Category: Scotland

Scottish Retreat Part 3 — Blair Atholl and Blair Castle

Scottish Retreat Part 2: Holyrood Palace to Edinburgh Castle

As “Artie” loyalists, unlike some others we know, the first order of business was to check out the Duke’s statue in Edinburgh. No, this is not the famous one we shall see in a future post, but it is a wonderful Wellington equestrian statue nonetheless. Unfortunately, the Duke and Copenhagen are a bit splattered with…

Scottish Retreat Part 1: To London and Edinburgh

I left DFW on August 25th. “The Scottish Writers Retreat” presented by No. 1 London Tours did not begin until September 3rd. Kristine, Diane, and I met up in London and then traveled to Edinburgh and farther north before rendevousing with the other tour members in Glasgow.  This trip across the pond began with a…