Scottish Scenes - Just a little of Scotland Explored so far!

Including Rail Trips in North West Scotland to the 'Highlands of Scotland', the Isle of Skye and trips to the cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Shetland

 Interesting places to visit, places to stay, good walking areas

Trains and Skye!

1. Edinburgh Train to Inverness

2. Inverness Train to Kyle of Lochalsh

3. Late Evening and Early Morning in the Kyle of Lochalsh, Kyleakin Hostel

4. Walk in the Cuillin Mountains on the Isle of Skye

EDINBURGH  (Parts 1 & 2. were based on a one day trip, but after further visits, the pages have been split and lots of new pages created)

6. Edinburgh Part 1: A walk up to Edinburgh Castle and down the Royal Mile to St Giles Church

7. Edinburgh Part 2: Continuing down from St Giles Church to Holyrood Palace and interesting buildings on the way!

5a. Edinburgh Part 3: Miscellaneous street scenes, buildings and statues

5b. Edinburgh Part 4: The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

5c. Edinburgh Part 5: Water of Leith Walkway - an interesting walk

5d. Edinburgh Part 6: Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art ONE and TWO

5e. Edinburgh Part 7: St Mary's Cathedral, Episcopal Church

5f. Edinburgh Part 8: Princess Street Gardens, Scott Monument, statues and memorials

5g. Edinburgh Part 9: Old Saint Paul's Scottish Episcopal Church and the Fruit Market Gallery

5h. Edinburgh Part 10: The National Museum of Scotland

5i. Edinburgh Part 11: Mansfield Traquair Centre - mural paintings

GLASGOW

9. Glasgow (1) Some buildings and Streets

10. Glasgow (2) The Peoples Palace Social History Museum

11. Glasgow (3) The Winter Gardens, Templeton's Carpet factory building & Doulton Fountain

12a. Glasgow (4a) Glasgow Cathedral - building and architecture

12b. Glasgow (4b) Glasgow Cathedral - stained glass windows

12c. Glasgow (4c) The Necropolis

13. Glasgow (5) St George's Square

14. Glasgow (6) Glasgow School of Art - Rennie Macintosh

15. Glasgow (7) The Willow Tea Rooms - Rennie Macintosh

16. Glasgow (8) University of Glasgow and Chapel

17. Glasgow (9) The Hunterian Art Gallery

20. Glasgow (10) Queen Street Station and Central Station

21. Glasgow (11) SYHA Glasgow (Scottish Youth Hostel)

22. Glasgow (12) Kelvingrove Park

23. Glasgow (13) Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

24. Glasgow (14) River Clyde, Bridges and Science Centre

Miscellaneous Scottish locations and journeys

8. A visit to Gretna Green!

18. Paxton House, west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, but in Scotland

19a. Jedburgh (1) The Abbey * 19b. Jedburgh (2) Town and Mary Queen of Scots Museum

25. The Brilliant Glasgow - Fort William - Mallaig Railway Trip on the West Highland Line

26. Mallaig - Harbour and Ferries

27. Boat Trip from Mallaig to the Knoydart Peninsula

SHETLAND - Shetlands - Shetland Islands - Shetland Isles

28 SHETLAND INDEX

28a. Shetland (1) Sailing from Aberdeen to Lerwick - NorthLink Ferries

28b. Shetland (2) The Town of Lerwick - harbour, buildings, shops, cafes, Mareel Cinema

28c. Shetland (3) The Shetland Museum and Archives by Hay's Dock, Lerwick

28d. Shetland (4) Island of Bressay - Lighthouse, Heritage Centre, Lerwick-Bressay Ferry

28e. Shetland (5) Exploring and Walking on the Island of Bressay, Ross and Cliff Views

28f. Shetland (6) Jarlshof Archaeological Site

28g. Shetland (7) Sumburgh Head Lighthouse, cliff views and Sumburgh Hotel

28h. Shetland (8) St Ninian's Isle

28i. Shetland (9) Weisdale, Weisdale Voe - Views and Benhoga Art Gallery

28j. Shetland (10) Scalloway Museum & Scalloway Castle

28k. Shetland (11) West Barra, Bridge End and East Barra

28l. Shetland (12) The village of Walls

28m. Shetland (13) A Brief Visit to the island of Yell

28n. Shetland (14) Ships and Bressay Sound

28o. Shetland (15) Clickimin Broch near Lerwick

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*  Scotland is traversed by some of the most scenic railway lines any tourist can undertake in the UK or even Europe?  *  Why more people, 'the tourists' on holiday, do not forsake their cars and take to the 'train line' for a day I can't explain. But, I hope these humble photographs, mostly taken through the railway carriage window, will inspire more people to make the trip on Scottish trains up through the lowlands and on to the beautiful Highlands regions and districts of Scotland.  *

Above centre, mountains, glens and rivers on route to Aviemore in the Cairngorms National Park.

The Cuillin Mountains on the Isle of Skye.

Looking across the railway near Edinburgh Waverley Station to Princes Street and the Scott Monument.

 View of Edinburgh Castle from Princes Street.

The English-Scottish border lands viewed fro just inside Northumberland

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