Medieval Chess Set – Isle of Lewis
This is a very cool Medieval chess set found on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. On display in the British museum in London.
Read Moreby Sunny Amy | May 2, 2023 | England, Our Grand Tour, Scotland, United Kingdom | 0 |
This is a very cool Medieval chess set found on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. On display in the British museum in London.
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Tiny, tiny rooms, but a real bed, sink and even an ensuite toilet and shower!
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Photos from Inverness
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Cutest little souvenir from Culloden Visitor’s Center
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“On 16 April 1746, the final Jacobite Rising came to a brutal head in one of the most harrowing battles in British history.”
This was the last hand-to-hand battle on British soil.
The clan stones and memorials were very moving, and it’s a beautiful place.
Read Moreby Sunny Amy | May 1, 2023 | History Tidbits, Our Grand Tour, Scotland, United Kingdom | 0 |
There are a lot of swords, guns, bullets, letters, books and more on display. There was even Charlie’s death mask. The right walls tell the story from the Jacobites point of view, while the left tells the government’s.
I hadn’t really thought of it as a civil war before, but that’s really what it was. Our guide mentioned that more Scots were fighting on the government side than on Bonnie Prince Charlie’s.
Read Moreby Sunny Amy | Apr 30, 2023 | Our Grand Tour, Scotland, United Kingdom | 0 |
This one made us a little nervous. The doors are super sketch and the stairs inside even more so. Thankfully, the actual apartment is tiny, but clean, cozy, and adorable. We’re also about 3 minutes from the main town square, and across the street from a Tesco grocery.
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There are these painted Highland cows all over Inverness (known as coos in the local dialect), we tried to get pics with as many as we found.
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The only Loch Ness monster we spotted was a swan. Urquhart Castle was very neat! Although in ruins, that just made it more picturesque.
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Inverness is a cute little town up in the Highlands near Loch Ness. I wanted to come see it...
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Feel free to skip this post if you don’t want to nerd out with me over Outlander references....
Read Moreby Sunny Amy | Apr 30, 2023 | Our Grand Tour, Scotland, United Kingdom | 0 |
In the last few days, this girl has gone to a new continent for the first time, ridden on a train for the first time, and is now super excited to ride on a bus for the first time (we’re on the way to Loch Ness to look for Nessie).
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