5.30, very earlier compared to most nights being about 7pm! Travelling into Edinburgh we had to go over a bridge, there was a railway bridge next door, when I looked at the photo late, I got a man walking his dog as well! There are lots of dogs in the UK and they end up everywhere... Lots of them are white terriers, they are very cute!
We thought we were going very down market, however the Premier Inn at Edinburgh Park was very nice and we had a large room, so what more can you ask for? It is next to the Edinburgh Park railway station which is just over 10 mins to the centre of Edinburgh, so very convenient. It only cost £3 return each.
The only down side is we are both very tired!
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