Icelandic Air to Glasgow

Our aircraft from Iceland to Glasgow (Boeing 757-200)

George Square in Glasgow

George Square in Glasgow

Glasgow kirk on the ride in from the airport

Cathedral in Glasgow also called the High Kirk of St Mungo or St Kentigern

At the front door of the Glasgow Kirk, you can see the kirkyard to the right.

Oban

Loch Lomond on the way from Glasgow to Oban

Loch Awe on the way to Oban (we had glimpses of Kilchurn Castle)

Lunch in Oban

Oban waterfront (wooden masts on old boat)

St Columbia's Cathedral at Oban

Harbor front at Oban

Ferry leaving for the Hebrides

WW1 and WW2 monument at Oban

Every town has a war memorial for their fallen.

Isle of Kerrera across from Oban

Dunollie Castle at Oban

Oban Distillery - great tour - great 14 year old Scotch

Detail of WW1/2 memorial in Oban

Inside the Oban Distillery I spotted this photo - the story is about the "Classic Malt Cruise" in which "Every Summer, yachts on the West Coast of Scotland take part in the Classic Malt Cruise. Beginning with an opening ceremony and party at Oban Distillery, participants make their way, first to Talisker, on the Isle of Skye, then to Lagavulin on the Isle of Islay, before returning to Oban for the finish, the whole cruise lasts a fortnight."

The road to Oban

Falls of Lora near Connel

Bus and Rail station in Oban looking up at an abandoned Coliseum replica (never completed)

Connel, from the bus on the way to Oban

Believe it or not, the Falls of Lora, near Connel are out that window

The Ebb Tide causes the Fall of Lora at Connel

Inverness

We took a taxi ride across the Moray Firth to Strathpeffer and found Eagle Rock, a Pictish standing stone. Then we went to Castle Leod, origionally the home of the MacLeod (but the last MacLeod died without issue, and the MacKenzie took over the castle). We also went up to Glenmorangie distillery and returned over the River Oykel. The taxi driver said that was called the "million Dollar View".

Took a taxi to Glenmorangie

Urquhart castle at Loch Ness is in there somewhere!

Hotel on Loch Ness

Inverness Castle

High Street in Inverness

garages are dear in Inverness, even for Maserati Quattroporte

Jane on the River Ness which runs thru Inverness

Inverness Castle from across the River Ness

St Andrews Cathedral in Inverness

Spanish Paella night at La Tortilla in Invernss

Jane and Phil on Paella night at La Tortilla

Castle pub across from the Inverness Castle

Montrose

Railroad bridge over the River Esk, which is the border between Angus and Aberdeenshire

inside of Sharky's Pub in Montrose

Great Grandfather Alexander Mills 1736-1789 RIP in Montrose Parish Church graveyard. The Church Museum was most helpful in finding my family's headstones. They have a book with grave locations and inscriptions.

Montrose Parish Church Museum is just down the street from St Andrews Church. Photo from Google Earth. It is also called the "Auld Kirk", and that is St Andrews in distance.

Joseph Hume, philosopher, High Street, Montrose

Sir Robert Peel

First view of the old Montrose Parish Church spire from the bus stop on High Stree

The old Montrose Parish Church on High Street (photo taken from Baltic Street)

Jean Trail Mills d. 1839 wife of Alex Mills 3rd d. 1859, Alex 4th d. 1903 and wife Ann Watson d.1906

Sharky's Pub on Bow Butts Street in Montrose

Figuring out my daughter's tablet at the Montrose Parish Church Kirkyard.

the spire of the Montrose Parish Church