English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Highlands of Scotland

English Cotswolds, Lake District, &

Scotland

Medieval Chester – our first destination

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Medieval Chester hairstyle, complete

with defensive turrets



Badby English Countryside Walk

Cotswold charm in Bourton-on-the-Water


The yellow stone and thatched roofs of the Cotswolds…


…and colorful gardens!


A spot of tea – creamed tea!


Tour guide stress occasionally leads to

“interesting” behavior


The joy of the Windermere Lakeside Stroll


Boat ride across Lake Windermere for the

Beatrix & Bowness Walk


Welcoming committee in Hilltop – home of Beatrix Potter


Continuing the walk


Lakes District scenes – Beatrix & Bowness Walk


Lake Grasmere Walk – Lake District


Great use for old walking shoes!


Our English driver – laughing as we start to

walk in the rain


Highlands of Scotland - Aviemore


The heather on the hills – Aviemore Highlands

Walk


Scenes from the Aviemore Highlands Walk


Finishing the walk in style with a Magnum Bar


Waterfront of Oban as we leave for the Hebrides Islands


The shores of tiny Iona, the island where Christianity was introduced from Ireland


Iona’s monastery – parts of which are over

1000 years old


Scottish Highland cow – the face only a mother could love


An especially helpful road sign!


John getting psyched up for the assault on Edinburgh tomorrow


Settling in for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo


Marqee event of the festival – the incomparable Edinburgh Military Tattoo


Union Jack – combination of Scottish and English flags


Edinburgh Castle on the Edinburgh City Walk


Piper along the walk in Edinburgh


Edinburgh Arts Festival in full swing


What to do when you discover your

college degree lacks marketability


Sharing memories before we say “farewell”


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