On August 5th we landed in Glasgow at 7:30 am as did the other members of our group! Family and friends came from Chicago, California, South Carolina and of course all of us from New Mexico! After passing through customs we met our tour guide Barbara, who was fantastic, boarded our coach bus for a city tour of Glasgow since our hotel was not available until mid afternoon. The first thing I noticed were the beautiful Victorian red stone buildings, many draped with beautiful flower accents. While most of the sights were historical in nature, at 10:00 we pulled up to Auchentoshan Distillery to see the process of whiskey production. At the end of the tour, samples of various scotch whiskey were enjoyed by most! It was a long travel day so we all shared an early dinner, talked until we couldn't keep our eyes opened and then off to bed so we were well rested for our early start to find the Loch Ness Monster. . .
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| Glasgow |
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| Whiskey in the making! |
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| Finished Product |
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| Dolan Fountain |
Can't wait to read more of your impressions of Scotland. I spent a week there a few years ago and fell in love with the people and the beauty of the countryside.
ReplyDeleteYou have whetted my appetite for more! Soon I will be in that same area. Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteScotland is one of my favorite places in the whole world. You'll have to let us know if you see Nessie!
ReplyDeleteSounds like the beginning of a great journey. Looking forward to reading and seeing the rest of the trip.
ReplyDeleteThis is the next kind of trip we talked about this year, Lynn. How wonderful that you did this with family & friends. I can't wait for you to share more!
ReplyDeleteLove hearing about your journey -- what an amazing time with a BUS load of family and friends! That is awesome!
ReplyDeleteScotland looks so fabulous - what a great experience! I didn't even realize that Scotch whiskey was from Scotland! New learning for me, too!
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