It was our last day at Kinloch and so I made some faces with the breakfast food
and then we drove through the highlands, across hills with great scenery and down single track roads that were sometimes a bit frightening until we got back to civilization on the battlefield of Culloden where the last battle on English soil was fought and where a lot of future destinies were determined.
It was not a pleasant battle
even in Gaelic
but while settling in, we had this nice sandwich
and admired the fields, not knowing what they signified
as Suzanne enjoyed her drink
before we made our way into the fields
and looked out across the road
and then were hit with our first somber note
as we followed various paths expertly led by iPod sound driven by GPS locations
and came to the many clan graves (or so they think this is where the clans were buried)
some of which were around very pretty flowers
but grave markers they were
before we came to this memorial
with its history
and then the one English grave because it was such a one sided battle in the moors.
This didn't stop me from gathering this sign for the dog collection
and recording the farm house that stands where the field hospital was for the British.
Next we made our way to Inverness and checked in at our B&B and walked into town noting the castle
and the cathedral
along the River Ness
along which we took a walk, first coming to Faith, Hope and Charity
and then a sign for the dog collection
as we made our way to Ladies Walk
and proceeded past our first foot bridge
and then came across these lovely flowers
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before reaching memorials to World War 1
and World War 2
and then capturing other signs for the dog collection
as we passed a tiny waterfall
and looked back down the Ness at the center of town
until we came to the first of a set of foot bridges that would take us across the Ness
with stops on the Ness Islands in the middle of the beautiful river
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and then once back in town, we got the history of the castle and cathedral
before getting this bit of philosophy on a downtown street
before going to the Mustard Seed where this was the menu of daily specials
and the printed menu
as bread was served
followed by my soup
and Suzanne's salad
and a gin and tonic (with cucumber) for Suzanne
and a unique martini for me
after which I had this local beer
and then our main courses arrived, each of which was excellent.
The meal was accompanied by these vegetables and potatoes
and then we went to a neighboring pub to have nightcaps of a more familiar martini and a rusty nail before calling it a night.
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and then we drove through the highlands, across hills with great scenery and down single track roads that were sometimes a bit frightening until we got back to civilization on the battlefield of Culloden where the last battle on English soil was fought and where a lot of future destinies were determined.
It was not a pleasant battle
even in Gaelic
but while settling in, we had this nice sandwich
and admired the fields, not knowing what they signified
as Suzanne enjoyed her drink
before we made our way into the fields
and looked out across the road
and then were hit with our first somber note
as we followed various paths expertly led by iPod sound driven by GPS locations
and came to the many clan graves (or so they think this is where the clans were buried)
some of which were around very pretty flowers
but grave markers they were
