tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717200547637067582024-03-13T15:27:13.877-04:00Barb in ScotlandA journal of my time at the University of AberdeenBarbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-72045853425154998612007-07-15T23:30:00.000-04:002007-07-17T21:39:06.250-04:00Final postWell, since I am no longer in Scotland, and since I have finally finished the posts of my last adventures there, I am officially ending the "Barb in Scotland" blog. I will leave it online, but will no longer be adding to it.<br /><br /><br />I am starting a new blog, though, to document my life from this point forward. I hope you'll visit my new blog from time to time, though I don't promise my posts will be as frequent as they were in Scotland, and I can assure they won't be nearly as interesting. Oh well, hopefully I'll have something to share on occasion. You can find "Barb's Wire" at <a href="http://www.barbswireonline.blogspot.com/">http://www.barbswireonline.blogspot.com</a>. See you there!<br /><br />BarbBarbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-39958565726379948382007-07-15T23:14:00.000-04:002007-07-15T23:30:35.954-04:00Saying GoodbyeMy last few days in Aberdeen were quite trying, with having to say goodbye to all the wonderful friends I made while I was there. Amie and I continued to spend most of our time together. We visited Torry Battery one last time and finally caught a glimpse of a dolphin, though he only jumped once and that was before I had my camera out. Bummer!<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFPiB_LV3wVGcKG5ICYq3W6u76WzWs_3gcpQeuxCDKmsyMSWFIw74Uzt30KLVTQzEVrrIgOgpGs7tFSoCJJS8pOHgcviRuMOWSqZO2gRCN1tu03b9-GKiRSsmplxw2cSpgs1tpmt20ZQ/s1600-h/dolphin2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087629872311931186" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFPiB_LV3wVGcKG5ICYq3W6u76WzWs_3gcpQeuxCDKmsyMSWFIw74Uzt30KLVTQzEVrrIgOgpGs7tFSoCJJS8pOHgcviRuMOWSqZO2gRCN1tu03b9-GKiRSsmplxw2cSpgs1tpmt20ZQ/s320/dolphin2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div>We also spent a little time at Kings College, taking some photos to remember "my school" by.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHmkqT-rGxhKMV5k_P2MyBSMJwwc5B_X7WvVjXXZ9u_AGp7TD6KnaunxC-uzo3_bFE8sP2n-AVmu1wRiiExB3fA6qYohyUJon4Y7aLa0lp_hA7HwiGZVqUh-YUey0y0W-pS6MCzaTxVM/s1600-h/kings6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087629880901865794" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHmkqT-rGxhKMV5k_P2MyBSMJwwc5B_X7WvVjXXZ9u_AGp7TD6KnaunxC-uzo3_bFE8sP2n-AVmu1wRiiExB3fA6qYohyUJon4Y7aLa0lp_hA7HwiGZVqUh-YUey0y0W-pS6MCzaTxVM/s320/kings6.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-b7WmZqwj2y2ZiidvgUxfMm3HhU1NOFuszpElCQBO9Nzs-BROG9hwkfziQo3COaZUMLIh6v8qebfdsBxzoqEnURAp0vLNwUzMb22kh6js9X7L2hAyFWb17xGB9tDp6xgUPFBhVuQbISQ/s1600-h/kings9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087629893786767714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-b7WmZqwj2y2ZiidvgUxfMm3HhU1NOFuszpElCQBO9Nzs-BROG9hwkfziQo3COaZUMLIh6v8qebfdsBxzoqEnURAp0vLNwUzMb22kh6js9X7L2hAyFWb17xGB9tDp6xgUPFBhVuQbISQ/s320/kings9.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lQPU9TGMMZJGrtsqODA8B4W-x0_jrqdl_fPleTQae4oFu5fve_aVswLoHSf1rz_rWpZaoeWyVJtHqFKR6wc5zLPUk0iivWt7ds2CM0yXNFNNcq6gpBaM4XFbWiI1YKqLotT2eQcQOVw/s1600-h/kings8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087629885196833106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lQPU9TGMMZJGrtsqODA8B4W-x0_jrqdl_fPleTQae4oFu5fve_aVswLoHSf1rz_rWpZaoeWyVJtHqFKR6wc5zLPUk0iivWt7ds2CM0yXNFNNcq6gpBaM4XFbWiI1YKqLotT2eQcQOVw/s320/kings8.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div>On Tuesday, my last day in town, we went down to the beach and put our feet in the North Sea. This was something I had been wanting to do since I arrived, but I had been waiting for a day when it was warm enough that my toes wouldn't freeze. Well, I was out of time, so it was now or never. Let me tell you, that water was like ICE! But Amie was kind enough to join me so I wouldn't freeze alone.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQvTmNmnFNXpkK6E4LS7vxcK8DhgdQ5qZTj1tPp51QUoG12JjN5N6eW5wuz1p144OSaEBUhNP-RGIGx79Zj7t8ye4BK0zdRSVJHsSmUuOG3v4f0dioeKib8s8zn6VQbSRp5JGn4lD630/s1600-h/toesinnorthsea5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087630709830554002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQvTmNmnFNXpkK6E4LS7vxcK8DhgdQ5qZTj1tPp51QUoG12JjN5N6eW5wuz1p144OSaEBUhNP-RGIGx79Zj7t8ye4BK0zdRSVJHsSmUuOG3v4f0dioeKib8s8zn6VQbSRp5JGn4lD630/s320/toesinnorthsea5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHWV3hFOSsLUFGqw9NGYgv4c8IsSeAM-rJ-UmOwNQJIk-Sd_1Le0vpHussu_X4KSgjx_P76Xj-dBDGwMwMpk2nVqc5ih_FLukXEWzqWrfgFK78d10yVjOmXyohs_BpFNNPZAEOy7Jz8A/s1600-h/toesinnorthsea3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087631487219634610" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHWV3hFOSsLUFGqw9NGYgv4c8IsSeAM-rJ-UmOwNQJIk-Sd_1Le0vpHussu_X4KSgjx_P76Xj-dBDGwMwMpk2nVqc5ih_FLukXEWzqWrfgFK78d10yVjOmXyohs_BpFNNPZAEOy7Jz8A/s200/toesinnorthsea3.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpZ6bdhnW3QXa2nqprkiVRVBzOxZcuy0NzveY8QHs-EJ_qCzn3u5lDVCUnzAbju48xCJ4Q_TNBI2b3e5iYJeOMXCNnKSSdZ0VuIvW3RGHuWfdTFYpvBWIRxLydxLFFkgpBYywjrP0VkU/s1600-h/toesinnorthsea2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087631478629700002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpZ6bdhnW3QXa2nqprkiVRVBzOxZcuy0NzveY8QHs-EJ_qCzn3u5lDVCUnzAbju48xCJ4Q_TNBI2b3e5iYJeOMXCNnKSSdZ0VuIvW3RGHuWfdTFYpvBWIRxLydxLFFkgpBYywjrP0VkU/s200/toesinnorthsea2.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhos6L2VGP2gbrEfyV9i7aM_IAI6l7C7WIRKisS01UHztWbs1SFh1RKOkCLt5UF8wWWQvVl44Vhok0KWxbUF7a1H2koKo3mktrOMewUppVV-EJ3ezmDpGe06kAyEr6-XWL4_aly2IIHHc/s1600-h/farewell1.jpg"></a><br /><div></div><div>After our toes warmed up, Amie, Kristianna and I went to pizza hut for my "last supper." It was a fun time of fellowship, though there was certainly a sense of sadness in the air too. We took a few pictures by the beach before heading home, and then came the moment I had been dreading - saying goodbye. It was very hard, but I know that I made some lifetime friends these last six months, and we have promised to keep in touch. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-czqBWLUoR9-Ot7Ulxxbbjr951kj7ndEb444_Vofi1p5JmJec2c4UMVSNWW2tMjoQbXfNkF9_jG-cvhl6x4FtEYCnTqIncz0oNylWV3Eq0jkw1OPwWOrJMcgRPvlCqNn_-Mkl1w4FCw/s1600-h/farewell3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087630701240619378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-czqBWLUoR9-Ot7Ulxxbbjr951kj7ndEb444_Vofi1p5JmJec2c4UMVSNWW2tMjoQbXfNkF9_jG-cvhl6x4FtEYCnTqIncz0oNylWV3Eq0jkw1OPwWOrJMcgRPvlCqNn_-Mkl1w4FCw/s320/farewell3.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVupjGKUEHG8VOlZLfK9D0q6KlftvWR6p6vFO89mRo0auU99oJnWtk5oe3Ltt-ZMqq8kYnz1N4JAJ5WxRY05qNhs_UV8eenUFmT6fcit3NajDWTWSFbD3h0mbQ1uIRlCsx9Aty77u_Us/s1600-h/farewell4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087630705535586690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVupjGKUEHG8VOlZLfK9D0q6KlftvWR6p6vFO89mRo0auU99oJnWtk5oe3Ltt-ZMqq8kYnz1N4JAJ5WxRY05qNhs_UV8eenUFmT6fcit3NajDWTWSFbD3h0mbQ1uIRlCsx9Aty77u_Us/s320/farewell4.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-52539706053868095422007-07-15T22:52:00.001-04:002007-07-15T23:14:03.190-04:00Highlands and Islands - Counting SheepOn our tour of the highlands and islands we saw sheep EVERYWHERE!! They would lie in the passing places on the narrow roads, or simply walk down the middle of the road like they owned the place! <div><div><div><br /><p>There were fat sheep and skinny sheep, old sheep and baby lambs, white sheep and black sheep, sleeping sheep and playing sheep. There were speckled sheep and horny - I mean horned - sheep. Okay, that's a joke, I said "horny" instead of horned the first time I saw one with horns, and it just stuck. Oh well.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwNQWHxGOS46a-mL7PKurEbu4bBMmekge2j-RTiaz4M7WqoMVdWVgunDHIjdYNYgBhWDu_EqtXghyvj2dnrXfvTt_HF_noph7DHSFhcZ0wf_yaLw_C_zRJU6eVMYIMLfo_XdIKgAVa78/s1600-h/4mull27.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087625534394962098" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwNQWHxGOS46a-mL7PKurEbu4bBMmekge2j-RTiaz4M7WqoMVdWVgunDHIjdYNYgBhWDu_EqtXghyvj2dnrXfvTt_HF_noph7DHSFhcZ0wf_yaLw_C_zRJU6eVMYIMLfo_XdIKgAVa78/s200/4mull27.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LWX_qinV7gPvY8lTIn4QHUDctE6E-0WlC3pyKu447HWkBWsO_fLo013QusItyC9cGWdDEJ_vGmpuDWGq_DaBV4dhN1EkHUbP3nhVWxQk78JADEuMbjtcRckU-f4aaP7ZIcGw2JE9AZQ/s1600-h/3misc3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087623120623341714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" 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While we were walking to the youth hostel on Iona, we saw a bunch of sheep in the middle of the road. I told Amie that I wanted to try to pet one, so she had her camera ready. The first few sheep ran away as we approached, but one stayed in the road without being fazed. So I reached out my hand and petted his head. He just looked at me. Then another sheep started heading over towards me like, “Hey, what about me? I want my head scratched too!” So I petted him too. When we started walking away, the first one followed us for a bit. It was like “Mary had a little lamb”! Too cool! </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087625925236986114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWan99AKkDAfz-ecRtN8XE2fZ7cKJ6jdQ19jB45OAsRI0u5MVD5IkuMRVWvb7E8Mm5ucr4LfmepKw-gBrQwAf8YhjzvHUMGQmy6hy9Lr7oeWQABNv1xagJUtJrOYwCnWeDyNiKTv3aHiY/s320/7sheep3.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087625916647051506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5BgMXRKhdThqFIU-tJHiAScM-Tceh45NzJlxxg9M5mHZnWiEGjCr6Fa-JOVHovwY90hOu3aTQUNKC4dCqpI09MZMfu0WZTuA5d3vMuA7iTsoXBgAl01i_UW6KJsGYHbXESUZZvHqDX8/s320/7sheep2.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-5721912539178540962007-07-15T22:31:00.000-04:002007-07-15T22:51:59.095-04:00Highlands and Islands, Day 6 - Eilean Donan CastleOur last day! This was a really fun trip, but I think we were all ready to be finished driving. We started the day by driving across the Skye Bridge, a bridge linking the island with the mainland. This bridge was a really big deal when it was built, and I took several pictures hoping to have one to add to my collection of bridge photos.<br /><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087618744051666786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2TmOOACeNxd-HcdvP2rY8lESiflUAm4x0D3lpYp0aofu0HzP62pPsd_GQY9x7CcH0pIZC-wHSrjdDXJ75BTbR11Zu2bsAwQ7v994yO3rUpPvrzesINfM-fVmA7P9nJSEETFEgOpNRFg/s320/2skyebridge13.JPG" border="0" />Continuing down the road, we came to Eilean Donan Castle, the most photographed castle in Scotland and another must-see sight for me when we planned this trip. The weather was not cooperating too well with us, and the hills around the castle were shrouded in mist and clouds. As they say in Scotland, "the hills did not come out for us" on that day. But the castle itself was beautiful. We didn't go in the castle, because we were ready to head for home, but we stopped and walked around the grounds for a little while and had lunch in the car park (it was raining).<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087618761231536002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6veqkFDMXWJnYG6iroZ3xF75ajPJR03M-c1m5wfadNQqDrTE3eqXLqmWbPnppkm_kHvsdF7PHTdPMO-VrmWQsCtt0h0UKX1dQzL7E3Oj40PvHczPiiP5jTLzme73Zd8hrAPRKRd0EG4/s320/3eileandonan19.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087618748346634098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8JA-TxGqfDNtieiCMJVfkYyHlX0bvQ6dZTvVz9lDZniYodjEcwZn03jelsO9Awl3cfI48RerdfMVa1KVhyphenhyphenuBFqCrTf7xDPHxZVCy_YjCb40eQP0kX3RRvihAE-KPeROhhKglsPnGNRc/s320/3eileandonan40.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyR7ucWH-PLUdXDtH2talWMK-ogDFva56tdZghozw-9oZatuPgeuuneW_UGRJhUW88__i-3VneKqxDAfUp4waV4sm_sn8BDqmXd_o9rpw2p88QNQ0FxprBXgY2fJu0RpeArFqTbEs_X8/s1600-h/3eileandonan13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087619822088458194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyR7ucWH-PLUdXDtH2talWMK-ogDFva56tdZghozw-9oZatuPgeuuneW_UGRJhUW88__i-3VneKqxDAfUp4waV4sm_sn8BDqmXd_o9rpw2p88QNQ0FxprBXgY2fJu0RpeArFqTbEs_X8/s200/3eileandonan13.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAT1TZGoY8vg4EDflgz-4kt7NP3owzYAW_Ahmqym102_oufzOLUdZWTWfhAOVkR-CW3-Upm6lbgLDWJRlIJlDKzw5UyE0_Humgopk4_rY5FPh8veyp9G0xgWfY7ppPam6UDRE-a6H16Q/s1600-h/3eileandonan23.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087619839268327410" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAT1TZGoY8vg4EDflgz-4kt7NP3owzYAW_Ahmqym102_oufzOLUdZWTWfhAOVkR-CW3-Upm6lbgLDWJRlIJlDKzw5UyE0_Humgopk4_rY5FPh8veyp9G0xgWfY7ppPam6UDRE-a6H16Q/s200/3eileandonan23.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseuA87viI9Ls-JQCzUAfP3EvYELep1w9kXLT0_1GV4r2g8YwtEzusQErqX05TwQxcBNp4WulYd8ZYMMOar3UN1dwU5A29Xo_oQHCbCqfaIRlD35Wuu79gVC32DrPqaIgs-IWg2Zs-q-E/s1600-h/3eileandonan6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087619817793490882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseuA87viI9Ls-JQCzUAfP3EvYELep1w9kXLT0_1GV4r2g8YwtEzusQErqX05TwQxcBNp4WulYd8ZYMMOar3UN1dwU5A29Xo_oQHCbCqfaIRlD35Wuu79gVC32DrPqaIgs-IWg2Zs-q-E/s200/3eileandonan6.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHv8QhOtl-4b5VVa_w8bRUdkYECNkHw3u7V0lYU6Dqzh3O_kf7i9cP1uGKebzSniIsDcCb1qkNVd4U_s52dt2jCv4zNXpyVqEBaHQUKAoViSFuCQ24pjMybdgBCBk67kJqSLGzs-W6OI/s1600-h/3eileandonan16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087619830678392802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHv8QhOtl-4b5VVa_w8bRUdkYECNkHw3u7V0lYU6Dqzh3O_kf7i9cP1uGKebzSniIsDcCb1qkNVd4U_s52dt2jCv4zNXpyVqEBaHQUKAoViSFuCQ24pjMybdgBCBk67kJqSLGzs-W6OI/s200/3eileandonan16.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjieokoUa5fk6w2wD9C8Q0oS2zQm-8iaDZPpGQ9htxINPKgYjeQz2faLRKCyhW-iIXS4kzdoIuMH06e6Ah6y0DryqxWb5gyqN8vbtSGg_V7oqy4fkzd_XVtFEgHORFy5X42jLECPqK7g/s1600-h/3eileandonan5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087619813498523570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjieokoUa5fk6w2wD9C8Q0oS2zQm-8iaDZPpGQ9htxINPKgYjeQz2faLRKCyhW-iIXS4kzdoIuMH06e6Ah6y0DryqxWb5gyqN8vbtSGg_V7oqy4fkzd_XVtFEgHORFy5X42jLECPqK7g/s200/3eileandonan5.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9JoiZSRNpwihfzf5wqLkULhKUdrLJfP6SSeOaK-Wstt9MHE0Hph-4lLY96mklfMNKAqSo1QHrygn-7U48E2cPEA2ZqGgaQnsEcaAIB4oa71Bmq_vDUcH99WxOwWOVF0Ew6erNWXYPM4/s1600-h/3eileandonan29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087621222247796738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9JoiZSRNpwihfzf5wqLkULhKUdrLJfP6SSeOaK-Wstt9MHE0Hph-4lLY96mklfMNKAqSo1QHrygn-7U48E2cPEA2ZqGgaQnsEcaAIB4oa71Bmq_vDUcH99WxOwWOVF0Ew6erNWXYPM4/s200/3eileandonan29.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Our next stop was Urquhart Castle on the shores of Loch Ness. I visited this castle with my family when they were here in March, and Amie had also been there a couple of times, but it was a first for Laurie. Since this castle is a part of our Historic Scotland membership, Laurie and I went in to explore it for a little while. We climbed up to the tallest point of the castle for amazing views of Loch Ness and the whole castle ruins.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087618765526503314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZPFs5HgwcvJtTES_Wp2NWPhfYjA4fzzRspSe0J7Fj7Bg0YL9ZD3JW_JZZoM1sqI7tLD_pAo5uLjUW8y2GVNsHOcB8Z8A6EErrK2fV5dIViSU-jbfgZP8-k4O8i27E1QMUaBMysmTsi8/s320/4urquhart7.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlVIVcGAcbo0PB-EuEEpVX6uZ6cacyH4bDBSqhVrAn2ok5kgZ87844VIOLzXMEM5zy9FyZFjro6FVYTC-LKCZ5tTPlciG_rmqU0lKIToaqwdAtMEtcwpLa1JmPpl_TH5IOsXgY3e93NI/s1600-h/4urquhart23.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087621252312567874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlVIVcGAcbo0PB-EuEEpVX6uZ6cacyH4bDBSqhVrAn2ok5kgZ87844VIOLzXMEM5zy9FyZFjro6FVYTC-LKCZ5tTPlciG_rmqU0lKIToaqwdAtMEtcwpLa1JmPpl_TH5IOsXgY3e93NI/s200/4urquhart23.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_JNEEEqwDfXCcTueRuBcjfCbaHoi2UL21ATf0pK4KIOqvSX8oPlvc0cnBSJOnF0TkyRRyLve4SFk5LC0H9qSKYxrwj6_9ZIiuSygxc39o3qUhV8nGZn6EoNZGYaRhCO48IrybWVGB_k/s1600-h/4urquhart26.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087621514305572946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_JNEEEqwDfXCcTueRuBcjfCbaHoi2UL21ATf0pK4KIOqvSX8oPlvc0cnBSJOnF0TkyRRyLve4SFk5LC0H9qSKYxrwj6_9ZIiuSygxc39o3qUhV8nGZn6EoNZGYaRhCO48IrybWVGB_k/s200/4urquhart26.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpCIDMXsOOvTOQ8e0AHrRQ60uGJl8CiGPRzD3961GjhMuLCjf-W2BMM2EkWK5Lb9UAAlwKoTcL7NZNyuYAsvji4qn7j-zQF9pR2JYCldjlrvJ_LUPQ8T-_fje-ez84He4oG1gb4G2BIo/s1600-h/4urquhart11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087621239427665970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpCIDMXsOOvTOQ8e0AHrRQ60uGJl8CiGPRzD3961GjhMuLCjf-W2BMM2EkWK5Lb9UAAlwKoTcL7NZNyuYAsvji4qn7j-zQF9pR2JYCldjlrvJ_LUPQ8T-_fje-ez84He4oG1gb4G2BIo/s200/4urquhart11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15s5juZWI2fs46bbaZ3FAqOV3rFSNl64kPYcapFCF-BXN1h-H5fkSCWjbi5eChmKgh4hjekQCm066Z2QiEPj04hksFPqwrFoE-ie2BkmuQr4XMBcpy92yXp52rmoyovQx5U-8fMmeCSI/s1600-h/4urquhart10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087621235132698658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15s5juZWI2fs46bbaZ3FAqOV3rFSNl64kPYcapFCF-BXN1h-H5fkSCWjbi5eChmKgh4hjekQCm066Z2QiEPj04hksFPqwrFoE-ie2BkmuQr4XMBcpy92yXp52rmoyovQx5U-8fMmeCSI/s200/4urquhart10.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hyn7G6ERdEsurfjkDJihufQCMMAZpS1MzOzgO1s1XvEwxm0OyaknuGEV2zeR7Tl_9Qxuq7D98jR5M0qEJ_oubjGaIVXZJmAfGJnhSY2xn8C9VeBNiB7n5afSfOoQi6QHjn4FqniNjPw/s1600-h/4urquhart38.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087621522895507554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hyn7G6ERdEsurfjkDJihufQCMMAZpS1MzOzgO1s1XvEwxm0OyaknuGEV2zeR7Tl_9Qxuq7D98jR5M0qEJ_oubjGaIVXZJmAfGJnhSY2xn8C9VeBNiB7n5afSfOoQi6QHjn4FqniNjPw/s200/4urquhart38.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQRTZJrTEtEp1wuamf6ZvKXulF6tggkyl8vXJY-4soOZIqy8nQUfpw4eXNzE_8nF5JpSO_2f9Vzs-GM7nwJ2NWcQaBBDmzqfwoGa27bDNEnDvDzdkrh8xkT2bZ7XwVNBllN-W_3c2sVE/s1600-h/4urquhart6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087621226542764050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQRTZJrTEtEp1wuamf6ZvKXulF6tggkyl8vXJY-4soOZIqy8nQUfpw4eXNzE_8nF5JpSO_2f9Vzs-GM7nwJ2NWcQaBBDmzqfwoGa27bDNEnDvDzdkrh8xkT2bZ7XwVNBllN-W_3c2sVE/s200/4urquhart6.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Our last stop on the road to home was the ruins of the Elgin Cathedral. For the second time, I arrived half an hour after the cathedral closed (this happened to my family back in March as well). But Amie had never seen the cathedral, so we walked around the ruins before heading to McDonalds for a treat and continuing our drive back to Aberdeen. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087618774116437922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoySlrgGNsdGw4nQswlcAW41NHt0KdiONLLqbuTmFLTVV2SFrY3A7NxRcLeCJfkAQnTAqzVJzAIM3QahuuzAD-PBkDCgop2pnQBBs-3W2x3YupL4m-tmn_T_OvMIjPeWjGz_B-PrbdYmY/s320/5elgincathedral1.JPG" border="0" />We finally made it home around 8:00 pm, tired but happy. We had a great vacation, with memories to last a lifetime, and fantastic photos as a bonus!</div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-12869782521731284122007-07-15T21:59:00.000-04:002007-07-15T22:31:14.171-04:00Highlands and Islands, Day 5 - Fairy Glen and StorrOn day 5 we woke up to rather wet weather, which was quite disappointing. But we didn't let the clouds and mist stop us from exploring. We headed out to the fairy glen, a magical little glen with a river winding through the hills, amazing green grass, and a "fairy castle" complete with stone circles. We climbed all over the hills and up to the "castle," enjoying the mystery of the location before we finally decided we had had enough of the cold and wet for one morning. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087610377455373826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKIzGsc6IgkRAiKgIaZeZcLRLBcWT537IKt8CUYSs8II9GGfM5CDKzIyFWXdOzsX5yum7978O1J0_myu740f5eR0BjGlbTaNn13hyphenhyphenKl0OMNzHlG40jv60VLo5zc95B7nK_DNpTJeysX4/s320/1fairyglen24.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087610368865439218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT79TQBxovQmbzcNUO13rttaa4Ax60xihuhLGhuE_6x1_I5jt48rrAS2Tc81W0ouhJNSqVVYN5NznU8yM51lrZIxXY5u5Xsukvk4fLtOd_K-ccdKCMbTycI3crcFnYCovj4GEoKSBM-r4/s320/1fairyglen17.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBEBBSrVktbOqiKE7HDmvGCvSIBgGgd8D_D_gwwlvJfH2PWwzWxWOZ7Rg84S7Em7D7fufRxDVY56pDEJThYRFrPAyZ-6isIU6pSO8CNTQSAU8iTn9gQOe_DGH-stw751D83B5gwHC85M/s1600-h/1fairyglen7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087612254356082242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBEBBSrVktbOqiKE7HDmvGCvSIBgGgd8D_D_gwwlvJfH2PWwzWxWOZ7Rg84S7Em7D7fufRxDVY56pDEJThYRFrPAyZ-6isIU6pSO8CNTQSAU8iTn9gQOe_DGH-stw751D83B5gwHC85M/s200/1fairyglen7.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqQJjskYM-meHCqQfPMWnUYqojKx2rPtTibnJXO_mbm8XTVg00FDp947HI9Y5j55e8Z9Il7cscQIvUe0UEcLCvl_yT_SrfjfMSgpjzz8D3XOrRfImPUcxRoCurLCQU_hgs5XMMxO2VUw/s1600-h/1fairyglen19.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087612267240984162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqQJjskYM-meHCqQfPMWnUYqojKx2rPtTibnJXO_mbm8XTVg00FDp947HI9Y5j55e8Z9Il7cscQIvUe0UEcLCvl_yT_SrfjfMSgpjzz8D3XOrRfImPUcxRoCurLCQU_hgs5XMMxO2VUw/s200/1fairyglen19.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPdDpFqryvJVzKjaIWXPy6bz7pcUAgyf9kJ7RZ1lYvm16fejiRXVycBl-4ym1UTriItBlJ35ShM-Gt5HkoFu02kv4O0fkS4B3WHImdJie0Z45AS_o5dcmZJps0RKoCwTsgRHjtsp_49U/s1600-h/1fairyglen32.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087612275830918786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPdDpFqryvJVzKjaIWXPy6bz7pcUAgyf9kJ7RZ1lYvm16fejiRXVycBl-4ym1UTriItBlJ35ShM-Gt5HkoFu02kv4O0fkS4B3WHImdJie0Z45AS_o5dcmZJps0RKoCwTsgRHjtsp_49U/s200/1fairyglen32.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIU4hZ5ZfEz6tg3GQyFx8-hzTomTtIb69o6sBfIxQu4DHyGLEfAOsCCQPicTOKC4Y9O_f4Dp_SYh4P0ktA16CrbvO-iTWhPyFAIZtu7EBq0CFj__nQKro3EwmBBxAhtDiZCvG_4lLiaY/s1600-h/1fairyglen21.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087612271535951474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIU4hZ5ZfEz6tg3GQyFx8-hzTomTtIb69o6sBfIxQu4DHyGLEfAOsCCQPicTOKC4Y9O_f4Dp_SYh4P0ktA16CrbvO-iTWhPyFAIZtu7EBq0CFj__nQKro3EwmBBxAhtDiZCvG_4lLiaY/s200/1fairyglen21.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeW7sZrZLePEm7vXfkpRZgFNy4f1gMmcW6WE6l8yHcgk6uLYzaeeXK4LWvm6qQmKHPPAxZQW9dJ7szr6ZREkAADb3VskaBN0SiRPKzyQRy8G6jJehpeM2unsICV2lPRSbqi888fNOynk/s1600-h/1fairyglen13.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087612258651049554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeW7sZrZLePEm7vXfkpRZgFNy4f1gMmcW6WE6l8yHcgk6uLYzaeeXK4LWvm6qQmKHPPAxZQW9dJ7szr6ZREkAADb3VskaBN0SiRPKzyQRy8G6jJehpeM2unsICV2lPRSbqi888fNOynk/s200/1fairyglen13.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our drive on this day took us around the northernmost tip of Skye and back down the other side, past the grave of Flora MacDonald (an instrumental figure in the escape of Bonnie Prince Charlie), Kilt Rock (so named because the rock formations look like the pleats in a kilt), and other amazing views of the cliffs and the sea.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087610381750341138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpCBX1iXUZjXqWZycCmms-vTalPB4ErzYxcp0mjJsTSS2rUm59fzOZT9ozsITR1vRD0PeSImCVctqypoGt3cb_rkk7c_749Rhet4Kymypmtco62KFSi93LrUaM9F-XHq74xjQiGvu-eU/s320/2drivingscenery2.JPG" border="0" /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087610386045308450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6PU_d3pRaVaY06Y-ZE-CyUhjO1hFxhE8YE5u_96aOJR1v5pH_ToZSESCL9k2waaU2YRlH7pdhETTW2CLRFK3Ql0m9fRncMxd6kzbk5vO7sdmtKISu06Mt2G8SwuaEQTEAlDkWvdCETg/s320/3kiltrock2.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW62gDbC2LnanWyxQlUu_tztJKqFo0AC7GQZxR2WXnQnggy4wzOdCdvIT2MpAfyXTUEYMr7CqJas4WkBVbdR11NUSaJLHHFBwaN3zFMx8d-gLocuDiwDm6uw34LNTAF7thouoNYeho4yQ/s1600-h/2drivingscenery22.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087615497056390882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW62gDbC2LnanWyxQlUu_tztJKqFo0AC7GQZxR2WXnQnggy4wzOdCdvIT2MpAfyXTUEYMr7CqJas4WkBVbdR11NUSaJLHHFBwaN3zFMx8d-gLocuDiwDm6uw34LNTAF7thouoNYeho4yQ/s200/2drivingscenery22.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ik3eyD-ucUSroo5jEQ_0XyQW5wCCncGIHGZrtg-kgqyJjUQDt-n3-QASS10vF_6kpKwrCK2ybPH_HH_td3najI_6uNoH0snDm2OFO71DBTjpRnkycK6uPVpHPoYwNFEQZRy7j2ehzEw/s1600-h/2drivingscenery27.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087615509941292802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ik3eyD-ucUSroo5jEQ_0XyQW5wCCncGIHGZrtg-kgqyJjUQDt-n3-QASS10vF_6kpKwrCK2ybPH_HH_td3najI_6uNoH0snDm2OFO71DBTjpRnkycK6uPVpHPoYwNFEQZRy7j2ehzEw/s200/2drivingscenery27.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE7QPzauQoo4EeCdmzRvePEMpnLMTMuq5HWDtPVvcyx1RLQzbUuDZ9YpRwXjHV8gcUDrDeTHGU-LEu_dCvtC4Ycniy_KHvU8hAfiKQa69Q53DLV3NCB2LrZfZOV6Qr2e4kyibTLMJuko/s1600-h/2drivingscenery23.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087615505646325490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE7QPzauQoo4EeCdmzRvePEMpnLMTMuq5HWDtPVvcyx1RLQzbUuDZ9YpRwXjHV8gcUDrDeTHGU-LEu_dCvtC4Ycniy_KHvU8hAfiKQa69Q53DLV3NCB2LrZfZOV6Qr2e4kyibTLMJuko/s200/2drivingscenery23.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />A highlight for the day was a stop at the Old Man of Storr, an impressive rock pinnacle jutting up from the mountains. Laurie hiked up to it, and I do mean hike - it was a 30 minute walk uphill on a muddy track. Amie and I started the walk but gave up because I didn't want to stress my ankle any more than the lighthouse walk did yesterday. We did get to take several photos of the Old Man from the road, though, and Laurie got some great ones upclose.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087610390340275762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMJ80TVwnqynDSPGBTCMnllfGhipIgdsRY4RYQj-gQBIknPY6MV-k1wDLs7KkfoDGwIRkLvZoxOi1ctstktVS_AJopD7Qi_8ZrfQ6RzxI8X0F2Oh2JLkdmscwGV4Y9KxPTLItCXuD0eo/s320/3oldmanofstorr11.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnijQrHgowYr7nmCZ64KC2sEeu8Xb_cT7hx4kqKIrFKAoTX6CEBMDKM7fRIzVJzf5pVwniykbG2XU0VAYOU8ch8RYxftwZglwGqNnQ2LXcvq9q-pbiMA9urPLnlb0Yw5XGMvqbJy3wB0w/s1600-h/3oldmanofstorr8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087615522826194722" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnijQrHgowYr7nmCZ64KC2sEeu8Xb_cT7hx4kqKIrFKAoTX6CEBMDKM7fRIzVJzf5pVwniykbG2XU0VAYOU8ch8RYxftwZglwGqNnQ2LXcvq9q-pbiMA9urPLnlb0Yw5XGMvqbJy3wB0w/s200/3oldmanofstorr8.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHglBbDaJfOB3MQraIUyRndT4Ms_dM3MzOTwmHLoHzW5_xB3jcfjDMnzOtgnvUYQAFyCwZc2ez-WQdGiUWMU2mX4DfDTKeiXm_5_eroaxiv1-oOGn2mONlkxs7CkxXxRkjrJcG2tWmtiE/s1600-h/3oldmanofstorr20.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087616025337368386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHglBbDaJfOB3MQraIUyRndT4Ms_dM3MzOTwmHLoHzW5_xB3jcfjDMnzOtgnvUYQAFyCwZc2ez-WQdGiUWMU2mX4DfDTKeiXm_5_eroaxiv1-oOGn2mONlkxs7CkxXxRkjrJcG2tWmtiE/s200/3oldmanofstorr20.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2NKfgSLzdBL-a4C3NhJ1HeheVsLwrnYMUBTlnweDkG4GQdOKAYlwkIMpZgbWGtjeMO1oHzeyNWt0J8tdM6CmOP3h4nM3xybkAHn5hEqWXnf_ejbfO_4DgJA2yh0XPc1onKP-8SMXACk/s1600-h/3oldmanofstorr5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087615518531227410" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2NKfgSLzdBL-a4C3NhJ1HeheVsLwrnYMUBTlnweDkG4GQdOKAYlwkIMpZgbWGtjeMO1oHzeyNWt0J8tdM6CmOP3h4nM3xybkAHn5hEqWXnf_ejbfO_4DgJA2yh0XPc1onKP-8SMXACk/s200/3oldmanofstorr5.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60Wzr1TNpFcVU71YqGBbJ8OIHlpJ17WfYCTbqPjyVYAyOQbZvbybFuf6N-tIdw2scPaOhJpxTNGDm2pzEgAOLujch67oUHYBwF_ILVazDhRQihsjiMuUZrmkFRL008hDdQ1Y-0oJo-no/s1600-h/3oldmanofstorr14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087616021042401074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60Wzr1TNpFcVU71YqGBbJ8OIHlpJ17WfYCTbqPjyVYAyOQbZvbybFuf6N-tIdw2scPaOhJpxTNGDm2pzEgAOLujch67oUHYBwF_ILVazDhRQihsjiMuUZrmkFRL008hDdQ1Y-0oJo-no/s200/3oldmanofstorr14.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDgopJ1dbu-cZAWCvA0Pp2Xmn0lvXyIVUS6F7H5NXGHtg7TwTBoe59hAILmLPFOeLSmH2KeyCrKGaj_y_AuhD0Fkg0AlnnQb7u2COfHrgynRQrcgaxQGbRa51xn77k7jzGY2m8LDQz7A/s1600-h/3oldmanofstorr23.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087616029632335698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDgopJ1dbu-cZAWCvA0Pp2Xmn0lvXyIVUS6F7H5NXGHtg7TwTBoe59hAILmLPFOeLSmH2KeyCrKGaj_y_AuhD0Fkg0AlnnQb7u2COfHrgynRQrcgaxQGbRa51xn77k7jzGY2m8LDQz7A/s200/3oldmanofstorr23.jpg" border="0" /> </a></div><div>We finally wound up in Portree for our last night, visited a couple of art galleries, and spent the rainy evening playing cards in the hostel dining room.</div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-64935849976953635492007-07-15T21:32:00.001-04:002007-07-15T21:59:23.049-04:00Highlands and Islands, Day 4 - SkyeHappy Fourth of July! We spent the morning driving around Skye listening to patriotic music from our ipods. It was a rather odd experience being in Scotland and singing along to America the Beautiful, but that's okay. Amie and I even dressed in red, white, and blue to celebrate the day.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087602912802213058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIT6HPUdUJV_0btcqZ5J52UAUkle0dalsKjuj3vQjWU5UW9sP14wdHo0YHi82omXjVvVZCAb9orEDwflT4aU86SR7J6RydXglyiiryT6rfFc1FFZMvX-E5EtNVeQNpdsJFeoABpRKluI/s320/5happy4th.JPG" border="0" />Our first stop was the Neist Point Lighthouse, which provided a challenge because we had to hike up and down some major hills in order to reach it. I didn't think I was going to make it back up the last hill to the car park! My ankle was holding up pretty well, but this walk stressed it out quite a bit. It was worth it though - the view of the cliffs from the lighthouse was impressive. We had a picnic lunch on the cliffs and then headed back to the car.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087602921392147666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGGFz4UV6QVz5RKgAa-Y_2QB1UaD5mDI5KTNCZ_nyluyoJ1Pqo2vUGUxPXj3TUUSR8hZ-wvUAZpxjsRcFTdWdF819u3p8F2iuU1tnC3VcPnhUVRmF8j07cE0p9o2KfoHqr454Mds3AU8/s320/1neistpointlighthouse11.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRriWamaXOZVDOeP6UGPXzyprzmrhCiPR2ZcbsVF_y8P87sFGzVmGfab6m5dlTgyY2OqgbwEWj5yBoFpum5z2HBKOdJaEP88A0UPTpEYORunW7Qyi4GtEiydcLRr17TdxN-AGKMJLmsM8/s1600-h/1niestpoint14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087604201292401970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRriWamaXOZVDOeP6UGPXzyprzmrhCiPR2ZcbsVF_y8P87sFGzVmGfab6m5dlTgyY2OqgbwEWj5yBoFpum5z2HBKOdJaEP88A0UPTpEYORunW7Qyi4GtEiydcLRr17TdxN-AGKMJLmsM8/s200/1niestpoint14.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMCjgX5OnVRuiYBKlbB2q8H9hA5lN4BF7g42D-1boFItyyD-at3tlzW3VbYn8gCgAs-2htnoBuiqCkJTycoNbeO4vDMLxwrjwivB9FACzgwlsOewVrGr5sa1805FIi6qwXn-iA3tASLs/s1600-h/1niestpoint5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087604188407500034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMCjgX5OnVRuiYBKlbB2q8H9hA5lN4BF7g42D-1boFItyyD-at3tlzW3VbYn8gCgAs-2htnoBuiqCkJTycoNbeO4vDMLxwrjwivB9FACzgwlsOewVrGr5sa1805FIi6qwXn-iA3tASLs/s200/1niestpoint5.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIMw3pSjVHo4j3avnUBwuoMKAMkWihc0Pno-YkmWd9MgfwYfmgkqPd81cCGV9yY3FnNu9ZGUaBBU_5H6f49K1rq8jMuxCbI69k2SZpvgrFa-HqiUK7TtqnbuB4z0g9t7N_8EhfvHNdJs/s1600-h/1niestpoint9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087604192702467346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIMw3pSjVHo4j3avnUBwuoMKAMkWihc0Pno-YkmWd9MgfwYfmgkqPd81cCGV9yY3FnNu9ZGUaBBU_5H6f49K1rq8jMuxCbI69k2SZpvgrFa-HqiUK7TtqnbuB4z0g9t7N_8EhfvHNdJs/s200/1niestpoint9.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxeZQPNoJ7TC_FzL8DCVL1fMld2O4qrsnBbBy2ru-mdEfQX1M7XvcuOGKFKCDMqSD0_fOgsPsM3abD48Yj8gklIzUYeC1y8wF4ul9XiH3kXAJuVhTh5zQ67vuINkrJzIXrq_BoVKXHh4/s1600-h/1niestpoint11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087604196997434658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxeZQPNoJ7TC_FzL8DCVL1fMld2O4qrsnBbBy2ru-mdEfQX1M7XvcuOGKFKCDMqSD0_fOgsPsM3abD48Yj8gklIzUYeC1y8wF4ul9XiH3kXAJuVhTh5zQ67vuINkrJzIXrq_BoVKXHh4/s200/1niestpoint11.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcet_dPGLcBkv0zooro9DMNFuCDtm1y4VLi8IPGZb0F2U1T7qX5Wj3HJ3ocBSL1DSgpUnAS-L4DqoiKIqyfZ7Ddk741B6-ADUQXoTvXtO0rDYj1OhQnVBlJ5bRvBWVJyl_kKnfD3QWTI/s1600-h/1niestpointlighthouse10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087604205587369282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcet_dPGLcBkv0zooro9DMNFuCDtm1y4VLi8IPGZb0F2U1T7qX5Wj3HJ3ocBSL1DSgpUnAS-L4DqoiKIqyfZ7Ddk741B6-ADUQXoTvXtO0rDYj1OhQnVBlJ5bRvBWVJyl_kKnfD3QWTI/s200/1niestpointlighthouse10.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9Ltay9W-Z-4LVcHpEbUlnJVD7TwUyqmP2iDdwBXwYBE4Dj_n3e3JkM9JhOxJBcmmsqUiE8HSUg_RAqbcMJ-v_iZLJERfNiilVu104umOfLjJBtzUBi0RFVfYfbNxtcIqGemP0EVZ0mo/s1600-h/1niestpointlighthouse5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087606073898143058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9Ltay9W-Z-4LVcHpEbUlnJVD7TwUyqmP2iDdwBXwYBE4Dj_n3e3JkM9JhOxJBcmmsqUiE8HSUg_RAqbcMJ-v_iZLJERfNiilVu104umOfLjJBtzUBi0RFVfYfbNxtcIqGemP0EVZ0mo/s200/1niestpointlighthouse5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />After more driving, we arrived at Dunvegan Castle, which Amie and I toured while Laurie visited some art galleries (she had already seen the castle on a previous trip). Because the castle was not a ruin, Amie and I weren't all that impressed. But the gardens were beautiful. They have a cascading waterfall and some very unusual flowers. We spent a bit of time relaxing in the sun by the waterfall and photographing flowers before we had to leave.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087602929982082274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dmBZTRbCGdeZLNWe-pYLplDGtbfHowWphYNyxHJDTFPfSfRWJncZAbeizLVK9-IaoKnRKWt67D6YBOfSO3qi5KN-ypTLIuHQveOPlGvDm89dsW1kQ-EyVrI1eThv1eb_tiQv99JZGw0/s320/2dunvegangarden11.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXAxeowzD5y44bWeEmCHp1bPTXV1CRl6Tu4CboBCVW77rle90dY-QCb5fl-OhmwoaJKwZK9aBV7EUwPO1mmtSu1ykfB9-Yx9YmfUIpIk0IYMJsO5GkP09xJyVyGxXQ_SLZZKifwIBgSg/s1600-h/2dunvegancastle3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087606078193110370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXAxeowzD5y44bWeEmCHp1bPTXV1CRl6Tu4CboBCVW77rle90dY-QCb5fl-OhmwoaJKwZK9aBV7EUwPO1mmtSu1ykfB9-Yx9YmfUIpIk0IYMJsO5GkP09xJyVyGxXQ_SLZZKifwIBgSg/s200/2dunvegancastle3.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUrKe-ukWMr4Yv6eLv5_ARjC6RiY572RTii0vfpfirKAgEmxjaZwjCii2t6yzvnTxa5xmlb9MxaL9SaIWnvHpIi8K0ZBDIjJO2_NPHCB0ammYYPKMcdbBgq5IlIrc2bp9f0oRd6VrGKw/s1600-h/2dunvegangarden13.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087606103962914194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUrKe-ukWMr4Yv6eLv5_ARjC6RiY572RTii0vfpfirKAgEmxjaZwjCii2t6yzvnTxa5xmlb9MxaL9SaIWnvHpIi8K0ZBDIjJO2_NPHCB0ammYYPKMcdbBgq5IlIrc2bp9f0oRd6VrGKw/s200/2dunvegangarden13.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHS0LwUnJskgw3m7WRLRVUBlkkM2S3L2I8v2aF5NDP70_fnp42mI42j2RPWCxVxdoutIMUNAxzhsmo0k0dPYnHsgY-odv3ydiJZDBHk3xbJADzF20gFXhUTw4SEyfffvBbrhtteGkQoQY/s1600-h/2dunvegangarden14.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087607315143691682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHS0LwUnJskgw3m7WRLRVUBlkkM2S3L2I8v2aF5NDP70_fnp42mI42j2RPWCxVxdoutIMUNAxzhsmo0k0dPYnHsgY-odv3ydiJZDBHk3xbJADzF20gFXhUTw4SEyfffvBbrhtteGkQoQY/s200/2dunvegangarden14.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWje3l2PiMESL_24lxdaTg2VcR6BWJGLb1zs9jXvuV091dNaBX6ZLX7dwbLZDNLFDlZ6ad1FkG0-KlTHGuA55H1PpNS0k1wUWVWJ8JmL8yVHGy3R4K6SJEAPOG_Las_eQRE6_6l6EFg0/s1600-h/2dunvegangarden26.jpg"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxzlLMAinVyUusefv4v1GHtaCwx5ivS5W5JsdBHrr_3SudIYanC4pPrwFCN0y5xgjoHyI4wWXzTr1qnT5APyS-zollWHvO9O87W1-l7nt2ExgrnnD2TMIG0m_pK3IN21XMSDSRrABXGg/s1600-h/2dunvegangarden7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087606095372979586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxzlLMAinVyUusefv4v1GHtaCwx5ivS5W5JsdBHrr_3SudIYanC4pPrwFCN0y5xgjoHyI4wWXzTr1qnT5APyS-zollWHvO9O87W1-l7nt2ExgrnnD2TMIG0m_pK3IN21XMSDSRrABXGg/s200/2dunvegangarden7.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyVky2jI_wOMm0LpOu68OEPflR_NbGa2i8EJLdU30-lFy-Qtpg6J7xofOJ1IybsfnmJUgFUlrNkAI2Yb3xxIGq1TWMTuo6rX5xdqBV6b0TvbC6L2QxiHgUttJCDeNiZcu1w1GQ5Wm7kA/s1600-h/2dunvegangarden6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087606082488077682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyVky2jI_wOMm0LpOu68OEPflR_NbGa2i8EJLdU30-lFy-Qtpg6J7xofOJ1IybsfnmJUgFUlrNkAI2Yb3xxIGq1TWMTuo6rX5xdqBV6b0TvbC6L2QxiHgUttJCDeNiZcu1w1GQ5Wm7kA/s200/2dunvegangarden6.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0uBC8G0dcWimbZ_dVlfgPMBL0zYiWqjxVTdQzE6Y3B3aWKlG7i2tWX5K3P92HzGkWeXmpcg-zrtI94kOUXb_2TnRx-sgV-khYGlyK0vBGpv16t4iogFp9ZVz76PKlrj6RgrPCa66Cys/s1600-h/2dunvegangarden18.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087607323733626290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0uBC8G0dcWimbZ_dVlfgPMBL0zYiWqjxVTdQzE6Y3B3aWKlG7i2tWX5K3P92HzGkWeXmpcg-zrtI94kOUXb_2TnRx-sgV-khYGlyK0vBGpv16t4iogFp9ZVz76PKlrj6RgrPCa66Cys/s200/2dunvegangarden18.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Continuing on, we stopped in several more art galleries before making it to our hostel in Uig, up on the north part of Skye. This was our least favorite hostel, but they can't all be great, I suppose. At least we had phenomenal views! After fixing dinner in the kitchen, we decided to go to the hotel down the road for dessert. Well, Amie and Laurie had dessert (sticky toffee pudding and chocolate cheesecake). I had a craving for chips (fries), so that was my dessert! Boy, were they good!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087602934277049586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGrcn9cBln8KaMpevllRi86WJePh45e6upNbh1I2mShdIeEkgBleVdALpb70kbg_pIaTmPDl0fIZ6O3wBUQrclkSRcWcswQCSXp5tiQO04BycvOgdtcz7FI2_C9E5W31BLNc81voADv8/s320/4uig4.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilLmhJfHNB3QmkKBVyBmPgMxyucuJSdiYCRM6-EHCARIhQdMZMiAvnK2Op5ptQPh1HFRprTu_W_uQceAVllOfKqYEQ6vUe4Q9zF6sQyh1sNCl6_heDhvwMYfF3YqoIGpakmh3GbAVmu0/s1600-h/3misc8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087607340913495522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilLmhJfHNB3QmkKBVyBmPgMxyucuJSdiYCRM6-EHCARIhQdMZMiAvnK2Op5ptQPh1HFRprTu_W_uQceAVllOfKqYEQ6vUe4Q9zF6sQyh1sNCl6_heDhvwMYfF3YqoIGpakmh3GbAVmu0/s200/3misc8.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pVBqLs8jz8Kh3fbuAV5BaCTloBu5zEQV9OrwTlAob8zU8m4SWTXBlHIFKe8TOwD-jle1qSUWSa4wTQ7byQ0Eu4K9YXZPLX0FvROW_ZQO_hmGdfeQabg9zZKRm-5m_iL-mkOmPznA4dQ/s1600-h/3misc6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087607332323560914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pVBqLs8jz8Kh3fbuAV5BaCTloBu5zEQV9OrwTlAob8zU8m4SWTXBlHIFKe8TOwD-jle1qSUWSa4wTQ7byQ0Eu4K9YXZPLX0FvROW_ZQO_hmGdfeQabg9zZKRm-5m_iL-mkOmPznA4dQ/s200/3misc6.JPG" border="0" /></a>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-56561392108225872832007-07-15T20:52:00.000-04:002007-07-15T21:25:15.965-04:00Highlands and Islands, Day 3 - Glenfinnan<div>This was the day Amie and I had been anticipating since we planned this trip - our visit to the Glenfinnan Viaduct, the train used in the 2nd and 3rd Harry Potter movies! We got up and headed for the ferry, thankful for sunshine and brilliant blue skies. The water was an amazing turquoise color this morning.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087593846126250914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5eQQsg95j22mK_nE_4oozf4dJ_ITDrYFyPbEcvqlJIPZvJ1tb3IbpFlVyffryOykjKxR0UtAB68zo5_XdgXLQ7ek_4ykjmAY_UHXeGCFbSEgnuATbNdFxL2wUX0CjNeyYUEpYHKnVuY/s320/1iona4.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087593837536316306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgSauEAgshGaokJXfU2fAAANKFPY02wC8s2bpoVuwIKKLiaxQbtvtcz92ErDz7D0eI7nKoxMAgBpBsE6dxynATaNXP-prKxENHM2mmKhHoU93eBpGIChzEoENJ5Fv4_VG_J1qEF6lJxk/s320/2ferry4.JPG" border="0" />After another ferry ride from Mull back to the mainland, and a couple of hours of driving, we made it to Glenfinnan, which is located on the lovely Loch Shiel. There is a monument to Bonnie Prince Charlie there at the edge of the loch, but we were far too interested in the train to visit the monument! We did take a few pictures of it though.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087593850421218226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7M0IF0IxUeB90xt5mmHUaEUqmb5sUdueSVXmnmHp1EmV9kdP74yyhQrn_cxk0zg_0nQSC7ZONEjIVb9ekDVcGcFBLM-wK5EE3FZM81MWq79H_qSdwFqzM63AAp4SPu00PLDtqXlf2Ugc/s320/3glenfinnan11.JPG" border="0" />We walked up the hill to the recommended viewpoint, staked out the best place to watch the train, and settled in to wait. We were soon joined by several other Harry Potter enthusiasts who wanted to watch the train as well. The viaduct, with its 21 arches and curved concrete railway, is impressive in its own right, but we were determined to see the Jacobite Steamtrain cross the viaduct. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087593859011152834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG01M_Jqaf7YBGC9D57gLJeJz4FnAiNvzDIgJ1tSQy2gUAhDp3EIWxQuCadfDM7Et5PuFG4HIecj5a_W2ETG1uKCK6a39ndOKYWih5LfUMXf5PNN_eHXDQjFH-erA8prCY24Bux7LeAuo/s320/3glenfinnanviaduct6.JPG" border="0" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdRScdQN3FACQAlQs6710oqIJqviJN9joxm5PUhxZXaBjbeFgc7zfSPD36zIerE7zkcCG7_QoYr-QDIOX9Dwr7kq17REhFvpqdV9n_4sCdFfpO5A-8ZXX4WlrCyS9QrUwBQoSggNt3kk/s1600-h/3glenfinnan6ed.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087595259170491362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdRScdQN3FACQAlQs6710oqIJqviJN9joxm5PUhxZXaBjbeFgc7zfSPD36zIerE7zkcCG7_QoYr-QDIOX9Dwr7kq17REhFvpqdV9n_4sCdFfpO5A-8ZXX4WlrCyS9QrUwBQoSggNt3kk/s200/3glenfinnan6ed.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7z7PqEctD-FoYzRqfWcfxTc1UwBpiyJsk2TjtR8lmObUYfGw3nT_S6Th293oTKe1uPCjfcocjUgvlvd46WtMCwlvNB5yB-tEj1sCQox7WXHf7M8xtxBwZylxcjooNwBSrIRKP8RWIOfk/s1600-h/3glenfinnan8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087595276350360562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7z7PqEctD-FoYzRqfWcfxTc1UwBpiyJsk2TjtR8lmObUYfGw3nT_S6Th293oTKe1uPCjfcocjUgvlvd46WtMCwlvNB5yB-tEj1sCQox7WXHf7M8xtxBwZylxcjooNwBSrIRKP8RWIOfk/s200/3glenfinnan8.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIH1rCDkbIPqDeum5o12xEn8D2GEwShWxT1u-fGiY4hhjtrcUwG3BYxb8IG_bHf_nkOxXVTX9NOqvy8jEXEJ73MVClm7asok7QwVAk-81RUEuUSGJEdSk2vHiSTGCaJfE1YLj7UMH8BqA/s1600-h/3glenfinnanviaduct4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087595280645327874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIH1rCDkbIPqDeum5o12xEn8D2GEwShWxT1u-fGiY4hhjtrcUwG3BYxb8IG_bHf_nkOxXVTX9NOqvy8jEXEJ73MVClm7asok7QwVAk-81RUEuUSGJEdSk2vHiSTGCaJfE1YLj7UMH8BqA/s200/3glenfinnanviaduct4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><div>Finally we saw puffs of steam off to the left and heard the whistle. Oh, it was so cool to watch that red and black train cross the viaduct. It was just like in the movies! The engineer even let out some steam for us part of the way across the bridge. It was DEFINITELY worth the wait and the detour to Glenfinnan!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087593863306120146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzqQ5ojrZCsjQQ5O0shaPbgEKOO-tt8ZiaNQWAhTEYPh58kyrGjMz1VaFGnlNx-9y6Jx8H7seBkAf_bwsKpmjtoklds9PRosjSYCwgGKAVxkiQrsC7nr4qT4tUZdv7SbGzgUpBQw7Ul8/s320/3glenfinnanviaduct30.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOZKIU6pbpPNJRGuoPNVVzul2lC5a7nWnsZCVPRcFffUkV3HZULxZvDx86noJdUQeBWh1ymo3CTwZ52fork7hnwUZugX97DD8vYLB9AoyRov4HvSF-nmPKYutDgEWAo9YSrsBFvzP9DA/s1600-h/3glenfinnanviaduct27.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087595293530229794" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOZKIU6pbpPNJRGuoPNVVzul2lC5a7nWnsZCVPRcFffUkV3HZULxZvDx86noJdUQeBWh1ymo3CTwZ52fork7hnwUZugX97DD8vYLB9AoyRov4HvSF-nmPKYutDgEWAo9YSrsBFvzP9DA/s200/3glenfinnanviaduct27.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2hrv17NFcOlwNCYcbwnVAOZ7Ddt3L3nwrCf71ASuRnmpzKF1fwSn_Qx_cUTqap18M343DHNfrg1hHJqmKg7WBFR60FqR-cCdGM1XrESoqKcOMMlKQCCauf0bwk1j8PytMuebxL-c2IM/s1600-h/3glenfinnanviaduct20.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087595289235262482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2hrv17NFcOlwNCYcbwnVAOZ7Ddt3L3nwrCf71ASuRnmpzKF1fwSn_Qx_cUTqap18M343DHNfrg1hHJqmKg7WBFR60FqR-cCdGM1XrESoqKcOMMlKQCCauf0bwk1j8PytMuebxL-c2IM/s200/3glenfinnanviaduct20.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>The weather cleared for us as we made it to Mallaig, the starting point for our final ferry ride, to the Isle of Skye. Skye is the largest of Scotland's Hebrides islands, and where we spent most of our time on this trip. The ferry to Skye presented us with beautiful views of other islands, the mainland, and the ocean. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSl7lPd-I0XUg9Idk_MFIas_X5QoHMw2t0pqHvbdl7GyiAg9IvDHVPlUSxdVeO3mQP1atLUwyPQWhZk_s63PZ-qrdUozV0XdvOopWYbYL9tR9riAKCsaeUZpGDYpjh7dQnDRUuQ6H76w/s1600-h/4drivingscenery3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087597853330738226" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSl7lPd-I0XUg9Idk_MFIas_X5QoHMw2t0pqHvbdl7GyiAg9IvDHVPlUSxdVeO3mQP1atLUwyPQWhZk_s63PZ-qrdUozV0XdvOopWYbYL9tR9riAKCsaeUZpGDYpjh7dQnDRUuQ6H76w/s200/4drivingscenery3.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnSTJcbhMxuzHvvcAwv2DCnI5KY4C4_F__NXl_NalZHQooz6lT0_jRcVZGu-FrEECsnkdcsg7HA9wqLA1t4GXiH6rvSmmvFB4y2okT0TrurhIId7HVhypStIYfMMV81nLppW31cwuhXQ/s1600-h/4ferrytoskye3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087597861920672834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnSTJcbhMxuzHvvcAwv2DCnI5KY4C4_F__NXl_NalZHQooz6lT0_jRcVZGu-FrEECsnkdcsg7HA9wqLA1t4GXiH6rvSmmvFB4y2okT0TrurhIId7HVhypStIYfMMV81nLppW31cwuhXQ/s200/4ferrytoskye3.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5EnBsZzYe-EZnW8xJ_hqD14SMn_BUbBrgoRHscQhya4ZaqNLkGhRtvkRsN45QayztgclYVIj74KNUEfvhZRTlm6qcYvwpvWt5YkYUEhlibupOAjmw51B5Kw9PpUiXYlnZCfQ7okwGCI/s1600-h/4ferrytoskye13.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087597870510607442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5EnBsZzYe-EZnW8xJ_hqD14SMn_BUbBrgoRHscQhya4ZaqNLkGhRtvkRsN45QayztgclYVIj74KNUEfvhZRTlm6qcYvwpvWt5YkYUEhlibupOAjmw51B5Kw9PpUiXYlnZCfQ7okwGCI/s200/4ferrytoskye13.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzIeENcFO-vNX-IJXSSvVfzjDo-wK_GU2Y7W0NMxCP6W7Dwm3YCS_vMQA63xRc4ukAuUkuePOAnOcFRiP5GF5T_w6husPuPlmw5NS9G-dB8o6hK0MhoFn6Fh5mMvGP8kcLB9OD5U0g1I/s1600-h/5skye1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087597874805574754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzIeENcFO-vNX-IJXSSvVfzjDo-wK_GU2Y7W0NMxCP6W7Dwm3YCS_vMQA63xRc4ukAuUkuePOAnOcFRiP5GF5T_w6husPuPlmw5NS9G-dB8o6hK0MhoFn6Fh5mMvGP8kcLB9OD5U0g1I/s200/5skye1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7avCWuiiWsG8ppMxpLvFreLx6Ai5zGIyjscc7v9CznRaayXxOxr-BZL0kAnomt8NDBahpd94smyUlUY1rv-uxoRCcPkMqfb8GgmWO-yjxu-0PpgwwzsDQRlqBjatfVTpc41_omMmll0/s1600-h/5skye3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087597879100542066" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7avCWuiiWsG8ppMxpLvFreLx6Ai5zGIyjscc7v9CznRaayXxOxr-BZL0kAnomt8NDBahpd94smyUlUY1rv-uxoRCcPkMqfb8GgmWO-yjxu-0PpgwwzsDQRlqBjatfVTpc41_omMmll0/s200/5skye3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Once on Skye, we headed for our hostel in Carbost. The view from the hostel was lovely, and after dinner we had an amazing sunset, this time with more vibrant colors. Amie and I walked down to the loch to enjoy it (Laurie went to bed early).</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087599180475632818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySM7rcKRUkiworqf_BQM-6y_uZHxMaLcaXiF7EGyIMJuMNANa9cfU860717MZDZtZ30Z0Mt5ghWQYUdzIowiAv9T8ZmND-0gdPQsAsHO9p6pn8QmSEdmy96ehzFvFZrExKRsgrblAGxg/s320/7sunset15.JPG" border="0" /> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPc_WOFTMunLEm-sJJUSeF70dSf0SBVRKrvkfyWYVFPzA6S1G25WNxRVKFtIn94iMBTo0s6niJ_mZzi7wimhFJ_qdVKSUpCvLqSTeIXU6eIpEljxZlFa3WAWYaAcVoYbYiRHLpepzpzQ/s1600-h/7sunset19.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087598836878249122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPc_WOFTMunLEm-sJJUSeF70dSf0SBVRKrvkfyWYVFPzA6S1G25WNxRVKFtIn94iMBTo0s6niJ_mZzi7wimhFJ_qdVKSUpCvLqSTeIXU6eIpEljxZlFa3WAWYaAcVoYbYiRHLpepzpzQ/s200/7sunset19.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY16pEZ9CAfmErtPgllVJiEYANFLesEL2WGVM8lQ-7R2EVnuSk7PayLMRNpSe86KiiZ64THBIipFkoyDIAnlk-A9dtBNc5k2MFafM2gVg-gY2lHdYnHzHn5SPNzAgPIR628Iqn-zOPLp4/s1600-h/7sunset2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087598823993347202" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY16pEZ9CAfmErtPgllVJiEYANFLesEL2WGVM8lQ-7R2EVnuSk7PayLMRNpSe86KiiZ64THBIipFkoyDIAnlk-A9dtBNc5k2MFafM2gVg-gY2lHdYnHzHn5SPNzAgPIR628Iqn-zOPLp4/s200/7sunset2.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I_KPfdlsKwFI123bY_6iHEgf0tcRf-SWwtSy6xxfLzUCWZwpwcEQ0_5P9AlTzKLrTh1f9sUeQR0h_4p29fp23GSgzNkAucVbGORsL75ugaShGaR9g1Pn7SN_FDTXDJ5dlj7IB0BaPjw/s1600-h/7sunset18.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087598832583281810" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I_KPfdlsKwFI123bY_6iHEgf0tcRf-SWwtSy6xxfLzUCWZwpwcEQ0_5P9AlTzKLrTh1f9sUeQR0h_4p29fp23GSgzNkAucVbGORsL75ugaShGaR9g1Pn7SN_FDTXDJ5dlj7IB0BaPjw/s200/7sunset18.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-80902718176051738082007-07-15T20:20:00.000-04:002007-07-15T20:50:48.137-04:00Highlands and Islands, Day 2 - Mull and IonaEven though I'm back in the States, I thought I'd finish blogging about my time in Scotland, so this post is about the 2nd day of my trip to the West Coast and islands.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div>On day 2 of our travels, we got up bright and early to catch the 7 a.m. ferry to the Isle of Mull. This gave us some flexibility in our timing, allowing us to spend some extra time touring Mull before traveling over to the tiny island of Iona. On Mull, we saw beautiful scenery - rolling green hills, the ruins of Duart Castle, and the bright colors of the waterfront village of Tobermory. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087586501732174498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nCXiTk-O0XgpLo3M9iH5UZ_S7XtDWD9QX5cek_-_8nqziK_Y0kkZWhXLlbmsMNaO73bdvvdY_onUJrUu_czHHWdVGdRKacoLi3G9wYS49HvoP9IMH1sehDTMKKFNrQ2tSqOBJ4Mq_nE/s320/1ferry8.JPG" border="0" /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087586493142239890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MGD0ydhqdDb7rkIgny7Tgh1grUsyTbacq8VkgJyNixl5-Gu5L5-4GphENUw2k5SLqpuxxtPmPHAaYKTDQ_je79JNb-HnslB9j36uCw_VszxROysZOPUSMk5TidsVmOy4_k9NgV0bfY8/s320/2tobermory2.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPqiuWXpjsGKwf0AlDdzH60vhSmYzVtvptNtHXvp_t7CX0sFXDBvV997W72fM0S2VphfFjwMysUqD6kq2HHNT6OYvJpJQEdf_o7jDnzu7B8EjJy3ffSfCZwrOUCDjeTjjSvY50So6Z8I/s1600-h/1ferry13.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087585187472181858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPqiuWXpjsGKwf0AlDdzH60vhSmYzVtvptNtHXvp_t7CX0sFXDBvV997W72fM0S2VphfFjwMysUqD6kq2HHNT6OYvJpJQEdf_o7jDnzu7B8EjJy3ffSfCZwrOUCDjeTjjSvY50So6Z8I/s200/1ferry13.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjPxFLRvHa_9rQUhHMcScs7csQu0H756YH_30yYI-LKVij-BoNaoY4jvAhTRNVjHVTlLAqugUAuTfx7dsCl1zndCNfnFqtS81J6mAfl1gdsYEn_LFVG-2NtVheTtvTvl3fS80rUEqF-g/s1600-h/1ferry3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087585174587279938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjPxFLRvHa_9rQUhHMcScs7csQu0H756YH_30yYI-LKVij-BoNaoY4jvAhTRNVjHVTlLAqugUAuTfx7dsCl1zndCNfnFqtS81J6mAfl1gdsYEn_LFVG-2NtVheTtvTvl3fS80rUEqF-g/s200/1ferry3.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfXCfiDbjUtYe3EuiUmFhDa-5H2p8YIN9dJVwMY4JmLJZGEw2frtWXzDL2UkGlMB9skm7ggV5yFFSYEQ4Zf8AYsPtJqJh1lq1ItgZ3-KcNEHrv4uRHt9Zjd7xBfUgQAR8jxbbymL4lyY/s1600-h/1ferry4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087585183177214546" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfXCfiDbjUtYe3EuiUmFhDa-5H2p8YIN9dJVwMY4JmLJZGEw2frtWXzDL2UkGlMB9skm7ggV5yFFSYEQ4Zf8AYsPtJqJh1lq1ItgZ3-KcNEHrv4uRHt9Zjd7xBfUgQAR8jxbbymL4lyY/s200/1ferry4.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQd7-giukchXoC_4CXlZg_rC3TyX1CetsuvNDEX7II6-4Xo-Oo_Fz_h7jB2WyE0LiRkLWPa4NWQd9NBcEbK2CegvzzPKBZauy3Exm0ttYOEXY6NJz2wC88OPAJosumZdRqrYIn4fHr7B0/s1600-h/2tobermory9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087585200357083778" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQd7-giukchXoC_4CXlZg_rC3TyX1CetsuvNDEX7II6-4Xo-Oo_Fz_h7jB2WyE0LiRkLWPa4NWQd9NBcEbK2CegvzzPKBZauy3Exm0ttYOEXY6NJz2wC88OPAJosumZdRqrYIn4fHr7B0/s200/2tobermory9.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpbD_xiAFpfCSm6ipLa6BNpKq6VafSEv6va_ae65ykBlAbH5QgS5q8FZ1MEVHmeB76820G1WunaTaYueROLkIriZc2_Z_FqW17RrJoi56s5cMtVMIfHmkRMioVkBP9kkhThTeHAdHEm0/s1600-h/2tobermory6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087585196062116466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpbD_xiAFpfCSm6ipLa6BNpKq6VafSEv6va_ae65ykBlAbH5QgS5q8FZ1MEVHmeB76820G1WunaTaYueROLkIriZc2_Z_FqW17RrJoi56s5cMtVMIfHmkRMioVkBP9kkhThTeHAdHEm0/s200/2tobermory6.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DHGZvp9m9rH4jK3XTjpwaXJBLeBVcWYSuuIaTpN49QNc4I8axWI6kmvGGPXOA7HL7WAzKGwexS4jiUWPAXCzR108WU-CwX5i9vpcv1QYt3ZdrkcK-DwaIedhbcQtDq4o_o7e4FIXkhQ/s1600-h/2tobermory9.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-SHQisJkzycwu-yOyfSKeOGsVBk9HYujby_0T7a4cSatbA_GsWb-Lxx-qQd7cRQ2mLKtcip0buiBtp5C0VId5N3PwwXG7mQNNDJ5TcT-LgZ0godDDrzKsSqwFz9NemHFXfATrevNjCw/s1600-h/2tobermory6.JPG"></a>We caught a ferry across the water to Iona, which is supposedly the birthplace of Christianity in Europe. In 563, St. Columba sailed to Iona from Ireland and established a monastery there. We visited the ancient abbey and nunnery on this site, and saw the numerous stone crosses on the island. It was quite impressive. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087586506027141810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBKhiArJ-lIkIlYgq1efkMqMRv7SHjE7Pv-jkgeFyChbHn0M4y3bqAhmSUDcWtbQi7J74y6-gAOb4z9-hwejxFAUCWa1n9QPbCv4tcYzjU3QrG7i4MTsOAHYsA7xQWVSALOhYXLrItNA/s320/5ionaabbey50.JPG" border="0" /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087586510322109122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRAU9AEeQJVSXrf7_gFW4dPkXq2XDvR2iByR83ANcEwikCZVdgov3UpxoFD9wkq_qOx6KvClox794B7wiQ62sPru-Ng9FVGstYekXPG1klme1pGW6-qeQo1GaOwrcjceyATzWD7vcLzK8/s320/5ionacrosses5.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CZal45Yldp1NN1r86ZlSiDHBWdZMZ1Qe9rN3PN6EZQEHZ_rXzZxkS7rlz0AKmGwm4JKrWw5OOOl1Nt_Z1RYayT13Z-ziTnRrtDUPXcDs3NbsGJ36tCUh9p2tPxvdKr3Le6cu3MVAmY8/s1600-h/6ionanunnery3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087589083007519554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CZal45Yldp1NN1r86ZlSiDHBWdZMZ1Qe9rN3PN6EZQEHZ_rXzZxkS7rlz0AKmGwm4JKrWw5OOOl1Nt_Z1RYayT13Z-ziTnRrtDUPXcDs3NbsGJ36tCUh9p2tPxvdKr3Le6cu3MVAmY8/s200/6ionanunnery3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPh8sTSZ-Rui54ttSLWv5E0tFHSQpQm12sfd5yEPWwodANDQtAc5oRaBWhhQHS9J8NJmrC-d0toH7E02DxnjITbZoCn_V2Dyf-2dGC6Tawb1Wpl7h3yVMZvCWAWhxElcFFn6UmszhAu_c/s1600-h/5ionacrosses6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087588181064387346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPh8sTSZ-Rui54ttSLWv5E0tFHSQpQm12sfd5yEPWwodANDQtAc5oRaBWhhQHS9J8NJmrC-d0toH7E02DxnjITbZoCn_V2Dyf-2dGC6Tawb1Wpl7h3yVMZvCWAWhxElcFFn6UmszhAu_c/s200/5ionacrosses6.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKt6IUcwGJI-d5q6WxJRQp_XDokUpiZ231gB1NzVkvN16lW6-0s2zwsIlH84hs9ecMESxy4VDUj-4_m-iKIh7gHtK4Rsjq4DwPCduT_0B87tbeORxZudxTD3yWEV-6iZMxKHRCw_ntXRo/s1600-h/6ionanunnery5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087589091597454162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKt6IUcwGJI-d5q6WxJRQp_XDokUpiZ231gB1NzVkvN16lW6-0s2zwsIlH84hs9ecMESxy4VDUj-4_m-iKIh7gHtK4Rsjq4DwPCduT_0B87tbeORxZudxTD3yWEV-6iZMxKHRCw_ntXRo/s200/6ionanunnery5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JYHzlyZBZGv3pbQ_3GwdJUWZg0ovlJDM-XJgyWCQqTN3p5ehOLx5Nct96rZGK_AuHhmkXdhXJMQRF36UYm6UDpMqV9RfLVz5s9ykRX639MyZ1cG6gXdaXpkbUzCtdrAHg-5XXsmCLno/s1600-h/5ionacrosses13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087588185359354658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JYHzlyZBZGv3pbQ_3GwdJUWZg0ovlJDM-XJgyWCQqTN3p5ehOLx5Nct96rZGK_AuHhmkXdhXJMQRF36UYm6UDpMqV9RfLVz5s9ykRX639MyZ1cG6gXdaXpkbUzCtdrAHg-5XXsmCLno/s200/5ionacrosses13.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSdgWJx3X_ueC0da0n1GHLMmZAMJhlIWoIyYpXFOHJdjvW8IQqNhtTJjB7MtXbTfICxEbn4lXzjl1L27HTaJ7_eXDkmGdiTPdHB0CJ30gW607NPp_An2a5IijRTV7KyiBbkvzf2cBEUI/s1600-h/5ionaabbey75.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087588176769420034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSdgWJx3X_ueC0da0n1GHLMmZAMJhlIWoIyYpXFOHJdjvW8IQqNhtTJjB7MtXbTfICxEbn4lXzjl1L27HTaJ7_eXDkmGdiTPdHB0CJ30gW607NPp_An2a5IijRTV7KyiBbkvzf2cBEUI/s200/5ionaabbey75.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftz_FvALhLH-Rt3OhyphenhyphentWk9Uz6OuyzEQzTTPLEXkhiynnl0yTRqVkM4rNWc2_aim-YKyUMV6SeRvJn_mAQyaF9IwwgE7sUWBGpkFR1nAznRQlZLTBPd9OHdxJql1lKz2pdBRdXyV67WGo/s1600-h/5ionaabbey15.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087588168179485426" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftz_FvALhLH-Rt3OhyphenhyphentWk9Uz6OuyzEQzTTPLEXkhiynnl0yTRqVkM4rNWc2_aim-YKyUMV6SeRvJn_mAQyaF9IwwgE7sUWBGpkFR1nAznRQlZLTBPd9OHdxJql1lKz2pdBRdXyV67WGo/s200/5ionaabbey15.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>We spent the night in a hostel on Iona, so Amie and I decided to take a walk down to the beach that evening. We were treated with a lovely sunset. The colors weren't very vivid, but the sight of the sunbeams breaking through the clouds was amazing.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087586780905048786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_jLtaxT3FmIZT0mjHns8CX8GNXIN1-_SLOopJvPaZrwn8UMpVKAMmPoMy7_XYI3LrxAQP3aZcP-PVQghaWnDRa8T9Pj1XJHAy3po4GnYe05wFn90auCrhxI9kZXV0aX3LrlGo8qkPZA/s320/9ionabeach22.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087586789494983394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zOAEXE7ZFH-8Ho9XTzPz9xeYNmsxjAD1CuawaaBTAwhEzUrBpNQQ4BqFJU1X9lkBbMPaR1etenDEOZrAFXnZ7VNw8SiLNbaShkFTkowM45k0qZixcW1AhNc-hgKrTWiSujPTGbjtNgQ/s320/9ionabeach28.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-o3CVn70drC3XdSFEaDJgtOAP8dHMpcSLe8MlJY54y9GZa6Lyg9Z-zTDcuIQzj7XnHxPyYFsTKTj1SQQNohLCU3i0hBzyQBsaM-SNgqx_YgjZB-GuAQefK88Vz9mRjLnJyD9oGT8WGqc/s1600-h/9ionabeach23.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087589108777323394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-o3CVn70drC3XdSFEaDJgtOAP8dHMpcSLe8MlJY54y9GZa6Lyg9Z-zTDcuIQzj7XnHxPyYFsTKTj1SQQNohLCU3i0hBzyQBsaM-SNgqx_YgjZB-GuAQefK88Vz9mRjLnJyD9oGT8WGqc/s200/9ionabeach23.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsBqz55cftzBnmPggTgwNXrQefaUeCoS4YvhrIjk6EvaxCRMJ_EgSa8q_bvRTiCTBYAWq4iuHpGKbZmuSPRHKZw08dwV5su1pvkLyxkQP38Fd_SzzqNQ1pEOcQhfV3d_Tcj9q9YsrmaE/s1600-h/9ionabeac49.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087588193949289266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsBqz55cftzBnmPggTgwNXrQefaUeCoS4YvhrIjk6EvaxCRMJ_EgSa8q_bvRTiCTBYAWq4iuHpGKbZmuSPRHKZw08dwV5su1pvkLyxkQP38Fd_SzzqNQ1pEOcQhfV3d_Tcj9q9YsrmaE/s200/9ionabeac49.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtH9ZVZ78-JVWzxVtToPF_3o5938ovJ3nawTkwc70yDxpfPurqxaMJQlTkGOsHWbkx_QiMpsmolGkhQzYE9Qh3qK-f42W7fkTuiuNKapcLhvtx2eLECaG82kzJFgYMf1jRyV-5Nb-dyrc/s1600-h/9ionabeach57.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087589095892421474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtH9ZVZ78-JVWzxVtToPF_3o5938ovJ3nawTkwc70yDxpfPurqxaMJQlTkGOsHWbkx_QiMpsmolGkhQzYE9Qh3qK-f42W7fkTuiuNKapcLhvtx2eLECaG82kzJFgYMf1jRyV-5Nb-dyrc/s200/9ionabeach57.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-77655260056127488462007-07-12T10:39:00.000-04:002007-07-12T10:42:13.924-04:00The Good Ole US of AWell, I'm back in the States. I got back yesterday late afternoon after a LONG flight from London to Atlanta, and a shorter flight before that from Aberdeen to London. It was a very long day of travelling, but I was glad to be back in the sunny, warmer weather and to see my family again. I actually stayed awake last night till about 11:00 (4:00 am Aberdeen time), which was about 24 hours after I woke up to head to the airport, and for some reason I woke up at 7:30 this morning. Yuck!! I'm sure the jetlag will hit me soon. In the meantime, I'll be hanging out by the pool...<br /><br />I will be posting some more pics from my recent trip to the Scotland west coast and my final days in Aberdeen, but I wanted to get this message out that I'm BACK!!!Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-25526080597309339332007-07-08T14:33:00.000-04:002007-07-08T15:47:19.539-04:00Highlands and Islands, Day 1 - Travel to ObanLast Sunday, my friends Amie, Laurie, and I began our tour of the highlands and islands by driving to Oban on the west coast of Scotland. The trip took longer than expected due to an accident which closed down the road and caused us to take a 2-hour detour around Loch Lomond. The plus side was we got to see some beautiful scenery, including silver waterfalls, gorgeous lochs, and amazing hills.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiJgWRESICkJIsy1Ubt7XD9MZLwxF3N_17Cb2TE72v1a0lBbWLezG-5IyzunDjJY0LE_hY78bE4sFo54KbTZG7c30uvXQYXT95voYi8aPxaS8CH2cdKkSCCrg-zH3vWCza6MrRngng8o/s1600-h/C7010004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084898225744667826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiJgWRESICkJIsy1Ubt7XD9MZLwxF3N_17Cb2TE72v1a0lBbWLezG-5IyzunDjJY0LE_hY78bE4sFo54KbTZG7c30uvXQYXT95voYi8aPxaS8CH2cdKkSCCrg-zH3vWCza6MrRngng8o/s200/C7010004.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeZUClaocj1RR-RMFPb1ipDMnIOzslQUhyphenhyphenUG-RKoleF3GF0PvO0fl5jr8G6V1y-FXiW8_qV93yPD2lM3fD8qCUIyLQRuU9CIi_NSqj31pAv35OuIQQMOT6IsVvR6L6tWwb9FD4GAI6oc/s1600-h/C7010005c.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084898238629569762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeZUClaocj1RR-RMFPb1ipDMnIOzslQUhyphenhyphenUG-RKoleF3GF0PvO0fl5jr8G6V1y-FXiW8_qV93yPD2lM3fD8qCUIyLQRuU9CIi_NSqj31pAv35OuIQQMOT6IsVvR6L6tWwb9FD4GAI6oc/s200/C7010005c.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKtKEVUDS2zNECWRsz67Q50THXInSjT4kZ964rh0LEYL3M_ZGNzjcmd38TZR4RFmaeyeUcGYQ4XVDUbfVDCL43wcfC8Q1XoLWuGLkyTanCkWcZC4xNn4CcHzoVEYbPGKoV4lfOohhZwk/s1600-h/C7010005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084898230039635138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKtKEVUDS2zNECWRsz67Q50THXInSjT4kZ964rh0LEYL3M_ZGNzjcmd38TZR4RFmaeyeUcGYQ4XVDUbfVDCL43wcfC8Q1XoLWuGLkyTanCkWcZC4xNn4CcHzoVEYbPGKoV4lfOohhZwk/s200/C7010005.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZgDPs9895VdHhsKIWiSOprCbbLmmNlCX8uT4Qz64pqu6Vw73ICK4UWjUG5dNMeHBDGvRSMH3chb8djwmlnav35JV_PsVTEMnmcXl-KNQeAlizZoq9eB1dl51CqNM2z_Lkkk3DLPKjf8/s1600-h/C7010005b.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084898234334602450" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZgDPs9895VdHhsKIWiSOprCbbLmmNlCX8uT4Qz64pqu6Vw73ICK4UWjUG5dNMeHBDGvRSMH3chb8djwmlnav35JV_PsVTEMnmcXl-KNQeAlizZoq9eB1dl51CqNM2z_Lkkk3DLPKjf8/s200/C7010005b.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><br /><div>We finally got to Oban about 10 minutes after the last ferry left for the Isle of Mull, so we ended up spending the night in Oban rather than continuing on to the islands. 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Gotta go home now...</div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-24861296440342126572007-06-30T14:09:00.000-04:002007-06-30T14:26:31.304-04:00Update on My AnkleThree days later, the swelling in my ankle has gone down a good bit and the pain is not too bad, especially when I wear a support brace. The bruising is quite colorful (the pictures below don't really show it well), but I think it will be fine in a few days - I hope so, because I'm going on vacation to the west coast, and I don't want a sore ankle the whole time I'm there!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUK0zu_S1d3r3z6xGnTnQrVRsn-1Tdi4-9SGArFsyf5L70J-HPq6pwwqhjeQ6vaEMkia2kHUvWHc62GsziJj6aVebdpYNR-09SXxZDqQBdkht-9MEAn52pOaG0AuVlw6x01ojmnwksJlA/s1600-h/100_1608.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081925107648455826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUK0zu_S1d3r3z6xGnTnQrVRsn-1Tdi4-9SGArFsyf5L70J-HPq6pwwqhjeQ6vaEMkia2kHUvWHc62GsziJj6aVebdpYNR-09SXxZDqQBdkht-9MEAn52pOaG0AuVlw6x01ojmnwksJlA/s200/100_1608.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSAyI7cZCFj-5-8I0AJ9hRluTsJSu1T9znppzBvw9MEaeCxWSo-Jq9ehpc01VhivUnQAlYLExSG8sNItn8fXz0sZdSHUnL44GmycsKswLdRO44Y2eNGdK6uX7_Dy1Wgp195M8Bg-SrhE/s1600-h/100_1609.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081925111943423138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSAyI7cZCFj-5-8I0AJ9hRluTsJSu1T9znppzBvw9MEaeCxWSo-Jq9ehpc01VhivUnQAlYLExSG8sNItn8fXz0sZdSHUnL44GmycsKswLdRO44Y2eNGdK6uX7_Dy1Wgp195M8Bg-SrhE/s200/100_1609.JPG" border="0" /></a>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-65649459229213656192007-06-28T15:00:00.000-04:002007-06-30T14:22:41.338-04:00Clifftops and RaindropsWednesday started out as another gorgeous day, and thankfully the wind had died down so it wasn't nearly as cold out. So Amie and I decided to take a bus up to the Bullers of Buchan and take the clifftop walk down to Slain's Castle and then on to Cruden Bay. I have been to all these places previously, but Amie never had, and I'd never done the cliffside walk, so we decided it would be fun. The Bullers of Buchan were as spectacular as ever, with the water crashing in the cave and the birds nesting on the cliffs. Check out this first picture - that little speck on top of the arch is me, standing on the opposite side of the sea bowl from the main part of the cliffs!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081491805577830866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QpP904itTK5uONCdVtUcrl0Cx5Q7mYOUCWjMynvISFQueH0QDv-w8AIp9uAIzBfkb3umxWHHhlNQ6pwOv09skRB5a-25Xc3xud09hsIry-Id_r8ZENmejRK3TIhr1tGzJwi06WB3HwU/s320/C6270022.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjig8_akmATH9e8Cf0LfCnp0b256OyD3VOlFp5YplzvJl-IM4tbLB0bXnZ0emMTcesvziWh3rVHE2p7aQqOxvqTaCCxd4L5Dd5Z0sPc5L7k96eFq1bC6ctRHflydHo1UYQNjR5MWqD4-j8/s1600-h/C6270005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081497895841456626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjig8_akmATH9e8Cf0LfCnp0b256OyD3VOlFp5YplzvJl-IM4tbLB0bXnZ0emMTcesvziWh3rVHE2p7aQqOxvqTaCCxd4L5Dd5Z0sPc5L7k96eFq1bC6ctRHflydHo1UYQNjR5MWqD4-j8/s200/C6270005.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsgygqkb5E4aLwl_BXqXGauw5HHLtlV4pkKaqPwUW4cOKgTpqZ675eR3hSe2oM86B7Co_OeV9IhkqKA31Vl-MUZtsrywM_eF-OxRssMNvDuJ5wuWChvaLte5x26b2CXh-gQt2L6bokjk/s1600-h/C6270001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081497887251522018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsgygqkb5E4aLwl_BXqXGauw5HHLtlV4pkKaqPwUW4cOKgTpqZ675eR3hSe2oM86B7Co_OeV9IhkqKA31Vl-MUZtsrywM_eF-OxRssMNvDuJ5wuWChvaLte5x26b2CXh-gQt2L6bokjk/s200/C6270001.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgS_erFf52blN6QYwWvDrqjag07XuOGNIOkhJbm-z2N-tXyOrTs89_fg4Dhgp1Int7795kL0U8fAkmc5LIRZzmSXI6eimaWCIiEyytsfE1YAup2IAjtg1QlmpQu4meZDX6x3NPwGEehw/s1600-h/C6270030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081514169472541250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgS_erFf52blN6QYwWvDrqjag07XuOGNIOkhJbm-z2N-tXyOrTs89_fg4Dhgp1Int7795kL0U8fAkmc5LIRZzmSXI6eimaWCIiEyytsfE1YAup2IAjtg1QlmpQu4meZDX6x3NPwGEehw/s200/C6270030.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /></div><div>When we started walking the cliffs, the weather was so warm that I took off my fleece and had on just short sleeves! The grass and weeds was as tall as my head in certain places, and the cliffside path was usually only wide enough for one foot. It was a precarious walk at times, and we felt like we were in the jungle, but the seaside views were phenomenal and we saw a lot of wildlife and plants (including thistle and heather) as well. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081907725915808386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VpKJtWi5mKmELjQWE0LNqBCUSWIDKUiA2cfh3U6XNHkmb-waVkB1C1pdHjfIhAURPVypWgp97N2uLo1jGQ549kxHeeEN6a611aDxTrhgpO2lpffcuAW0dbRpobV1DdMk2d-3Q6A6djQ/s320/hiking2.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSpWnjBNBFHYrv9wnv7lam4YqQlJzGpImrerttogQdP8d9DYeFxGBCRv29gAoxbbAfqlQO8lyUE9sXNy_BwqWAdQbkkcoQxy1W7EgS9LPfLjXToqzzJIlsrtWZSrtyQujTfIYpPXXD8Q/s1600-h/C6270026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081514156587639346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSpWnjBNBFHYrv9wnv7lam4YqQlJzGpImrerttogQdP8d9DYeFxGBCRv29gAoxbbAfqlQO8lyUE9sXNy_BwqWAdQbkkcoQxy1W7EgS9LPfLjXToqzzJIlsrtWZSrtyQujTfIYpPXXD8Q/s200/C6270026.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6diJhVK_t7xbWr9LRi1oXV65xwbojh7ckyTOTr-1gbwW5Stwj0vdphH9bLApHW9fQdEqTXg035qj6sFlGl0UqWdDC1a6_gvdciDi3N5i7xflFWquqml4UBYlNKA6nhcVtE4GZy2y8XI/s1600-h/C6270008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081497904431391234" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6diJhVK_t7xbWr9LRi1oXV65xwbojh7ckyTOTr-1gbwW5Stwj0vdphH9bLApHW9fQdEqTXg035qj6sFlGl0UqWdDC1a6_gvdciDi3N5i7xflFWquqml4UBYlNKA6nhcVtE4GZy2y8XI/s200/C6270008.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCN7yPojlDyyIrOpgTB8L9Zw8VAHgsCAFmBr9DNOc85RWN1X4ftz6nsqA233PWVMVneJoPDStBem7U2qeOrITcEGrMNclaC1zu5BFSzGcVF4TVbJ5QR_bcMZyMUYLKtJAhUfRISsqqSvM/s1600-h/C6270024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081514216717181554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCN7yPojlDyyIrOpgTB8L9Zw8VAHgsCAFmBr9DNOc85RWN1X4ftz6nsqA233PWVMVneJoPDStBem7U2qeOrITcEGrMNclaC1zu5BFSzGcVF4TVbJ5QR_bcMZyMUYLKtJAhUfRISsqqSvM/s200/C6270024.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibttHsgVUOg2xNiYyh_YdvuSU9DM9zfIg8hnIlgJs65L8ALAqjtfjuharGUq39TbrPcVPnbBfFOSQT-U-L-fJv7AH19wQ-LKaT8kCtU1amFdNpqelW0PiUTXKHFu0ZPzm5QIIp61uKoec/s1600-h/C6270012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081497913021325842" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibttHsgVUOg2xNiYyh_YdvuSU9DM9zfIg8hnIlgJs65L8ALAqjtfjuharGUq39TbrPcVPnbBfFOSQT-U-L-fJv7AH19wQ-LKaT8kCtU1amFdNpqelW0PiUTXKHFu0ZPzm5QIIp61uKoec/s200/C6270012.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2j_vP4F8sra3wCSax5NwZ3soDVgBOetWju_IER9APd8CaR6AsxDVC0WOSCmKBsbwD-RuDtVCJFLZ-K6xEdmL11TQnJgn_gwFt2C7uyBKtPl38m3scnsEMTJx1JEj1MhC925BJp3xHa0/s1600-h/C6270023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081514199537312354" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2j_vP4F8sra3wCSax5NwZ3soDVgBOetWju_IER9APd8CaR6AsxDVC0WOSCmKBsbwD-RuDtVCJFLZ-K6xEdmL11TQnJgn_gwFt2C7uyBKtPl38m3scnsEMTJx1JEj1MhC925BJp3xHa0/s200/C6270023.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfM6DncdI8dQHNO8S_S_FGoI_uFcdh0lhzWFzS35S1BHdhqbFowwXjpiSApLYtvu_fJnVHUwPwrV6pAt-xZSM30Dr1C8hNHvB08rGYxYC81xzewJSaAf7X9pZtkN5lg8hokTFvklKQfw/s1600-h/C6270033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081514186652410450" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfM6DncdI8dQHNO8S_S_FGoI_uFcdh0lhzWFzS35S1BHdhqbFowwXjpiSApLYtvu_fJnVHUwPwrV6pAt-xZSM30Dr1C8hNHvB08rGYxYC81xzewJSaAf7X9pZtkN5lg8hokTFvklKQfw/s200/C6270033.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>As we walked towards the castle, we could see rain in the distance. It didn't take long for the rain to make its way to us, and with it the wind picked up and the temperatures dropped so much that I ended up putting on my fleece, jacket, and gloves! We continued to walk though - we had no choice, since we were on the cliffs in the middle of nowhere. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't our only difficulty on this walk. In one of the really narrow sections of the path, I stepped right into a rabbit hole, and sprained my right ankle. It hurt really bad, but again, we had no choice but to continue on. Thankfully we were more than halfway to the castle at that point. Between my hurting ankle, the rain, and the cold, I was a bit miserable. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081915976547984274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZtwtPEd7LsRonVTVULFUyXlJp-zjGljQ_sjF7sXS3JfSHylq39owayBLNiEwTtsZpfxDblI61dlOv_y2AHJNQIzsq3GAFPMeBGJVd-TIuQ01eZZzRYx3QQ51-mbmzOKBfOALR-3ZrXg/s320/weather3.jpg" border="0" /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsgXRANwcbhAMFWx9Ao8tRkQn_p9fHI5mY2mG-p98JqeffJVvUwd8inI5vBkxIn-BE2QsyW30LsY6m1zRPBMJmJ5lo5lYMEYO0URtPF-ReRB8HgcFv0EWhvCHwil1wHrPapyAcTsqigY/s1600-h/hiking3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081910178342134418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsgXRANwcbhAMFWx9Ao8tRkQn_p9fHI5mY2mG-p98JqeffJVvUwd8inI5vBkxIn-BE2QsyW30LsY6m1zRPBMJmJ5lo5lYMEYO0URtPF-ReRB8HgcFv0EWhvCHwil1wHrPapyAcTsqigY/s200/hiking3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhC4cUlujuWiI-0ZRgfqyrs5_hQLmM3P9_hsZ1eIvq1o3jOFtGQKa_iMek3OzKdKZDJIBfGKKOEQhjsWipFgyelnnCNHs-9PLRpTD7R__wRjnV0QK_II2i4E9qsPapGuKqT39d2DhTkc/s1600-h/weather7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081923892172711042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhC4cUlujuWiI-0ZRgfqyrs5_hQLmM3P9_hsZ1eIvq1o3jOFtGQKa_iMek3OzKdKZDJIBfGKKOEQhjsWipFgyelnnCNHs-9PLRpTD7R__wRjnV0QK_II2i4E9qsPapGuKqT39d2DhTkc/s200/weather7.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_IGQHLAe2719jIoxf-yn2f1ncwECtyXDd3IAOePfEIPuafDT75ubm_PchsGXDEpD74pDM-wcO4lSWVOpMeHP_V9ymJypXVPCVpGmExgIcHA0osNDqtqsalMwIMlPBKvOy-656VPyKEw/s1600-h/hiking4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081910186932069026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_IGQHLAe2719jIoxf-yn2f1ncwECtyXDd3IAOePfEIPuafDT75ubm_PchsGXDEpD74pDM-wcO4lSWVOpMeHP_V9ymJypXVPCVpGmExgIcHA0osNDqtqsalMwIMlPBKvOy-656VPyKEw/s200/hiking4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>When we got to Slain's Castle, we finally were able to sit down, and I quickly took ibuprofin to try to ease the pain and swelling in my ankle. We relaxed for a little while, had a little snack, and then I felt up to venturing around the castle. Amie had never been there, so she was seeing it through fresh eyes, and kept saying "I want to live here." Well, it would be really cold, because there's no roof and grass and weeds growing out of the tops of some of the walls! 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Well, frustration #3 - we got to the bus stop ontime, but the bus was early, and we saw it pass by as we were getting to the top of the hill. There was no way I could run to catch it, and I honestly don't think we could have caught it even if my ankle wasn't hurt. Since we had an hour to waste until the next bus, we wandered down to the harbour and beach in Cruden Bay, before heading back to the bus stop in plenty of time for the next bus, in case it too was early.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKh4lNRNCZ1B7GQj_kOEmjtC3VMm8nQJ58yoaNFYdFjgrFj0oElFRLZAz4D7uzQdzzL54i8bSuZDaZjQy89eyNKieRZoHO9-lbx7V9-wgesd7N4QbFuNHoVVUpjl6sfsh7AhIbdkwNls/s1600-h/crudenbay3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081923870697874498" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKh4lNRNCZ1B7GQj_kOEmjtC3VMm8nQJ58yoaNFYdFjgrFj0oElFRLZAz4D7uzQdzzL54i8bSuZDaZjQy89eyNKieRZoHO9-lbx7V9-wgesd7N4QbFuNHoVVUpjl6sfsh7AhIbdkwNls/s200/crudenbay3.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10pWEqGo1kzzx1p9egZmLwTcG7XOULsNBD-V0m9lRywxMoPmIRLbE3sxOwHGwO187-u4WMg6I42T8hrlPbkUdZpFNuT6qDHmbDvDzubwX_AWotEuaKll4kt-qdzsqNer0ydbAwyvkI5U/s1600-h/crudenbay7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081923879287809106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10pWEqGo1kzzx1p9egZmLwTcG7XOULsNBD-V0m9lRywxMoPmIRLbE3sxOwHGwO187-u4WMg6I42T8hrlPbkUdZpFNuT6qDHmbDvDzubwX_AWotEuaKll4kt-qdzsqNer0ydbAwyvkI5U/s200/crudenbay7.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCIYXh3pFmrM7jsqS2H8XMF_zEzfe-_9WOO1HPjdL7BjyK70dcpeYwkVPfSZef1i1pHkw3rJE2SmPPCYm-gCczU42ufWPnJf3pIHAJ25GlXOzCvq6u1I19Vwni15456gswehIeoW9WEY/s1600-h/Crudenbay17.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081923883582776418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCIYXh3pFmrM7jsqS2H8XMF_zEzfe-_9WOO1HPjdL7BjyK70dcpeYwkVPfSZef1i1pHkw3rJE2SmPPCYm-gCczU42ufWPnJf3pIHAJ25GlXOzCvq6u1I19Vwni15456gswehIeoW9WEY/s200/Crudenbay17.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVzqkUO_-a9jhx4pIqdNOzDHeRdBADbImG85hBUIiB7mzQCJtLob5dZUrS-j0cOik-AzeS0WvcMM7XL0zmOf9hpL-C131wsmxMDaWdbn75ewUCPw5oCXUxhvtFaALFENaOAt3hl0JTq8/s1600-h/crudenbay8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081923887877743730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVzqkUO_-a9jhx4pIqdNOzDHeRdBADbImG85hBUIiB7mzQCJtLob5dZUrS-j0cOik-AzeS0WvcMM7XL0zmOf9hpL-C131wsmxMDaWdbn75ewUCPw5oCXUxhvtFaALFENaOAt3hl0JTq8/s200/crudenbay8.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><div>Overall it was an interesting day - frustrating at times, and painful certainly, but we had fun nonetheless. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-76745251430753685322007-06-28T13:11:00.001-04:002007-06-28T14:59:53.173-04:00Back to WinterWow! Summer solstice was only one week ago, and already it feels like winter has returned to Aberdeen! It's crazy. On Tuesday, we finally had a sunny day (it had been cloudy and rainy for a week), so Amie and I decided to enjoy the sunshine and explore some of Aberdeen. We headed out to walk along the harbour at Torry Battery, since the last time we were there it rained on us. Well, this time it wasn't raining, but the winds were gusting to at least 30 mph. If it hadn't been blowing away from the water it probably would have blown us right into the sea! We ended up wearing hats, gloves, and scarves - on the 26th of June! Who would have thought? The water was incredibly choppy, and the waves were huge, crashing against the rocks and the pier with amazing power.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081167471122473010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxuJjhXLXfPhQ9cTT3udDpuuRttJp5Tz5jw-Pybkr33GLSzmTinoMiNwpg7gMQnqohSbb6TWL2rpc5_AywCRHUUjD3RB7BpN1n09JrdwRb7JM0WzSLeskh1iwbb2Hud9MhypwViPcyrU/s320/C6260026.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMo8CwvzYLXJgfZxDQ98rdtEBAA7SO2RkQ5v_w946TYKCjehMD9QbNOLrvRdSf1Q2rnkFZNqZMUpHR1qnuC_t558qweZbmaf-whDYGalu3REpZedeXoO6_h958tGwfafLq5jZymleytZ8/s1600-h/C6260004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081173900688515170" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMo8CwvzYLXJgfZxDQ98rdtEBAA7SO2RkQ5v_w946TYKCjehMD9QbNOLrvRdSf1Q2rnkFZNqZMUpHR1qnuC_t558qweZbmaf-whDYGalu3REpZedeXoO6_h958tGwfafLq5jZymleytZ8/s200/C6260004.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEies9i6I0nbq6dbjARC70vxJyNwCJRCB2H3CtNuu_3EAGRZdEmRAcVArPnIqI0KisM9UbVytSIJJrdB5ZHEplhTOtEGrWepXLwCzvgHIeBNpDUPS1pLujj1NtpCUeyqCacBqz3m9ucr4Eo/s1600-h/C6260010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081173913573417074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEies9i6I0nbq6dbjARC70vxJyNwCJRCB2H3CtNuu_3EAGRZdEmRAcVArPnIqI0KisM9UbVytSIJJrdB5ZHEplhTOtEGrWepXLwCzvgHIeBNpDUPS1pLujj1NtpCUeyqCacBqz3m9ucr4Eo/s200/C6260010.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJAVs49ywp8RzbqEDpBF9GonCpOLIwmD72WAnxzgENMSocjtQw294jqw-Gk0-AsQc6TPS0CY1HdFCcSdVp4VKkh-_wErUcu64YNN898JhoK7k0Op5VFmFoZ2pWG-1yJKXgUExAlACrBU/s1600-h/C6260018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081173922163351682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJAVs49ywp8RzbqEDpBF9GonCpOLIwmD72WAnxzgENMSocjtQw294jqw-Gk0-AsQc6TPS0CY1HdFCcSdVp4VKkh-_wErUcu64YNN898JhoK7k0Op5VFmFoZ2pWG-1yJKXgUExAlACrBU/s200/C6260018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8DgyIz6l4xLm3z-adqa5-omZysBWjfX4X26g0tDqRxOi6wHJob2njEAVGyLJUA2VAcjX7VOjSjUXV9RL8DcCCMZYamH69eqFLfNHIBVRr5Uxd5T9E0jKOR5jeUauM4JyIT9_PSjbyuk/s1600-h/C6260027.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7MaHRjJ39G-AzEvZI3jaHUgehrYuP1mGI97IfeLeZyU5SJSq0gJ-UKy7co4ZQq52sSWL_ghP0jQqKOeiJGh9jF1cN7I68aHuzIVduhQ_gzxH7dYWNhEIrd8iHSuEipa-qMqLuIkQD-A/s1600-h/C6260029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081188138505101698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7MaHRjJ39G-AzEvZI3jaHUgehrYuP1mGI97IfeLeZyU5SJSq0gJ-UKy7co4ZQq52sSWL_ghP0jQqKOeiJGh9jF1cN7I68aHuzIVduhQ_gzxH7dYWNhEIrd8iHSuEipa-qMqLuIkQD-A/s200/C6260029.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrWIWwF9MdN_5ZdVbyZww0AmKSedoW2kERUC-smVpPDbDScRJB2fIAFLxhVuVoty_ruRRtjtAdmx8WSA3xG15uFUiPo3WNEVzymnx2i2peMYmgAVhH9z8yOT-kEq21ScHnp5zf1FIFp8/s1600-h/C6260009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081188147095036306" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrWIWwF9MdN_5ZdVbyZww0AmKSedoW2kERUC-smVpPDbDScRJB2fIAFLxhVuVoty_ruRRtjtAdmx8WSA3xG15uFUiPo3WNEVzymnx2i2peMYmgAVhH9z8yOT-kEq21ScHnp5zf1FIFp8/s200/C6260009.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIK12D2IKNWm85aTIglPs4eDf5dEc-mdKKTp9rUvhp-rWR46Z1yZJs6WldhAySzM-A_IWXEfAjN8v2KKhkjtlYuVAlmTpIK9gKe-LPve9oTS7JK3DR4cqzs4Qcpo1xkTEke_9tgfwx2Q/s1600-h/C6260034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081189396930519458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIK12D2IKNWm85aTIglPs4eDf5dEc-mdKKTp9rUvhp-rWR46Z1yZJs6WldhAySzM-A_IWXEfAjN8v2KKhkjtlYuVAlmTpIK9gKe-LPve9oTS7JK3DR4cqzs4Qcpo1xkTEke_9tgfwx2Q/s200/C6260034.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>When we finally had enough of the cold and the wind, we headed back into town for some warmth at Starbucks before visiting a couple of parks. I had never been to the Union Terrace Gardens, and their landscaping was beautiful. This park is located below street level between the two main streets in Aberdeen, so it was somewhat sheltered from the wind. And with the sun shining, it was quite nice. We had a snack and just relaxed there. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081169240648998978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7w4w3PRDafuKrKkbyxvFhw_ilQJdvckkTCN00FQk02QdfWpEXwKKRQl3H2wjnxq1OLQmX9N1ZzEyc_h-ttl_bowglots-Tb-oNzhIv3oo3dyuubfw233DGpnzNTReu7qGwI6gnEG-PQ/s320/C6260040.JPG" border="0" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpxucBZ7Mi6TFR0jDItNXAD7XBYNXqWQb0oy0Ghlf-DkQ7OSQOZ8v7jk_rNxfFgWxeIxqSLXfjkh7on2S3oDMlZhpHX4dqp-DD5UUvsX_0LxCYEedeW6PBOA7mzTkB_T1FNTpCwlI0y4/s1600-h/C6260042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081189405520454066" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpxucBZ7Mi6TFR0jDItNXAD7XBYNXqWQb0oy0Ghlf-DkQ7OSQOZ8v7jk_rNxfFgWxeIxqSLXfjkh7on2S3oDMlZhpHX4dqp-DD5UUvsX_0LxCYEedeW6PBOA7mzTkB_T1FNTpCwlI0y4/s200/C6260042.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqsjLXsnXFGMJDE8DE4y3S_SGlz9pSHAPWbaK86CoV3d1OfzTx1IW1j-n2Kopub4SUD7R1seaGx9jPen_Au0S6zabpZTei5Ru6bRoabaVW1MUQ544vlXqlHeKh5b7ntKIpHmZWP-teJM/s1600-h/C6260043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081189409815421378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqsjLXsnXFGMJDE8DE4y3S_SGlz9pSHAPWbaK86CoV3d1OfzTx1IW1j-n2Kopub4SUD7R1seaGx9jPen_Au0S6zabpZTei5Ru6bRoabaVW1MUQ544vlXqlHeKh5b7ntKIpHmZWP-teJM/s200/C6260043.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>After some more exploring and dinner at home, we decided to walk out on the beach to enjoy the late summer sunshine. We had wanted to go there on summer solstice, the longest day of the year, but since it was really cloudy that evening the effect would have been lost. We got out to the beach around 9:30 pm, and the sun was just starting to go down. We enjoyed a lovely sunset and watched the waves crashing on the beach. They weren't quite as big as earlier in the day, but they were certainly more powerful than any waves I've seen at the Aberdeen beach. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081169249238933586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFU5GVrrJjHKEDqVVO7YX4KpcAbOSrvyBImjHsC3iyvuAV8DwG7rxMP2PJylL5so9s_Wx2ReKi6AWT0HazjapNY83gS5AfCs-vCZ5FbF_qcJNJz1YijpTnrDIb2Wx2hT1-qvZRbQ04JQ/s320/C6260072.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF4cB9fJSm9h0lIQByrV_mgXhnORgbcrDzEvdr3q-GgWdIKV5LMiZdPzUurr2ZnnlWGAe5g9zMwK22ZqD0-qSreBmyGtsCa2nIDTody6nMnS6qAlT16Alzl_u0CfkWbJHIzP7XgmW_k0/s1600-h/C6260085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081180545002922290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF4cB9fJSm9h0lIQByrV_mgXhnORgbcrDzEvdr3q-GgWdIKV5LMiZdPzUurr2ZnnlWGAe5g9zMwK22ZqD0-qSreBmyGtsCa2nIDTody6nMnS6qAlT16Alzl_u0CfkWbJHIzP7XgmW_k0/s200/C6260085.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCl8zydVlkdpj_Ulc_-olCX7FMO9aibtJ9T7UhgH4Mr7FvYrxkDO2oPiVnZYdgjGzzhciD9oNNX3zzexPxAhxSn2BfndVDbo89Id91uDGLGE-cdqnGkzKw-j4F0f5AuKxyGHZMQ5trf54/s1600-h/C6260061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081180523528085762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCl8zydVlkdpj_Ulc_-olCX7FMO9aibtJ9T7UhgH4Mr7FvYrxkDO2oPiVnZYdgjGzzhciD9oNNX3zzexPxAhxSn2BfndVDbo89Id91uDGLGE-cdqnGkzKw-j4F0f5AuKxyGHZMQ5trf54/s200/C6260061.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclCiKzf_PryuKjxsp215I_Te5XqGop7wjMHdmdmD-rqu8lMUbCioz5jzBxhTAmAPdv3OxPogj_BaYHU-z-o2alkDqrH5OM3Usuoiw8n0YFMrEQpRoJh45ZAYKpjVG6Lnm5FQCPcF4ZAQ/s1600-h/C6260080.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081180540707954978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclCiKzf_PryuKjxsp215I_Te5XqGop7wjMHdmdmD-rqu8lMUbCioz5jzBxhTAmAPdv3OxPogj_BaYHU-z-o2alkDqrH5OM3Usuoiw8n0YFMrEQpRoJh45ZAYKpjVG6Lnm5FQCPcF4ZAQ/s200/C6260080.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOjDAJWOae2w4j5xazwb3z9VN8Lm5X2A8TcUxCweTTgd67g27_ki8RVFZzG-ItRnVKGSvNlRtQFl9WOJfIFAjSIR1NUEc377o5G8NvjYScZ0muZZWNvhrKU7WmTXQPwuc1jf5dPW6wm0/s1600-h/C6260106.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081186957389095266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOjDAJWOae2w4j5xazwb3z9VN8Lm5X2A8TcUxCweTTgd67g27_ki8RVFZzG-ItRnVKGSvNlRtQFl9WOJfIFAjSIR1NUEc377o5G8NvjYScZ0muZZWNvhrKU7WmTXQPwuc1jf5dPW6wm0/s200/C6260106.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MXb6Bwikil_zyxXZAwF9B3R3nemuS49ZZZFaPoJistyH8Ag2dPOAznunLgCMMsot56Ncqsr6YTSJu4lPy2bLtErBqLj4bViyYw8a2409ntIPmmqkFsdeZM-AfgaZPrB-YBdMwzv2NcI/s1600-h/C6260099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081186948799160658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MXb6Bwikil_zyxXZAwF9B3R3nemuS49ZZZFaPoJistyH8Ag2dPOAznunLgCMMsot56Ncqsr6YTSJu4lPy2bLtErBqLj4bViyYw8a2409ntIPmmqkFsdeZM-AfgaZPrB-YBdMwzv2NcI/s200/C6260099.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMma8kYcAWzfqCUtYgpXmoXIobLwTfPC8sVEbBFqFSYaUf4cI7Kq_RUDwUgP28cJl3olDXCOmL0TI1SYWHPWmvlkgvf7i3B9tka4hWunsvgdt0AT3U_J2b4NufnCeJ0ePYr5MXSzeFgE/s1600-h/C6260108.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081186961684062578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMma8kYcAWzfqCUtYgpXmoXIobLwTfPC8sVEbBFqFSYaUf4cI7Kq_RUDwUgP28cJl3olDXCOmL0TI1SYWHPWmvlkgvf7i3B9tka4hWunsvgdt0AT3U_J2b4NufnCeJ0ePYr5MXSzeFgE/s200/C6260108.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>All together, it was a lovely day of exploring, and I got to see a couple of parts of this city that I'd never experienced before. We didn't get home till about 10:30 pm, but it was still quite light out - when I went to bed at midnight it still wasn't pitch black! This is one thing I enjoy about summer in Aberdeen - really long days! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-68860200140595197282007-06-24T13:30:00.000-04:002007-06-24T13:48:19.661-04:00Dubai, Part 10 - Ski DubaiOn Monday, my last day in Dubai, Joanna and I took another brief (5-minute) trip to the beach, then she took me to show me her church.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079688615449828530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-V9FZLb_eJGAywbsRc8P-dvP756Ko39JB1IIbgXWvzRhDJB-zsF0A4ezOCgJniWegQ65qY5Xds83fvEXFBXaFWggViFpVq9fSyXKrxEgzkymS44NoyrDldGr93qDmxG-cHgIVe4UQlxg/s320/arabiangulf1.JPG" border="0" />After lunch we headed to the Mall of the Emirates, one of the world's largest shopping malls, where they actually have an indoor ski slope called Ski Dubai! This first picture shows Ski Dubai from the outside of the mall. The other one shows the chairlifts and slopes of this incredible place. <div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFoRcjXUEYSNbNoxOFjIX7q01ohiYz2A6qfz7Jq73ePgYT1NufnUsrQPov2ErK6IMG_XFkrJhdCNu7vGrbsamecGlH0vInD6KOD0ej0e22hosjtz5EgWhqCRjstzl7mwi-cK_fwuYLg0/s1600-h/mallofemirates8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079687296894868514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFoRcjXUEYSNbNoxOFjIX7q01ohiYz2A6qfz7Jq73ePgYT1NufnUsrQPov2ErK6IMG_XFkrJhdCNu7vGrbsamecGlH0vInD6KOD0ej0e22hosjtz5EgWhqCRjstzl7mwi-cK_fwuYLg0/s200/mallofemirates8.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkvBEEO0rJLeIPcLodqEIv517FY1oW9ERaxKk0HwhMuW4-zBtE1kO053Za5rjULiZsigtNtFA-XrIAUUsem1AgERi1L_BfurJZ37zJPx_0lYE86rBorjGAVoqLrxzLnMAzFfyk8-LS-A/s1600-h/snow5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079687288304933906" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkvBEEO0rJLeIPcLodqEIv517FY1oW9ERaxKk0HwhMuW4-zBtE1kO053Za5rjULiZsigtNtFA-XrIAUUsem1AgERi1L_BfurJZ37zJPx_0lYE86rBorjGAVoqLrxzLnMAzFfyk8-LS-A/s200/snow5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Jo and I didn't ski, but we spent over an hour playing in the snow, wearing our borrowed snow suits, sledding down the hills, riding the luge, and enjoying the huge contrast in temperature from outside. The sign said it was -4 degrees (celcius)! I never imagined I would be playing in the snow in the desert, but it was too cool! Ha ha, cool!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079688624039763138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnw_WTkJDaEjkg-QdhzIw5DGMj6gGqpzbvLMIFwt1J6YQUW5Tem0nhMm71WXKf5gXHlXIpd_uaG1mC0E88tRE0dGOjETXUMXyVGLsaEk7unFowFIJJZTEBxYQEJ8BZaUco5NjXn7RKtg/s320/snow26.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekvBMPBEaWgJfoPFN3bUvaYz7O7-KHFATJttinWyjznp_l_eVSk3fFxMK5J6o1EvBTmGMOiY8P3Yc7aTBmDzs2qXmSgQLrFXUn4Yjhvra20w6XylFaX4r14Xn0ULXKK5ZHu57Vd6kRMo/s1600-h/snow1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079687284009966594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekvBMPBEaWgJfoPFN3bUvaYz7O7-KHFATJttinWyjznp_l_eVSk3fFxMK5J6o1EvBTmGMOiY8P3Yc7aTBmDzs2qXmSgQLrFXUn4Yjhvra20w6XylFaX4r14Xn0ULXKK5ZHu57Vd6kRMo/s200/snow1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a 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All in all, it was a fantastic trip to Dubai - awesome sights, lots of fun hanging out with my dear friend, sun, and snow. Who could ask for more?!</div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-81165949908248687712007-06-24T12:48:00.000-04:002007-06-24T13:29:41.353-04:00Dubai, Part 9 - Night Pictures<div><div><div><div><div>After the boat tour, Joanna and I were DISGUSTING!!! But after cleaning up, we headed out to one of Dubai's MANY malls for dinner and some night-time photography. Well, the photography was just me, but still... We had a delicious dinner at at restaurant called The Dome - I had chicken schnitzel, not exactly what I expected to eat in Dubai, but it was great nonetheless.<br /><br /><div>After we ordered our dinner, I walked out onto the deck area of the restaurant because we had a FABULOUS view of the Burj al Arab. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079681739207187234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKb8xuz99WMHyqjr87ZpM2RuPj0Zhww5yANhzyDS4514t1RRU5Y1hhqn1Ejo1nZtFP31Ecsgmz3cpt_9021MJm87RGXq7Wy54tAmjGpXaRa79sEYSNu2GDi1pvv1CD1SBWGSzAlymYguU/s320/burj10.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079681743502154546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNykdDSrvUSsjyMi4-SuBzOwXP0p9EtQ1oHZq5ERO-PwhV3VLzaSNqwH6ySr38MboLqbxBUprqENaq8gacyKH9RA_sAX-D_qPLzIBisOMbfWRFwdHLOzOLSDhLxYrkU_8CckWzhyphenhyphenzP3k/s320/burj7.JPG" border="0" />After dinner, I convinced Joanna and Bethany to walk join me in the heat for a few more pictures. I love the way the lights on the Burj change colors periodically. I think this blue was my favorite though. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079682314732804962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-h7NAs-i4_Qhl-d86smZYjQQgeVmiot3fcR_xGduRff6nVlPf62k2_1Ip4VjVWh-VA6DYzzEl7EJ424i6VpAs_nomGQdbzAjSHP4BZ37_Lu_p12X9zHwNPeOT16jtTdgQI6StD8Q1oo/s320/burj28.JPG" border="0" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmkmfoOugLF-sYzsXSpghBl64vxh3MjowE9QO_s7y00NVR51momXmPy-IKxIgeOrj7dU9YQlM9rE6LRl2XhZ0Vfsb2Iji1WxLQfnooCBYsefzy6djEYdNmg6qJepYC87ZvGhKvZrJ-4I/s1600-h/burj18.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079682164408949570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmkmfoOugLF-sYzsXSpghBl64vxh3MjowE9QO_s7y00NVR51momXmPy-IKxIgeOrj7dU9YQlM9rE6LRl2XhZ0Vfsb2Iji1WxLQfnooCBYsefzy6djEYdNmg6qJepYC87ZvGhKvZrJ-4I/s200/burj18.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1YOD2XUaPdwsBIkxUx9qtCsXg0wNBfFAt_P8ID-ncKG44MFSyQ-T4ePZjU_sll7lb7owaVSBA4aaZZRIo7viRubW_Mnthe1YRg1ZLKbV46tqDfwcnPaGeJaHTJdhqzmRK0lzSl7HG00/s1600-h/burj27.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079682168703916882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1YOD2XUaPdwsBIkxUx9qtCsXg0wNBfFAt_P8ID-ncKG44MFSyQ-T4ePZjU_sll7lb7owaVSBA4aaZZRIo7viRubW_Mnthe1YRg1ZLKbV46tqDfwcnPaGeJaHTJdhqzmRK0lzSl7HG00/s200/burj27.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmhMB64LnJVpQfcywd9djS1mA3I5KabrzEu5bSW9lXQUFD8Kqkvu4ZiYortF8C3irpkQlThkiOCX7Ki2xNyagTrve8l4PqYAvjbRjBSgJA9UQf5nlZuDPKsdL1YcR5EInlZkKw7vkk9U/s1600-h/burj20.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079683105006787442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmhMB64LnJVpQfcywd9djS1mA3I5KabrzEu5bSW9lXQUFD8Kqkvu4ZiYortF8C3irpkQlThkiOCX7Ki2xNyagTrve8l4PqYAvjbRjBSgJA9UQf5nlZuDPKsdL1YcR5EInlZkKw7vkk9U/s200/burj20.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>We walked around to other parts of the mall, which was created to resemble Egypt. The area below the Dome reminded me a lot of what I expect Bethlehem to look like. On the upper level of the mall there are many non-functioning wind towers. Real wind towers funnel the wind in certain ways to create a natural air conditioning. Even though the wind towers at the mall were fake, they created a beautiful picture and atmosphere. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079683946820377586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjuIys7D6Rq2mGEhyshtXc2XToq5HdH4XQH3e3AOQH-wlXwzIfk3hFtIiSjMMcAyZLYJpFMnxU_AveP58Tx4GGMfBBTVuof7Egv_ocxNo3eg_AmlWT9qU-jaqzefgFj9l0zvyFB72bmY/s320/night9ed.jpg" border="0" /> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1liX09Khbl_WabvWXo2ymXNifniXOzgfH1UJQuESL3V5MmyrLHfbSiZSle0K5k1JEA8lbikdZhWNhPOGMhruZx8uKOLbgas31mHCFK5HO0MsyxL2PJSe7s_wNk6mMiT83W-s9zAHzYc/s1600-h/night18.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079683757841816514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1liX09Khbl_WabvWXo2ymXNifniXOzgfH1UJQuESL3V5MmyrLHfbSiZSle0K5k1JEA8lbikdZhWNhPOGMhruZx8uKOLbgas31mHCFK5HO0MsyxL2PJSe7s_wNk6mMiT83W-s9zAHzYc/s200/night18.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9Xx5TihxoEUEhA1dginNdMh04lbZ2Bzy3Ezt1mi8H7orYg2C7HBslQ0l69dSVw_zKFe9XZ9YNOMcf0tBXibz2Sl5QKi72Goi4CgppTR-p8oMQ8nvxFw0uwxcwfCibrAJN9RDKgVFHxQ/s1600-h/night22.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079683762136783826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9Xx5TihxoEUEhA1dginNdMh04lbZ2Bzy3Ezt1mi8H7orYg2C7HBslQ0l69dSVw_zKFe9XZ9YNOMcf0tBXibz2Sl5QKi72Goi4CgppTR-p8oMQ8nvxFw0uwxcwfCibrAJN9RDKgVFHxQ/s200/night22.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivbB7KGG_ZDcjpb60swO_9OTWfr2hL_EKIsl2YJ-iu8-tJ2LJv0PabtIey0ndEoDDoqY8zLJ2NvaJl6wmnTVfsxUw7awweYxSR5KuxyRY8QnTTh-ugR76RZ24CTSuQRnWrrGyKhqAIsw/s1600-h/night1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079683109301754754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivbB7KGG_ZDcjpb60swO_9OTWfr2hL_EKIsl2YJ-iu8-tJ2LJv0PabtIey0ndEoDDoqY8zLJ2NvaJl6wmnTVfsxUw7awweYxSR5KuxyRY8QnTTh-ugR76RZ24CTSuQRnWrrGyKhqAIsw/s200/night1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxzi1Jc6L6eD7sG_qx7suGASjXREQJmlRUHt7LEtAu0l-Blr5fOZEu1qbfDMVrmIQGXViRsL6YhpGNMOPpl1e9TrafjWZbjjV2y_BkHmCweAWjiwRgCE-SkqmkoiRYoXRu3_vry75Y8Q/s1600-h/night6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079683113596722066" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxzi1Jc6L6eD7sG_qx7suGASjXREQJmlRUHt7LEtAu0l-Blr5fOZEu1qbfDMVrmIQGXViRsL6YhpGNMOPpl1e9TrafjWZbjjV2y_BkHmCweAWjiwRgCE-SkqmkoiRYoXRu3_vry75Y8Q/s200/night6.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sd_VQoeZRucVoJRbaKg70hx5Qod2MH1KAWbEfunB9vmOg3CEGJZD_iXjFO5GUXHFfb748uAPW5L1RI_01wKT03cpv6tvtbC6EkNJ5oO3RFyu4dk8PScRM-ib5F_wnvWbFhc0KGzFbNk/s1600-h/night15.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079683126481623986" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sd_VQoeZRucVoJRbaKg70hx5Qod2MH1KAWbEfunB9vmOg3CEGJZD_iXjFO5GUXHFfb748uAPW5L1RI_01wKT03cpv6tvtbC6EkNJ5oO3RFyu4dk8PScRM-ib5F_wnvWbFhc0KGzFbNk/s200/night15.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTuiEi_yzIppH7gUhmOi3Q7X4xt_rSU1KscARnWNFtKhDs7GkYO6C0R7xc8fvLh3RupneU5H6sFOoZTh894zAR5ukqjZ23eGmdmUxZNGomduxuEtQ0D-FIJDj3PFGnC8lSfvupDcaWwY/s1600-h/night24.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079683766431751138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTuiEi_yzIppH7gUhmOi3Q7X4xt_rSU1KscARnWNFtKhDs7GkYO6C0R7xc8fvLh3RupneU5H6sFOoZTh894zAR5ukqjZ23eGmdmUxZNGomduxuEtQ0D-FIJDj3PFGnC8lSfvupDcaWwY/s200/night24.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-85326262591250157932007-06-24T12:30:00.000-04:002007-06-24T12:47:35.478-04:00Dubai, Part 8 - Dubai Creek Tour<div>We didn't get enough of the heat on the big bus tour (yeah right), so we decided to take an abra (water taxi) ride down the Dubai Creek to get a different view of the city.<br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2omhW0KgrN4eOQDI78NWT8FGtZuuB561446ZIVAFms9odQZaIv1905xLqniVXowELNjxmp82eoMXp9_ARmX7ZkNPlEe42p-X1_PXd5NBoM0rgwNySBwKQJRamNM2RuWnPJi_yp6IE38/s1600-h/dubai60.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079671817832733330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2omhW0KgrN4eOQDI78NWT8FGtZuuB561446ZIVAFms9odQZaIv1905xLqniVXowELNjxmp82eoMXp9_ARmX7ZkNPlEe42p-X1_PXd5NBoM0rgwNySBwKQJRamNM2RuWnPJi_yp6IE38/s200/dubai60.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgWozzLPYwnTwSh6dFyCy2JckgGc8a6FU5-AcCTQtLnK4xXVDIjMDbRU3GTprzUUlAgUkArIsM4uD_epmIG5hDdiAbvyKa77cfMi-cMNpB1HDrZEacDMacvrA48unGykiLsoLOF1k1Xk/s1600-h/dubai40.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079670993199012418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgWozzLPYwnTwSh6dFyCy2JckgGc8a6FU5-AcCTQtLnK4xXVDIjMDbRU3GTprzUUlAgUkArIsM4uD_epmIG5hDdiAbvyKa77cfMi-cMNpB1HDrZEacDMacvrA48unGykiLsoLOF1k1Xk/s200/dubai40.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiloLAqkhMVYn_dN4xcBGQidHLhtqtqhXJyeJHzzN-p6xjWNFB-F755xOmWOGc8I-af9Ilbd-sNpdn8Cj4iiX2vXkzNgsovg_m6YdOm3RzupmQIuT-hAG7NuZiD5vf0vEXIyJXKBa9RQ/s1600-h/dubai9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079673342546123538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiloLAqkhMVYn_dN4xcBGQidHLhtqtqhXJyeJHzzN-p6xjWNFB-F755xOmWOGc8I-af9Ilbd-sNpdn8Cj4iiX2vXkzNgsovg_m6YdOm3RzupmQIuT-hAG7NuZiD5vf0vEXIyJXKBa9RQ/s200/dubai9.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDzrTd1Sn8ytk5RnGc3VwDiQL16v1TTVvJc3JezcVMSEzMz7BhhTxNPTzbB_ACViU6vRjINGt0m-r4Ye5qEcbZQgpM-WrL0lCemGmiAkldaorjOaBo8QM0KUzEj4mGYcD4PIEFx5okXQ/s1600-h/dubai53.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079671006083914354" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDzrTd1Sn8ytk5RnGc3VwDiQL16v1TTVvJc3JezcVMSEzMz7BhhTxNPTzbB_ACViU6vRjINGt0m-r4Ye5qEcbZQgpM-WrL0lCemGmiAkldaorjOaBo8QM0KUzEj4mGYcD4PIEFx5okXQ/s200/dubai53.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8_zNI0URqsjx0-SO9f-3P9M3DUuOcu7ltJgBKnDMj-1IExlfc9q_tIO8n6ETSc9P5iXu9uZLUBCPwW7mD2gF6C_y5RJp1SMhrFEmMxcI6FrqTwwpy-wJuMN-pLsTieA_zGWvAlUa2kg/s1600-h/dubai50.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079671001788947042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8_zNI0URqsjx0-SO9f-3P9M3DUuOcu7ltJgBKnDMj-1IExlfc9q_tIO8n6ETSc9P5iXu9uZLUBCPwW7mD2gF6C_y5RJp1SMhrFEmMxcI6FrqTwwpy-wJuMN-pLsTieA_zGWvAlUa2kg/s200/dubai50.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypadBpbuvA4z-WWeRXUbjo-ej8kacQuV3ZAH8ajr0q16RyEcvgXExE08EW12EgC6OnEf9-gX1F2Czl_xIrkOLa_5PPfR2BOvMMDu5X6ctYKYb6oR2qdOxSmhFNnSnw3bT_JLZ21lY1CQ/s1600-h/dubai71.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079671830717635250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypadBpbuvA4z-WWeRXUbjo-ej8kacQuV3ZAH8ajr0q16RyEcvgXExE08EW12EgC6OnEf9-gX1F2Czl_xIrkOLa_5PPfR2BOvMMDu5X6ctYKYb6oR2qdOxSmhFNnSnw3bT_JLZ21lY1CQ/s200/dubai71.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>Our hour-long tour took us down the creek past the Dubai Creek Country Club, which was created to look like the Sydney Opera House - it's a pretty cool looking building. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079672887279590146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-6qS7Ri3TvaV_tHj7aEuNG5B9r6ojohWIewlYYqiIgB9E-BdDIcVKwp0M6EEHyxhbrvmeWmNPPq9dEL-vK7xKR49I0h2wEmEKXaiJpijelo6ZxjEjeGnPlilntl3wKaDb2mPFesxbJ4/s320/dubai83.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDUpbFmHB91Bfqyomj-SvV_KzmRtilpRIqnPbqhqfwChKN9xP3nhyphenhyphen0HoefbTJ8Kg8Bgq8wKnhQhNq2xub1a6wBtDSSxjy7DBxO7wiTXJO6xqOsRa_D2sdnTHbM4Dsmt0UHUMNBUryl_0/s1600-h/dubai89.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079671839307569874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDUpbFmHB91Bfqyomj-SvV_KzmRtilpRIqnPbqhqfwChKN9xP3nhyphenhyphen0HoefbTJ8Kg8Bgq8wKnhQhNq2xub1a6wBtDSSxjy7DBxO7wiTXJO6xqOsRa_D2sdnTHbM4Dsmt0UHUMNBUryl_0/s200/dubai89.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGirlT0NWb8PN-HLvha6FFQQ6RFSkPswF8mYP-BDunR-dDKRqbo-ooLjcQbAE1uLekJheE1uShztkZZrcOWl1YKi1_ktAUWg-MDnftC97DNcqKO3eodGAJoygogYLU3Li5Bg9Xo66jh8/s1600-h/dubai78.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079671835012602562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGirlT0NWb8PN-HLvha6FFQQ6RFSkPswF8mYP-BDunR-dDKRqbo-ooLjcQbAE1uLekJheE1uShztkZZrcOWl1YKi1_ktAUWg-MDnftC97DNcqKO3eodGAJoygogYLU3Li5Bg9Xo66jh8/s200/dubai78.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkpmk_JgZ8edd3grCEL1FGr5PBR1W20wTSbYPC0gKU8C7UzQv_-hso7SoeJBng1W6BupzpFeWJynKVOuwvGXaQKUqnddQJudVQOnFFXbl1So34wOtxqBUQCrD-thRYXwi_oMXWAKgHio/s1600-h/dubai81.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWvpXnWfEa4kXWlMZdsqYxzx9KLAdds858HkvFwNKsYyv4C8zq5gjvRt8ibcuB9PpvkPQa5YJRIZCm-vFTzmLpq1-Z65013KS0gyl2zagl7IpRw7cc9_YfNZMWEfTFEWHqksGkbRTN5I/s1600-h/dubai88.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079672535092271858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWvpXnWfEa4kXWlMZdsqYxzx9KLAdds858HkvFwNKsYyv4C8zq5gjvRt8ibcuB9PpvkPQa5YJRIZCm-vFTzmLpq1-Z65013KS0gyl2zagl7IpRw7cc9_YfNZMWEfTFEWHqksGkbRTN5I/s200/dubai88.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>This building reflects the boats passing it on the creek. The boat reflected in it in this picture is our abra. Here it is up close, with our tour guide.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04hfDQTDJcRwSRrBa6w_A8ZBQSGOG9N-GB_5FM0B4umhmP7MOy4cmcwVeyZ_QtbhoMPCmtmWwKNinNGszYaV0r1CaeY4_m1wta4SGuu9Wi4nXWk_o-QFLi_-uGTZ9AWUPSPPPH4GkzGk/s1600-h/dubai59.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079671010378881666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04hfDQTDJcRwSRrBa6w_A8ZBQSGOG9N-GB_5FM0B4umhmP7MOy4cmcwVeyZ_QtbhoMPCmtmWwKNinNGszYaV0r1CaeY4_m1wta4SGuu9Wi4nXWk_o-QFLi_-uGTZ9AWUPSPPPH4GkzGk/s200/dubai59.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmcK4e328-KaVmqOiM69_8TBRjl40ocFf1HjV1CSidvecCl4TG-U0wpqexh7qzNgZUDNSY9FLAKE5gYYzpWhUvZUB599dP7I44141KCPnAOSuyJ6XHqDyItY5e3wykHT0bcezMcAJhRE/s1600-h/dubai64.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079671826422667938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmcK4e328-KaVmqOiM69_8TBRjl40ocFf1HjV1CSidvecCl4TG-U0wpqexh7qzNgZUDNSY9FLAKE5gYYzpWhUvZUB599dP7I44141KCPnAOSuyJ6XHqDyItY5e3wykHT0bcezMcAJhRE/s200/dubai64.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_FYjm1rmAHqmXuVBB3iEjUjwhM2nK5IO5l1g3GCV8J24bd4O4Ba0JpNe98fM5DwQSAdv_TdRL8fuP5rS9jjPuUuVHDm_wTmlugmjaxHEg0FJbBLvTtptI1T07B-1LKTkThaGIUt8-GA/s1600-h/dubai46.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079670997493979730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_FYjm1rmAHqmXuVBB3iEjUjwhM2nK5IO5l1g3GCV8J24bd4O4Ba0JpNe98fM5DwQSAdv_TdRL8fuP5rS9jjPuUuVHDm_wTmlugmjaxHEg0FJbBLvTtptI1T07B-1LKTkThaGIUt8-GA/s200/dubai46.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-16304319942464063822007-06-23T09:00:00.000-04:002007-06-24T12:30:10.577-04:00Dubai, Part 7 - City Big Bus TourIn the afternoon Joanna and I took a ride on Dubai's big bus tour, an open-top double-decker bus that took us all around the city. It was a lot of fun, but can you say HOT?!?! We rode on the top, where there was a tarp covering us, but no windows or air conditioning. It wasn't so bad when the bus was moving, but when we sat still for any length of time, it was almost unbearable! <div><br /><div>The bus tour took us all over the city, showing us landmarks like Wafi City with its pyramid building, the Burj Dubai (which will be the tallest skyscraper in the world when it is finished), the Dubai Creek, and the souks (market-type shops selling all sorts of souvenirs). It was a great way to see the city, though I would certainly recommend waiting to do this tour until the cooler months.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixK_RwMx3InwGRKAyfewrvLA3V7W3G-xNwmQBCofYGAMz00xr3sdeyyEJjHfpYWaUmv-a1IUNxkPoXl6ePQ3zAEXrNITiEJbX8k5bFwa_Tzhs3Ih1h4sih9R3OUprJghCk0p3IH_DUnOk/s1600-h/dubai26a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079668356089092642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixK_RwMx3InwGRKAyfewrvLA3V7W3G-xNwmQBCofYGAMz00xr3sdeyyEJjHfpYWaUmv-a1IUNxkPoXl6ePQ3zAEXrNITiEJbX8k5bFwa_Tzhs3Ih1h4sih9R3OUprJghCk0p3IH_DUnOk/s200/dubai26a.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEfhQ-6xVaYqy_byeZHL0uF8kin5PE7pJy44qZlGbkDq0CAz6mVr3tJArBfhttWbs0UVjUTOn5vRQ9i8pYunGGf9NxgETeWU-ZHSAGkxq0yG3M57jxFb4H8_CfkFdOxADcWJVTNcq03c/s1600-h/dubai2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079666217195379106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEfhQ-6xVaYqy_byeZHL0uF8kin5PE7pJy44qZlGbkDq0CAz6mVr3tJArBfhttWbs0UVjUTOn5vRQ9i8pYunGGf9NxgETeWU-ZHSAGkxq0yG3M57jxFb4H8_CfkFdOxADcWJVTNcq03c/s200/dubai2.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhuKnie_z9PshqVkI1QXHWkMtbWUisW_KS3UDbNO5p9HGmgCf9lBOcu6DJmoc36T-DeRjVQUlXFvSurHN7PheCG0hGYpbW3KHwt338giTErOyZx7WFuD-6KBHhXld1kmFAyKZu5AtH9Q/s1600-h/dubai11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079666225785313730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhuKnie_z9PshqVkI1QXHWkMtbWUisW_KS3UDbNO5p9HGmgCf9lBOcu6DJmoc36T-DeRjVQUlXFvSurHN7PheCG0hGYpbW3KHwt338giTErOyZx7WFuD-6KBHhXld1kmFAyKZu5AtH9Q/s200/dubai11.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36LFiO2u_ThbSTCxCZN6VTMR6D2hwRRymiDDH0y5lDS1w1BqtmzvGvcjcLvjODCjfCURl6n-A8K36DQAy5OCT8paATzh-zxn6aPN3T3Lq6zFFNsVoiNyWLYSv4YF4FK8N-N1TEhyphenhyphenP2Bk/s1600-h/dubai24.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079668351794125330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36LFiO2u_ThbSTCxCZN6VTMR6D2hwRRymiDDH0y5lDS1w1BqtmzvGvcjcLvjODCjfCURl6n-A8K36DQAy5OCT8paATzh-zxn6aPN3T3Lq6zFFNsVoiNyWLYSv4YF4FK8N-N1TEhyphenhyphenP2Bk/s200/dubai24.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgpFSUNbP1eC84SUswTvWkSFCBXVUkFRoniLSsbmFufds3ZFNKAqZYCwJZB5n2CsIreUmh2KbJCX9hsCSByNARqR7EONCHUxe_ZCeaeZeOefvX4IjxFcXr2Az6cHZ2GH7nujl1mChJnY/s1600-h/dubai9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079666230080281042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgpFSUNbP1eC84SUswTvWkSFCBXVUkFRoniLSsbmFufds3ZFNKAqZYCwJZB5n2CsIreUmh2KbJCX9hsCSByNARqR7EONCHUxe_ZCeaeZeOefvX4IjxFcXr2Az6cHZ2GH7nujl1mChJnY/s200/dubai9.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_ZV_HpsQEUEugDaUkxcOvEN7kBZ6lC_d6G4vn3ndAAaNZZSlkJPGEhLnumxE4rPtDzZh4Y6SCMmMe2h0-RfWOegLZTiEYhWnssh8LkTv8yA-HNozeq5EQdT8L5jGaAgFVH01lWzHkWM/s1600-h/dubai3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079666221490346418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_ZV_HpsQEUEugDaUkxcOvEN7kBZ6lC_d6G4vn3ndAAaNZZSlkJPGEhLnumxE4rPtDzZh4Y6SCMmMe2h0-RfWOegLZTiEYhWnssh8LkTv8yA-HNozeq5EQdT8L5jGaAgFVH01lWzHkWM/s200/dubai3.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div></div><br /><div>The bus tour included admission to the Dubai Museum, and we definitely took advantage of their air conditioning. The museum gave a history of the city of Dubai, and it was actually quite interesting. But I will admit the best part was the cool air. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJAHgQ0ZCkN8uCxGvWWcVMowqsdz0z1B5qoMFXt3sdz08MXHFFTcnB_IdloMTvmjT0RtqPXFIzH8dZ6bcZKf4koHyl29L39-gRw6rqQpFvc5Mnycp62Yep_33VDSIGaUOc1lXVbPfXP8/s1600-h/dubai14.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079666234375248354" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJAHgQ0ZCkN8uCxGvWWcVMowqsdz0z1B5qoMFXt3sdz08MXHFFTcnB_IdloMTvmjT0RtqPXFIzH8dZ6bcZKf4koHyl29L39-gRw6rqQpFvc5Mnycp62Yep_33VDSIGaUOc1lXVbPfXP8/s200/dubai14.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTwBxwD3iA5Ijt2_fODQJA_ksPZIlJQgfHIgdFrkbhDwW6DKjcmLzbWxLIBWkDkppKppQAcoeM-mOukTxTe1aKcuHM0_krAnPLjuJnutgmhp2NhMrC9dAN5njApPvDds3PPy6-NcTkQY/s1600-h/dubai17.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079668343204190706" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTwBxwD3iA5Ijt2_fODQJA_ksPZIlJQgfHIgdFrkbhDwW6DKjcmLzbWxLIBWkDkppKppQAcoeM-mOukTxTe1aKcuHM0_krAnPLjuJnutgmhp2NhMrC9dAN5njApPvDds3PPy6-NcTkQY/s200/dubai17.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGIm1QhlA9PIPLfY6lKkFh-QpfOPmVtH49OZPhzX0oyGUQVYtLAeAC1OTUaKzxkktAWEmDBJJM3pbtFSSiSAQvu88N0zrOYYY7fTZhJ0_OD02WdbDCJ1eLXbfmXp1Vv7ViqkmRdimJQM/s1600-h/dubai30.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079668364679027250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGIm1QhlA9PIPLfY6lKkFh-QpfOPmVtH49OZPhzX0oyGUQVYtLAeAC1OTUaKzxkktAWEmDBJJM3pbtFSSiSAQvu88N0zrOYYY7fTZhJ0_OD02WdbDCJ1eLXbfmXp1Vv7ViqkmRdimJQM/s200/dubai30.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lKKVnJQu0QLN1n9pQKSz9oTfO99UJn3It8VTUXlpks1l6bCpb6Qps06-ustSs_BZhxPiq4wzdCl_iv3X-1NMvg-i3nvIN1ggqj5EFWscHRM3wzqsWxkyLkPSnombGhPvUVsNjEQl29s/s1600-h/dubai21.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079668347499158018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lKKVnJQu0QLN1n9pQKSz9oTfO99UJn3It8VTUXlpks1l6bCpb6Qps06-ustSs_BZhxPiq4wzdCl_iv3X-1NMvg-i3nvIN1ggqj5EFWscHRM3wzqsWxkyLkPSnombGhPvUVsNjEQl29s/s200/dubai21.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-66155842765871362002007-06-23T06:53:00.000-04:002007-06-23T09:00:32.913-04:00Dubai, Part 6 - Jumeirah Mosque<div>After leaving the beach, Jo and I headed to the Jumeirah Mosque. This is the largest mosque in Dubai, and the only one which non-Muslims are allowed to enter. They are very strict about who is allowed into the building, and how you can enter - children under 5 are not allowed, everyone has to remove their shoes outside, and women must have their heads covered and be dressed very modestly. They will provide black abiyas for women who are not dressed modestly enough, as well as headscarves. Joanna and I brought headscarves with us, but they required her to wear an abiya because her shirt was not long enough. Mine was fine, so I could go in as I was dressed, but I still tried on the abiya for fun (and for the picture)!<br /><div><div><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079216731687983298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySdoAl4iXFlukoV61MwQsC5Lt7by8gPlk4X1TXzAEd2JpMnIJZqQg1JOUCS_OroS9Kjf9FRw7Pchv-PWVzqr7ixnD811whmNiTesD9r6sHnJ79k8gMBuGjaz6JbY3Ude0GD5wusvvkv4/s320/jumeirah+mosque6.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079240534396737842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbGDC0YFPBYL-lHiYa8E-9PQaSu0OBagFbojiDD88Vygv5ADAn47iDtsyFayeuh0E3r4X04fiozyuOdjBRJr1NPS2Il-3ewrORpEMstufGzcoV0hkbbkzpIDd3RlHuyjCdz0qbaf3qCs/s320/jumeirah+mosque16.JPG" border="0" />The ornate exterior of the mosque was quite impressive, with its characteristic dome and two minarets from which the call to prayer is broadcast five times each day. Before we entered the mosque, our tour guide demonstrated how the Muslim worshippers perform the ritual cleansing that is required before prayer. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079214159002572914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdreI_bLKJELwq_B_ipRmFEkEyKBBv4WVVR9yRfWAgFbP3jNVRMJLcAkzsm0gT2JP30b_uQCIeYWKA8HWeFeL4AYyo3PPWpEPwJaDqWunKspPjaj6SMpDeDWAzpiVgxk37DYFRd9aElsQ/s320/jumeirah+mosque2.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdi5mBf0FRzlPsR8qkeYlzjbTu0LONY2fvY9JVlCMlAFqDsxzQxprbni7CDfNEFngOF5VF3SQdIPwGUI-DdXojGe2hV8cFhmQ2qu60mS3HNtgHDF9p_61adnagNbrsMfqWVBcHVz1MNZM/s1600-h/jumeirah+mosque4.JPG"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ixN74Ty0aH_T9QvU8pX9Dv_HcgScRwmJx5aWDKo_-jKn2KF3CWnMvOoGzgHVIw_yLGynyuwpnpSvdAMrBDkS8hrIQzCR8vOrrWQnsBEBGVuv2Nui1tSHqqYfPwPO2J4FJ7jsmK5yDHk/s1600-h/jumeirah+mosque4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079242913808619842" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ixN74Ty0aH_T9QvU8pX9Dv_HcgScRwmJx5aWDKo_-jKn2KF3CWnMvOoGzgHVIw_yLGynyuwpnpSvdAMrBDkS8hrIQzCR8vOrrWQnsBEBGVuv2Nui1tSHqqYfPwPO2J4FJ7jsmK5yDHk/s200/jumeirah+mosque4.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgBwXLBerVS4HWHtOPSfPhFXfT3glP-2jLFerQJFawzwzEelNL7EMflq-F-oIupEMc1y4hIhdWon8l-KkXeMIju29chi7Wa61t6-dklZ-Sas-3H7Wr6o2yRweq0dWMZk8ZFYtVJWpvpU/s1600-h/jumeirah+mosque8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079243652542994834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgBwXLBerVS4HWHtOPSfPhFXfT3glP-2jLFerQJFawzwzEelNL7EMflq-F-oIupEMc1y4hIhdWon8l-KkXeMIju29chi7Wa61t6-dklZ-Sas-3H7Wr6o2yRweq0dWMZk8ZFYtVJWpvpU/s200/jumeirah+mosque8.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>The mosque inside was beautiful, with rich red and gold colors contrasted with a soothing pale blue, sparkling chandeliers, and decorative Arabic writing surrounding the ceiling in the main portion of the room. Inside our guide taught us about the 5 pillars of Islam, and answered questions about the mosque and Islam in general. He also demonstrated how the Muslims pray, translating the Arabic for us so we could understand. It was a very interesting and informative tour. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079216740277917906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPneqmg-7e00kYHs3b35q88AQsiszFQ_4O3gBm6GTHMhYVcidLr5t16F6DlrdQR9EM8FIrGtl6x7tVlqwdc7w3p0V7Y7vHiNaq8TUHxchN0mFRyljxLxezgcG4GqSGSg3tPs3n6tGwBAE/s320/jumeirah+mosque18.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawJtOE1Qq0SikC7ruEM5gnwCKPsAgl8f44Iy8ajV_3A9IVK9vUcvLjmVoJk29GKTH7hmO8BaHAZyWfyEYSVO0cRi8CYfkA8ke8LsvOEVKks3GJrWVynEsfZBxpcZ298ui3ZJVfUukC6w/s1600-h/jumeirah+mosque9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079242965348227458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawJtOE1Qq0SikC7ruEM5gnwCKPsAgl8f44Iy8ajV_3A9IVK9vUcvLjmVoJk29GKTH7hmO8BaHAZyWfyEYSVO0cRi8CYfkA8ke8LsvOEVKks3GJrWVynEsfZBxpcZ298ui3ZJVfUukC6w/s200/jumeirah+mosque9.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNbREYd9a92_zOfcWN8VswDj2dUjbxZGVM11KT492WU7sCezEr5blRYrtC8wNezWKRIAwebxl-TR-PonpqQiM_8BPQt7nO4zJBQW71EeWGp5Qk9SEcl38FLe1msWRyHKJASysMv5k4G8/s1600-h/jumeirah+mosque11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079242948168358258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNbREYd9a92_zOfcWN8VswDj2dUjbxZGVM11KT492WU7sCezEr5blRYrtC8wNezWKRIAwebxl-TR-PonpqQiM_8BPQt7nO4zJBQW71EeWGp5Qk9SEcl38FLe1msWRyHKJASysMv5k4G8/s200/jumeirah+mosque11.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXzAA1Z18JS2_rfnSkec0IqYiB49iiUzhTKhjS9Kfdvf_ikJhkZeKlBEyHowkhuT8qCQztgToorJZ003mRQdVkMd9cZz9F7DnRAU9qkg5ubyzNOOXtWn0x2kkuG8bplPzs7_eIf70K24/s1600-h/jumeirah+mosque19.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079242939578423650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXzAA1Z18JS2_rfnSkec0IqYiB49iiUzhTKhjS9Kfdvf_ikJhkZeKlBEyHowkhuT8qCQztgToorJZ003mRQdVkMd9cZz9F7DnRAU9qkg5ubyzNOOXtWn0x2kkuG8bplPzs7_eIf70K24/s200/jumeirah+mosque19.JPG" border="0" /></a>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-75387387310743791742007-06-22T16:22:00.000-04:002007-06-22T16:43:00.320-04:00Dubai, Part 5 - The Beach and the Burj<div><div><div><div>On Sunday, Joanna and I headed out for a LONG day of sight-seeing. We started out at the beach, where I put my feet in the Arabian Sea, otherwise known as the Persian Gulf. The water was so warm, like a bathtub! Of course, it was insanely hot out in the sun. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078990266652399586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FmZGm1mjIRARlPlQboB2GdSj6Vcn0J2eoR0ra236Vu2jN4sN-4kwdFN8_yxRYyYR0R6D9JtPz1pKIda5XbarynzVRbYkq7p7Yg3f-pIP6Ot8cffW9ur8QrUODCqyEKk1eZAkivE1oKI/s320/arabiangulf7.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzIQOqqd3upr-P5jBw_-cJNZzDHujeSU2UzIIAer9upKugiTHcueg6l5DE7w6nZeVWGFWyJ7Llbkej1B7XpyUT5lnBLYun6cA5nsu8VOZhyphenhyphenLU4Q9tfFI5WlCDXZdlwQ5Ndl8aWj52TE8/s1600-h/arabiangulf13.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078990936667297842" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzIQOqqd3upr-P5jBw_-cJNZzDHujeSU2UzIIAer9upKugiTHcueg6l5DE7w6nZeVWGFWyJ7Llbkej1B7XpyUT5lnBLYun6cA5nsu8VOZhyphenhyphenLU4Q9tfFI5WlCDXZdlwQ5Ndl8aWj52TE8/s200/arabiangulf13.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfYrcAaO7m_UAqL8u-yCSWfJNxyu6fxsRLOSpDRQredwKwP0urbhyphenhyphenazU3lpleO1wasKBrHiyaSWCsHYJhPIcoTOT1RaGpxuSbu5XY81g9mM_sBzCfW7ecwBFllZhtQ4639EzD2Cl2SHw/s1600-h/arabiangulf6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078990893717624818" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfYrcAaO7m_UAqL8u-yCSWfJNxyu6fxsRLOSpDRQredwKwP0urbhyphenhyphenazU3lpleO1wasKBrHiyaSWCsHYJhPIcoTOT1RaGpxuSbu5XY81g9mM_sBzCfW7ecwBFllZhtQ4639EzD2Cl2SHw/s200/arabiangulf6.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPmxqLd-kkT1Avd8azTqWDZoxF5hCP0X8gfxjwdk5PUmMTEM_kvkj0-Ogij0taV04Hc1RAGu5tj8Tjjss849HJwGdYHcXhyphenhyphenFRp8jBUlnUz8I5wandEDgKDpAVcefdG_bkks4naJYUujg/s1600-h/arabiangulf9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078990902307559426" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPmxqLd-kkT1Avd8azTqWDZoxF5hCP0X8gfxjwdk5PUmMTEM_kvkj0-Ogij0taV04Hc1RAGu5tj8Tjjss849HJwGdYHcXhyphenhyphenFRp8jBUlnUz8I5wandEDgKDpAVcefdG_bkks4naJYUujg/s200/arabiangulf9.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNs5wF2aXtBi8KlQeHFiKGjVpYL2U14VOHL8t5nuNqlg7JUEnR8krO_mGdz_p8a-tdn7PE8NfYr1t9Ss8Dmecb9XcpayCxaGCte1CtfKF5qzlA3po4NThQhjbUtje5BVxRbmwtWLQSPA/s1600-h/arabiangulf8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078990915192461330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNs5wF2aXtBi8KlQeHFiKGjVpYL2U14VOHL8t5nuNqlg7JUEnR8krO_mGdz_p8a-tdn7PE8NfYr1t9Ss8Dmecb9XcpayCxaGCte1CtfKF5qzlA3po4NThQhjbUtje5BVxRbmwtWLQSPA/s200/arabiangulf8.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>The view from the beach was incredible, a perfect view of the Burj al Arab (the Tower of Arabia). This is the only 7-star hotel in the world, with a suspended helipad where you can play tennis or hit golfballs, where it costs $80 just to walk in and see the hotel, and where a night in the most expensive suite costs $15,000! We certainly didn't get to go in to the hotel, but the view was beautiful.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078991546552653922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8KAFNMky7LATMooVNlFBLY7v6-A-m5_fCwBAyJpEwPOMEnT7Y-M_ykJbj4aA-IbRik28l5DkWWgFR5e5CEGZHiu0xUy7yQ0DZ1rmkoM2nrT92klJ0s7qCqgE9TjBipNbuW7Kn2rM1OA/s320/burj2.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaIA52sLaJJSreZurhpFByIVxGBxogddpl6Aj-Qdjlw1da6PS6FzW7Qe1dqP_6qF1iz_tS_Werc1SRCEOEOlSwN2giV8nrae9egl2xbhEEHUKW3GmobbRGa9Bhyphenhyphen38nrJQwxJeW6imL2c/s1600-h/arabiangulf12.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078990928077363234" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaIA52sLaJJSreZurhpFByIVxGBxogddpl6Aj-Qdjlw1da6PS6FzW7Qe1dqP_6qF1iz_tS_Werc1SRCEOEOlSwN2giV8nrae9egl2xbhEEHUKW3GmobbRGa9Bhyphenhyphen38nrJQwxJeW6imL2c/s200/arabiangulf12.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PEIhzPjty5TZkrpk_iOVpsxo-CMbDtlTq8wP-UorOXDwh-NhJbdhOQhFab0d0s_avwPGtTszZHwQ78v7iGgWmNTSWLkk2vE61ZGDiNXW5OFg9WqcAq7KNDtqziap_-3jaUWTTSZFljk/s1600-h/burj1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078991263084812354" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PEIhzPjty5TZkrpk_iOVpsxo-CMbDtlTq8wP-UorOXDwh-NhJbdhOQhFab0d0s_avwPGtTszZHwQ78v7iGgWmNTSWLkk2vE61ZGDiNXW5OFg9WqcAq7KNDtqziap_-3jaUWTTSZFljk/s200/burj1.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-82528760488944313022007-06-22T15:53:00.000-04:002007-06-22T16:22:10.575-04:00Dubai, Part 4 - Lebanese Barbeque<div><div><div><div>After riding the camel, we headed into the camp. There was a large platform set up in the middle of the camp, with short tables set up all around it, and cushions set around each of the tables for us to recline on as we ate. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078983867151128370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcFyoftsITxNYzTsXDEz_CT3IHS4pAu3CfcPBfwuDwyQ0OyIsrbPBz5-YZIaaY2jbQIRRrs9_x4od65bJCKGKa4cvZVg_44n47cD4YjgFd55htGmXXGYXA4v94Lr7SWaD2n1O40CT8Uc/s320/bbq1.JPG" border="0" /> There were small booth-type areas set up around the perimeter of the camp. There was one where we could make sand designs in bottles (but we didn't), one where we got henna tattoos, one where we could dress up in the traditional Arabic dress (but it was WAY too hot to put on more clothes), one area where we could hold a falcon, one where we could smoke the Arabic tobacco (again, we didn't), and another that was set up as a bar serving cold drinks (this was the area we frequented most often, as it was insanely hot in the desert and they had ice-cold soft drinks and water). We also ate a Lebanese barbeque of lamb and chicken kabobs, rice, tomato and cucumber salad, pita bread, hummos, and other traditional Arabic foods. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOCbpBZug4xd6AtalHA43Y0yYS7AcOZDRhierV6OO36_447mmI_ibSeAcTvZBaTgkbzcdr_M17Byuu1kwbsEFak-yZSR8O_XGcXGXGuKfuYTe-j8oS3iOOYY778m_BRfM8JEmB8mj_G8/s1600-h/bbq24.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078985507828635586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOCbpBZug4xd6AtalHA43Y0yYS7AcOZDRhierV6OO36_447mmI_ibSeAcTvZBaTgkbzcdr_M17Byuu1kwbsEFak-yZSR8O_XGcXGXGuKfuYTe-j8oS3iOOYY778m_BRfM8JEmB8mj_G8/s200/bbq24.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpbDwPkUptPQXyzGu7q1LFHdLRP3nK-6LfnfoZsPdDewW0vcALYf5-Cv-Ab4BbgrJvOotP7hbjxGIP7Tv2dWneF1EDVFgo4UEH-SJCheCIJv0kq_2cxKuqIk_-rYtNf0FkZnYCfvKWAA/s1600-h/bbq2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078986328167389138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpbDwPkUptPQXyzGu7q1LFHdLRP3nK-6LfnfoZsPdDewW0vcALYf5-Cv-Ab4BbgrJvOotP7hbjxGIP7Tv2dWneF1EDVFgo4UEH-SJCheCIJv0kq_2cxKuqIk_-rYtNf0FkZnYCfvKWAA/s200/bbq2.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyr90xP5JPMFoaDmtZqxHE7iP_npK_BXWn7FHgCkkxaQWjkk3W1wD1dCv766xHoIAGDQN49Tq5vllG_9svtFEXcjHm-nrRmrygyjWwqfVQopB7MWderIVbwMnqhr4BcTV8ujCM9nGRTw/s1600-h/bbq4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078984739029489474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyr90xP5JPMFoaDmtZqxHE7iP_npK_BXWn7FHgCkkxaQWjkk3W1wD1dCv766xHoIAGDQN49Tq5vllG_9svtFEXcjHm-nrRmrygyjWwqfVQopB7MWderIVbwMnqhr4BcTV8ujCM9nGRTw/s200/bbq4.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AB8w5nLhkZGBINvulYJzP9hVUDSSU1mKGzYnmul44i6PA4lrDoCHbWb-XLGXbowfe8zSHf5CXofH_fgj-KDc55O2MLyTWAlrugk4dHbi2a2tmcxqbQcjnOn62077YaeI7flVMXzqh6U/s1600-h/bbq16.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078985490648766354" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AB8w5nLhkZGBINvulYJzP9hVUDSSU1mKGzYnmul44i6PA4lrDoCHbWb-XLGXbowfe8zSHf5CXofH_fgj-KDc55O2MLyTWAlrugk4dHbi2a2tmcxqbQcjnOn62077YaeI7flVMXzqh6U/s200/bbq16.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpgysyoIE1O4J0BcD4VCSZ6SE0YM9As6vMHl9SWTbIT891SMyONaXtE-9ju2s_3WpDwRLjbJiTNFqiQQFVsCriTO73eOYkbdgM4W9B2JrnUwnsy8qruumn8_aHvc2UzFmimUcIZNLM_o/s1600-h/bbq18.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078985494943733666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpgysyoIE1O4J0BcD4VCSZ6SE0YM9As6vMHl9SWTbIT891SMyONaXtE-9ju2s_3WpDwRLjbJiTNFqiQQFVsCriTO73eOYkbdgM4W9B2JrnUwnsy8qruumn8_aHvc2UzFmimUcIZNLM_o/s200/bbq18.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDpJaNZlJ371_y92-3XqRge9iNhKfKrEXUZVNYRAa6KTC1KW87f2_WSvNkOGedHVkQAtxPzNonzTRA8b9FtGwkmwPmdPMAhYeRuOf66OmKSBAWHXl9EPYce-k41XYBH9KoGFlPly9vDc/s1600-h/bbq8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078984747619424098" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDpJaNZlJ371_y92-3XqRge9iNhKfKrEXUZVNYRAa6KTC1KW87f2_WSvNkOGedHVkQAtxPzNonzTRA8b9FtGwkmwPmdPMAhYeRuOf66OmKSBAWHXl9EPYce-k41XYBH9KoGFlPly9vDc/s200/bbq8.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLICDVFiNVyMyFPDN9nBUPRA5UkCwmK3pC52hume5bUBs6ieKE7kn-XtkRfhGpvgXz3op4nXWT6vAAHU7hk3M-o7eUh5d4BOJ1fChyphenhyphen7vUVcFItyhmpCtLSa7JzdXq7gVqqABd5p8e1UyA/s1600-h/bbq5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078984743324456786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLICDVFiNVyMyFPDN9nBUPRA5UkCwmK3pC52hume5bUBs6ieKE7kn-XtkRfhGpvgXz3op4nXWT6vAAHU7hk3M-o7eUh5d4BOJ1fChyphenhyphen7vUVcFItyhmpCtLSa7JzdXq7gVqqABd5p8e1UyA/s200/bbq5.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOAlSjzQ4B2Nf-M0hYT6sBxK7VmSsOVBarFcslIo4UBCOinUBmJ1RApiUAZP6U8zdR5EealUwTbyvYSGwzvJlWuSOdWGwwQZwbDIfIPz3_tPW6b8paSjiymb19P6M7C_HzLnsR6w2RmiQ/s1600-h/bbq21.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078985499238700978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOAlSjzQ4B2Nf-M0hYT6sBxK7VmSsOVBarFcslIo4UBCOinUBmJ1RApiUAZP6U8zdR5EealUwTbyvYSGwzvJlWuSOdWGwwQZwbDIfIPz3_tPW6b8paSjiymb19P6M7C_HzLnsR6w2RmiQ/s200/bbq21.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div>While we were eating, a bellydancer performed on the raised platform in the middle of the camp. She was very impressive. She also pulled up several members of the audience to dance with her, which was quite funny. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvegkfGmrWoTfGfFevmdiARvU5yqupnRJZjoyPxHd7T78MR51BnBtBvYnLvPoEPb0bQfS2yX4zwChHeVN4RaYge_4R5-3FRsnS0MGFkGWLVmZSDiNedK9yhk_6TVzzOWCxMcaM08bIWrQ/s1600-h/bbq12.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078984760504326018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvegkfGmrWoTfGfFevmdiARvU5yqupnRJZjoyPxHd7T78MR51BnBtBvYnLvPoEPb0bQfS2yX4zwChHeVN4RaYge_4R5-3FRsnS0MGFkGWLVmZSDiNedK9yhk_6TVzzOWCxMcaM08bIWrQ/s200/bbq12.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fymjs7xHHJkyJR4ySnb5QictGaiZBf3oSLgQxTR1i21eh_Ba8QXDtyYQ0X0YUp3i0KgDQ9gbijegiPlLa1PvPcQzqeR8yMpSNBTrdWrvWRpcuOduP38O3_DhOkzD4fCRyhKBrkRayeE/s1600-h/bbq11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078984756209358706" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fymjs7xHHJkyJR4ySnb5QictGaiZBf3oSLgQxTR1i21eh_Ba8QXDtyYQ0X0YUp3i0KgDQ9gbijegiPlLa1PvPcQzqeR8yMpSNBTrdWrvWRpcuOduP38O3_DhOkzD4fCRyhKBrkRayeE/s200/bbq11.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>The bellydancing was the final part of the safari. It was so much fun and the food was great, but it was also nice to get back to the city, take a nice cool shower, and rinse all that SAND away. According to Joanna, the shower was FULL of sand after we were finished!</div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-37040596156987476632007-06-22T15:20:00.000-04:002007-06-22T15:52:16.797-04:00Dubai, Part 3 - CamelsWhile we were out on the sand dunes, we saw a couple of wild camels wandering in the desert. I didn't even know there were wild camels still.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nuapyyAIedZlk9F6LWOf7KMCiv-xF7Bvkq04O3kknt-8cXrOBWptp7sDjYv37neIdnuR2fREKDX7oz1Zn36HMwSy4hLBupkloc-xiCsUoxE32dsNS3YfFRXrHlWqIUlpPeIKMIagVQ8/s1600-h/dunebashing24.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078971793998059074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nuapyyAIedZlk9F6LWOf7KMCiv-xF7Bvkq04O3kknt-8cXrOBWptp7sDjYv37neIdnuR2fREKDX7oz1Zn36HMwSy4hLBupkloc-xiCsUoxE32dsNS3YfFRXrHlWqIUlpPeIKMIagVQ8/s200/dunebashing24.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />After we finished dune-bashing, our caravan of SUV's headed toward the camp for a Lebanese barbeque. Along the way, we stopped at a camel farm, where probably 30 or 40 camels were surrounding the feeding troughs and eating. In the next pen over, veterinarians were vaccinating the baby camels, which were screaming at the top of their lungs as the men grabbed their tails and gave them their shots. All the other babies were also screaming in sympathy. I've never heard such a racket! We were allowed to walk in the main pen with the adult camels, most of which ignored both the babies and us humans in favor of finishing their dinner. It was so cool to see that many camels in one place, and up close. Check out the face on the middle camel in this first picture!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078976643016136386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxta6N1ORe0UhladahxxzIoyF6gQb4xlgEIWdAy7pNVedcvybWlmW2J-sYIszZgSsNs3a-9vjvxBxlzqCi_PskHl00b4q4VdbCPhZ7F0oghau1ieZJV2BxF9efgfhvXFkOWh6yoJX11o/s320/camelfarm1.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi440_E3ysrWqUmZJPwJUXHjZetum3eSy_vWY6jZV6JgdYk4d2eqrlppzuz9MaDO2WkftIeqImFOpOzHFu-K-IIwuzB-4vrC76OIBRsfVhAVWqjO70_fHR07mq6WIpM3JjoG93NtE4C3w8/s1600-h/camelfarm7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078974632971441778" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi440_E3ysrWqUmZJPwJUXHjZetum3eSy_vWY6jZV6JgdYk4d2eqrlppzuz9MaDO2WkftIeqImFOpOzHFu-K-IIwuzB-4vrC76OIBRsfVhAVWqjO70_fHR07mq6WIpM3JjoG93NtE4C3w8/s200/camelfarm7.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCTm-OQ9rzIxK6Yse0P6GztfgwYHiY2HsQ64ujjysyU5RPzSKkLr-_HBveK2RgH5bN7ndPDt6a_bWAOW_CTvGoyWZQfsOMhnHbp11Dz-Hzcs5cBzHQuA50PoXinqF5zXwZB6ojvWhxx4/s1600-h/camelfarm14.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078974645856343698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCTm-OQ9rzIxK6Yse0P6GztfgwYHiY2HsQ64ujjysyU5RPzSKkLr-_HBveK2RgH5bN7ndPDt6a_bWAOW_CTvGoyWZQfsOMhnHbp11Dz-Hzcs5cBzHQuA50PoXinqF5zXwZB6ojvWhxx4/s200/camelfarm14.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkSjcyORr5h7HQMdHL09lcSEmp_J4OfpxIJK_JIX7TEX9O0yRQ9z9n-Ey7vRmzt4WbOF4BsSKQUf_iUsCy8gNLcm0VlcPEYTAxw4_STI_U1QZrlDyBGx-6TN03vBAh4O3ZfsJ962cA2Q/s1600-h/camelfarm12.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078974641561376386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkSjcyORr5h7HQMdHL09lcSEmp_J4OfpxIJK_JIX7TEX9O0yRQ9z9n-Ey7vRmzt4WbOF4BsSKQUf_iUsCy8gNLcm0VlcPEYTAxw4_STI_U1QZrlDyBGx-6TN03vBAh4O3ZfsJ962cA2Q/s200/camelfarm12.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8aKlyJVKfDWQvVAybzAOPu4QuPcBw6c4fn9HOJz9iNBkQl8DcMThxxagEMNZY5RJ57uN80TFYYBLl3EOy0_cMG4YsvaNbRi9XErfWuVjwXuRY1eXPj6nQRCc6HmxUVmOIVpWlXJJ5rc/s1600-h/camelfarm19.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078974650151311010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8aKlyJVKfDWQvVAybzAOPu4QuPcBw6c4fn9HOJz9iNBkQl8DcMThxxagEMNZY5RJ57uN80TFYYBLl3EOy0_cMG4YsvaNbRi9XErfWuVjwXuRY1eXPj6nQRCc6HmxUVmOIVpWlXJJ5rc/s200/camelfarm19.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After leaving the camel farm, we made it to the camp where we had the chance to actually RIDE a camel! So cool! It wasn't a very long ride, only about 5 minutes, but it was still incredible! The only part that was uncomfortable was when the camel sat down to let us off. He kneeled his front legs first, so I was leaning forward toward the desert floor. But he quickly lowered his back legs, and all was right again. I will never forget this chance to ride a camel! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078976415382869682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgc2pezr8z3JCsjK3VX_SQoMw1g087CjaM070hQkBTKrl2RH-jICIG01t72cqWknces3YNXWta9YGrKMicJkOiyHMLqIUjVY3XJ0jnVLgVXNPnlVLYWczrGr2GGR0LrtAuxIUeVKNFPuo/s320/camelride4+5x7.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gEHxMQDXCNjezypPtezdr4LaNLSPuJXZLNPXJwbw7ajJVKlHuOqBXf52RrGnfk-JqVZ1Wf5ty9I_l3j6RPWhFLjD_WYe_1vz3e-flyi_iBM39ZbdeXfYkvZ-WcT6Q5jAMUw7HWlomQA/s1600-h/camelride1ed.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078977802657306322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gEHxMQDXCNjezypPtezdr4LaNLSPuJXZLNPXJwbw7ajJVKlHuOqBXf52RrGnfk-JqVZ1Wf5ty9I_l3j6RPWhFLjD_WYe_1vz3e-flyi_iBM39ZbdeXfYkvZ-WcT6Q5jAMUw7HWlomQA/s200/camelride1ed.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_Rd7XytYTvZW3ZZ8WJTmTBixngahVWTtupGbyagmVgQ5xdgDP_UZbrhgSwAKBA2hcnrWtsGAN3aU32BWolWhVGyo_eISdBLp5OC-co8ACkyMt9VWg-rExpbi1yLllfV5TSGa1zhXC28/s1600-h/camelride15.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078977841312012050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_Rd7XytYTvZW3ZZ8WJTmTBixngahVWTtupGbyagmVgQ5xdgDP_UZbrhgSwAKBA2hcnrWtsGAN3aU32BWolWhVGyo_eISdBLp5OC-co8ACkyMt9VWg-rExpbi1yLllfV5TSGa1zhXC28/s200/camelride15.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cOfWvTj4-QBe-Rotz1YqJr0mRbUDGFwyNL_we7a8OxNvFDCgNRZd5zEp_pxiABrov4b3irCu_7e9ib4gp5f2y72lxw9ZxJYGrSe30h1fFPfxfKqP6dnRNwjVl0OC0GHLQXdRW1eYW5g/s1600-h/camelride7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078977819837175522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cOfWvTj4-QBe-Rotz1YqJr0mRbUDGFwyNL_we7a8OxNvFDCgNRZd5zEp_pxiABrov4b3irCu_7e9ib4gp5f2y72lxw9ZxJYGrSe30h1fFPfxfKqP6dnRNwjVl0OC0GHLQXdRW1eYW5g/s200/camelride7.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmYYH6mz84N5i9k_2RYcKAKO9XNSqyaLqeGQ4TCzN9KrDauA6Lzy4ZoHMFz2rcOlMxWNYgkC_AyhOSh3g1nQnPAmfn6GpcO2OX1GRqWqPK-tUf6fF_EUnaFswQ-siRpLVeqHmB9vHicE/s1600-h/camelride9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078978232154036002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmYYH6mz84N5i9k_2RYcKAKO9XNSqyaLqeGQ4TCzN9KrDauA6Lzy4ZoHMFz2rcOlMxWNYgkC_AyhOSh3g1nQnPAmfn6GpcO2OX1GRqWqPK-tUf6fF_EUnaFswQ-siRpLVeqHmB9vHicE/s200/camelride9.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNccD0VOoLrYUK23Fr0oKkTzAjk5AVxEDYn93_PfzhFujDAjFZknk0jP6zPBhfwv5-D4bVGP5fTuL1aDPgY4MHbZRjnZkE_NpceX1KackmaCNJOqNYYjXUZbc0-rYQf-h27QsTXNed3U/s1600-h/camelride11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078977832722077442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNccD0VOoLrYUK23Fr0oKkTzAjk5AVxEDYn93_PfzhFujDAjFZknk0jP6zPBhfwv5-D4bVGP5fTuL1aDPgY4MHbZRjnZkE_NpceX1KackmaCNJOqNYYjXUZbc0-rYQf-h27QsTXNed3U/s200/camelride11.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6C5wsBEtAT3aj6PjfvK_vXAdRvsdV0lQq90c-kvIhYM4Bab_NL3-Q1DL4bi21kwBAmfBuCglL7LoEl1f8mkOOymhGjpTPh9DX4aXc-B7WMXRriP0GxZ3yAOUH43NufUclJ42B4Or7LI/s1600-h/camelride13.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078977824132142834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6C5wsBEtAT3aj6PjfvK_vXAdRvsdV0lQq90c-kvIhYM4Bab_NL3-Q1DL4bi21kwBAmfBuCglL7LoEl1f8mkOOymhGjpTPh9DX4aXc-B7WMXRriP0GxZ3yAOUH43NufUclJ42B4Or7LI/s200/camelride13.JPG" border="0" /></a>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-28515840003925422912007-06-21T10:01:00.002-04:002007-06-21T10:11:54.244-04:00Scottish Universities ConferenceSorry it has taken me so long to post my pictures and adventures from Dubai. I got back to Aberdeen on Tuesday, and for the last two days I have been madly trying to prepare for my presentation today at the Scottish Universities Conference. This conference involves students from the four main universities in Scotland - Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and St. Andrews -presenting papers in all areas of theological education - Biblical studies, church history, systematic theology, and practical theology. I presented a modified form of the paper that I shared with the Aberdeen Biblical studies group at the Burn back in May - today's paper was about 7 minutes longer, so it had more information and a slightly different format, but was basically the same. I was the first presenter in the Biblical Studies room, at 10:30 this morning, and it went well. I was a lot less nervous today than when I presented at the Burn. I don't know if that's because I had already presented this paper or if I'm getting used to public speaking, or some combination, but I'll take it regardless!<br /><br />So, this presentation basically wraps up my studies here at the University of Aberdeen. I'm now officially in PLAY MODE! I will be doing some reading over the next 3 weeks - I have to do some advance reading for my Fall seminars at SWBTS - but I plan to spend most of the remainder of my time here seeing the things around Aberdeenshire that I still haven't seen, spending time with my friends, and enjoying this country while I can.<br /><br />Anyway, I will post my blogs about Dubai shortly. It may take several posts over several days, but I have some great stories and pictures to share, so I'm anxious to get them online and get your comments. Check back soon...Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-68782412967665650142007-06-21T10:01:00.001-04:002007-06-21T11:10:23.744-04:00Dubai, Part 2 - Dune Bashing<div>Part two in the chronicles of my holiday in Dubai...<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>On Friday, Joanna had a surprise birthday party planned for her friend, Bethany. I was the decoy - she told Bethany the party was to introduce me to her friends. She was just using me. =) So we spent the day preparing for the party - making beef barbeque (haven't had that since I left TX), potato salad, and other fixings, and watching American tv, shows that I haven't seen here in Scotland. It seems so odd to me that Dubai seemed to have more of the comforts of home than Scotland does. Hmm... Anyway, the party was a success and Joanna's friends were a lot of fun, though Bethany was not surprised. </div><br /><div>On Saturday Jo, Bethany, and I headed out to do a little shopping. A lot of things are really cheap in Dubai (not food and housing though), and it was SO hot, so we spent a lot of time in malls while I was there. Late that afternoon we were picked up at Jo's flat by the tour guide for our desert safari. We headed out of the city in his Toyota Land Rover, and met up with about 7 or 8 other groups (there were 6 of us in our vehicle - 3 girls from Ireland and the 3 of us) before hitting the sand. They let some of the air out of the tires in the SUV's, and off we went, up and down the sand dunes in the middle of the desert, sometimes sliding sideways down the dunes, bouncing all over (thankfully we had seatbelts), and just having a blast. We "dune bashed" for about an hour all together, and it never got old. We saw wild camels walking around in the desert, and stopped a couple of times for some pictures. One of the SUV's got stuck on a dune, with the sand up to the chassis, and the front and back wheels barely touching the sand, so another vehicle attached a rope to it and yanked it free. That was cool to watch! Oh, and it was 50 degrees out in the desert while we were dune bashing - that's 50 celcius, 122 fahrenheit! - so we were glad to be in a nice airconditioned vehicle! This dune bashing was definitely one of the highlights of my trip - it was so much fun, almost like a rollercoaster at times, but one with no set track to follow. Our guide sometimes veered away from the others, taking us up, down, and over some of the most amazing scenery I've seen. Definitely an experience I'd like to repeat, if I ever make it back to Dubai.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078534493312882194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTFr-IStOWjiwXsXGOSRGlXKYvG55Fdw-Hw5UFySYCsdIDmeWtdJHtJOXHd3jOii98zsApo1n7bSCXKhsfVFikQ8Of6QMTd-CiB9T8GmyMKP5tlSnzT2wXiDJ6xtx1qYmNCOQPP9ewbo/s320/dunebashing26.JPG" border="0" /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBlx4T3UqX9nsFEZvT7gVhRjcCFsYEt5kuHzXl-D1bkxzltCMqrMFo2rPH_WLcGZST7X8xm4yX7VxvG74bnGk7sFIXEuJgsrGswikk0De4xspXKBdri519WKSs9WaGFFgIU4Pq7vaNuc/s1600-h/dunebashing.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078533423866025378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBlx4T3UqX9nsFEZvT7gVhRjcCFsYEt5kuHzXl-D1bkxzltCMqrMFo2rPH_WLcGZST7X8xm4yX7VxvG74bnGk7sFIXEuJgsrGswikk0De4xspXKBdri519WKSs9WaGFFgIU4Pq7vaNuc/s200/dunebashing.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILvd_7LsproFXlrQirspaVoiXccDiLOLvDSwObKmpgfpMOJa8SoxKdfB3YTzrYq1IJoZ9IFwAn0cxx41vl38a4YjVqNUDLGKXA0isY5qApUmCV4HD5Ga-fyf9-tSK-8-SWptxtVlSpEc/s1600-h/dunebashing3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078533436750927298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILvd_7LsproFXlrQirspaVoiXccDiLOLvDSwObKmpgfpMOJa8SoxKdfB3YTzrYq1IJoZ9IFwAn0cxx41vl38a4YjVqNUDLGKXA0isY5qApUmCV4HD5Ga-fyf9-tSK-8-SWptxtVlSpEc/s200/dunebashing3.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8cBMhK2ee3tusZFuVLQm-ffSLysNaHw08iaSAtsL8_DjoRBKdaqmspX6JaTgo77YuFwih96WFjvi5xujW1aiMBKfGxTtadP3fyeZ6EjtLAetFDfHkfKlpXCLsISHaYC9IRARHRNr91Y/s1600-h/dunebashing20.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078533973621839346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8cBMhK2ee3tusZFuVLQm-ffSLysNaHw08iaSAtsL8_DjoRBKdaqmspX6JaTgo77YuFwih96WFjvi5xujW1aiMBKfGxTtadP3fyeZ6EjtLAetFDfHkfKlpXCLsISHaYC9IRARHRNr91Y/s200/dunebashing20.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOB3RFhz8auiKjbJ8Q6ulQwj0xLUfLlO7eRU6b5miQopdSC2SaVWuHmNjBBeNktMay1BY64F4IPRYbgz7IWNTmMEXm-HVIWGsbQYp-Sfbs6y-ROsFDA7ytmgxjFoF4BHup4u1h5EhbkA/s1600-h/dunebashing11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078533969326872034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOB3RFhz8auiKjbJ8Q6ulQwj0xLUfLlO7eRU6b5miQopdSC2SaVWuHmNjBBeNktMay1BY64F4IPRYbgz7IWNTmMEXm-HVIWGsbQYp-Sfbs6y-ROsFDA7ytmgxjFoF4BHup4u1h5EhbkA/s200/dunebashing11.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-__VtkZI6-Xb4oMAWehWQKwjaB2HlBiJOTHZfE29X1uwM148-R7jVk6lDYRGiFRt2JE2hLG5nIh36Aln_z6F4PLbsiJBBBdfocAUSo5uymLA4g6MMCz5IS5WPHsE0ASJNEE82O_lot2o/s1600-h/dunebashing1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078533960736937426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-__VtkZI6-Xb4oMAWehWQKwjaB2HlBiJOTHZfE29X1uwM148-R7jVk6lDYRGiFRt2JE2hLG5nIh36Aln_z6F4PLbsiJBBBdfocAUSo5uymLA4g6MMCz5IS5WPHsE0ASJNEE82O_lot2o/s200/dunebashing1.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Mua4aiFLXrIy_8XkUp_W7FPMlNCXBtQQi-9dOzZdrn5_HO5m6J9DmzJDU8O_dCql_mo7ScCXzE6GYWtMBqPw1-S_O2em8rJepetZXZoxYFCPzImD8X9wlMCjzlUPd-Nf7KYCWf1e_qo/s1600-h/dunebashing24.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078534334399092226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Mua4aiFLXrIy_8XkUp_W7FPMlNCXBtQQi-9dOzZdrn5_HO5m6J9DmzJDU8O_dCql_mo7ScCXzE6GYWtMBqPw1-S_O2em8rJepetZXZoxYFCPzImD8X9wlMCjzlUPd-Nf7KYCWf1e_qo/s200/dunebashing24.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div>Here are some pictures from our stops in the desert. Man, was it hot out there! But it was worth it, I tell you that!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078531718764008738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2Kp-5_RGlDVDKKkx28o1o6sJ1vsPndpPzFljANO6nLnF4eMbQ7v82O5X7c0J67XVQfs7IkBSC6CudIA0RUunWjsdb-IpuWf4X9MTAB89nBg7zjCkQyycgMe_L9XU2HFvqQ9UhfBmWyk/s320/desert5.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOMhISThz2AwWQRkf9NLMEwZQO85KElQ25v4EGatA5F8Z764b-rsaaL2Nc8X285qtZwuygHviDmq6ZJ5Q1dsh1thQ0bIxT1MEWPNkQp483bPqcWoqogr-HfN1ZeohtEGQooNPS9L7cN8/s1600-h/desert10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078532178325509442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOMhISThz2AwWQRkf9NLMEwZQO85KElQ25v4EGatA5F8Z764b-rsaaL2Nc8X285qtZwuygHviDmq6ZJ5Q1dsh1thQ0bIxT1MEWPNkQp483bPqcWoqogr-HfN1ZeohtEGQooNPS9L7cN8/s200/desert10.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoT8d-4CkV4Oxr0J5lgEgl-tQwDkAgN2etj2aQdYcP0WJS-ZKaXXMvMPMRAlMYPuuJhOiYdQ88lnI88U50nQx5bVGx6uLvXunzrJdl_jRQGKScVSQoK97ZM3xZInu5O7ZlrHslXT0475Q/s1600-h/desert9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078532908469949810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoT8d-4CkV4Oxr0J5lgEgl-tQwDkAgN2etj2aQdYcP0WJS-ZKaXXMvMPMRAlMYPuuJhOiYdQ88lnI88U50nQx5bVGx6uLvXunzrJdl_jRQGKScVSQoK97ZM3xZInu5O7ZlrHslXT0475Q/s200/desert9.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078532182620476754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlTk1vdAhjpgU69zpXegZuO_FDgU6hbINy_7B2JEYr5kMf0PzMVd0z0oMgB6KTv4H1fuu_9I6vVlQHFflAw-oHlb6DOsVlXKWlnLr7seDbDnEy5xhojEiscKjOyCTH1aB1xxykvds76k/s200/desert7.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxOV1sETzyJQhUQO25YdnaB4fkalL1aN6bw1jLHlP9JiarjbggEOhdAFt8d8lbrYI-zglIAtHJOnEPQTBFm1Iy7GOfi563uDYo6KgE0ggP39ipB7QYIf2pucH2fL09j26ZGUNojHJvoA/s1600-h/desert19.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078532921354851730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxOV1sETzyJQhUQO25YdnaB4fkalL1aN6bw1jLHlP9JiarjbggEOhdAFt8d8lbrYI-zglIAtHJOnEPQTBFm1Iy7GOfi563uDYo6KgE0ggP39ipB7QYIf2pucH2fL09j26ZGUNojHJvoA/s200/desert19.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIBogt_1IUIHiT8Ka5aWtdkjizLVl2gwzwXB-QEE2-cyoUb6AtMlw31pAHxfJ1GiYgkRQHHTTH0JwfuTHfAUoUinadKnkNBZqLg2LTwSkR4TytcQB2ZxS7BfQGNlt7I7sJGe8sK7n5Ko/s1600-h/desert15.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078532212685247842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIBogt_1IUIHiT8Ka5aWtdkjizLVl2gwzwXB-QEE2-cyoUb6AtMlw31pAHxfJ1GiYgkRQHHTTH0JwfuTHfAUoUinadKnkNBZqLg2LTwSkR4TytcQB2ZxS7BfQGNlt7I7sJGe8sK7n5Ko/s200/desert15.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGhaC_YkQoiGJbouB3Uy4K2v85tbwXxJeRMWxfH_OKFIvJZNvyVFNNY2o5WEsNMDX4PmI6a_uVRruxi6mOr2dbjmo4c-EYAXox-qudihyphenhyphenwkiCDU8ChK9IMyAPZXl5p2PWWo26t6nbP14/s1600-h/desert20.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078535000119023154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGhaC_YkQoiGJbouB3Uy4K2v85tbwXxJeRMWxfH_OKFIvJZNvyVFNNY2o5WEsNMDX4PmI6a_uVRruxi6mOr2dbjmo4c-EYAXox-qudihyphenhyphenwkiCDU8ChK9IMyAPZXl5p2PWWo26t6nbP14/s200/desert20.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-45737238975144193292007-06-20T11:03:00.000-04:002007-06-20T11:12:43.865-04:00Dubai, Part 1 - SurpriseI just got back to Aberdeen from spending four days visiting my dear friend, Joanna, in Dubai. Jo has been a teacher at the Dubai American Academy for the last three years, and I've heard so much about this amazing city that I was thrilled to have the opportunity to go visit her. We finally made it to her flat at about 12:30 am on Friday, and Jo promptly said, "I have a present for you." Well, I told her that buying my ticket was present enough (isn't she great?!), but took that back when she opened her fridge and pulled out a jar of PICKLES!!!! What an awesome friend!! She knew that I've not been able to find real pickles here in Scotland, so she bought some for me (of course, I find it ironic that you can't find pickles in Scotland, but you can in the Middle East - something is wrong with this picture!). Well, even though it was after midnight, I promptly opened the jar and ate a couple - it was only 9:30 pm Aberdeen time, so it was okay. Oh, they were wonderful! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078164606434383122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAt_72fQ9pNBPX4Aovf2AI0uEQjyM6j9r0nVc5T86qNc6Oonx7v8aMm0TxdW1t0n_CLQqdSO5LX9EYFZs4iZ75SWQu__F3YmuXCDQUubjgrix5PGHptwR-l-s9lDPFAIrtw8JqaV5FTE/s320/misc1.JPG" border="0" />Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771720054763706758.post-30847157418460646962007-06-14T01:01:00.000-04:002007-06-14T01:04:13.943-04:00Off to DubaiYep, you read right... I'm off for five days in the abundant beauty and sweltering heat of Dubai! I am so excited about getting to visit Joanna there - I haven't seen her in almost a year, and it will be great to have her show me this exotic place where she's been living the last few years. I will have tons of pictures to post soon, I'm sure. If I can't post them while I'm there, be sure to check back sometime on Tuesday (June 19). In the meantime, pray that I don't die of heat stroke! Yesterday the weather channel said it was 109 with a heat index of 117 - quite a big change from Scotland!Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980558273968265577noreply@blogger.com4