Scotland - April 2012
Part two of the replacement American trip was a weeklong visit to Scotland using the ‘Freedom of Scotland Rover’ to get around. Although the week was based around rail travel to make the most of the ticket there were opportunities to take photographs along the way. Our base for the week was Haymarket which gave us the opportunity to visit some outposts in the Scottish Highlands such as Aberdeen, Inverness, and Fort William without having to overnight at another location.
Our route up was with First Great Western to London Paddington before travelling First Class with East Coast from Kings Cross to Edinburgh. The weather during the week wasn’t the best, but with snow still evident (and falling) in the highlands the scenery was stunning. A further surprise was the Glasgow suburbs which proved to be an real eye opener with some superb sights to be witnessed.
Due to the ongoing construction work for the Edinburgh Tram system Edinburgh Station was one large building site which made any photography at this station pretty much impossible. However once these works are complete I’m sure the station will look stunning once more.
Our route up was with First Great Western to London Paddington before travelling First Class with East Coast from Kings Cross to Edinburgh. The weather during the week wasn’t the best, but with snow still evident (and falling) in the highlands the scenery was stunning. A further surprise was the Glasgow suburbs which proved to be an real eye opener with some superb sights to be witnessed.
Due to the ongoing construction work for the Edinburgh Tram system Edinburgh Station was one large building site which made any photography at this station pretty much impossible. However once these works are complete I’m sure the station will look stunning once more.
