Category: travel
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The Long Room in Dublin, Ireland
As part of the Trinity College expedition in Dublin, we walked through the highly impressive Long Room. While I thoroughly enjoyed the first edition books that I told you about at the castle (HERE), this was a vast college and beyond what I could have imagined as a book lover.…
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The Book of KellsđŽđŞ
Moving on to Ireland, one of our first stops was to visit The Book of Kells at Trinity College in Dublin. We learned that this book contains the four gospels, created by monks in the 9th century. Historians appear to struggle with where exactly it was created but believe locations…
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Edinburgh Castleđ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż
After landing in Glasgow, we traveled to Edinburgh to see this extraordinary castle. Due to travel and having to get to the wedding venue in Maybole, Ayrshire, we didn’t spend nearly as much time as required to really see all the extraordinary history on this particular Scotland site. This castle…
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Scotland Blooms…with Spurgeon Gratitude
“May gratitude to God permeate my entire life.” Charles Spurgeon These are a few blooms that were outside the Blairquhan Castle in Scotland.
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đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó żScotland Countrysideđ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż
All those white dots in the photo? Those were the sheep outside our windows every day and night! Adorable! Sheep filled the Scotland (and Ireland) landscape wherever we were.
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The Blairquhan Castleđ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż
If I could capture the “feel” of this castle in words, I would. I’m neither talented enough, nor do I think I can convey the warmth and elegance of the interior. For such an enormous setting, those who refurbished this exceptional landmark provided a welcoming, warm, relaxing yet regal and…
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A Wedding. In a Castle. In Scotlandđ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż.
Well, it was everything you could imagine a fairy tale wedding would include: stunning countryside, a Scottish castle that exceeded our already-high expectations, very moving vows and a bride that her Mama would have been proud of. If you didn’t read the introduction to this destination wedding/vacation with an important…
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Wordless Wednesday – Oscar Wilde
“Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future.” (Oscar Wilde)
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Eiffel Tower
This Wordless Wednesday is courtesy of my daughter who took these photos of the Eiffel Tower during her trip to Europe in July. I still have not been overseas, but I sure do enjoy looking at her photos and dream that I still might someday! (Update: I was in Scotland…
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 