Europe pics - Scotland

We did a quick trip up to Scotland so I could do some family history research in the Edinburgh archives for my Mum and so I could finally see this beautiful country where my ancestors lived.

Feeling toey in Edinburgh (we climbed the Monument and saw the castle etc. but who wants to see those pics when you can see me sitting on a giant foot?!) :-) Remember, this is the Tony and Jen tour of Europe!

I love cows of all sizes and shapes (as you'll see from the pics in this blog), so I couldn't resist taking a photo of this Highland fellow. Check out the mist in the background - and the green grass!

Just another local...what this photo doesn't show is the busking hat so all the tourists can drop in a couple of quid to have their photo taken with him. Very enterprising.

A self-catered lunch by a lovely little stream (behind a petrol station and 7-11!)

A lad and a lassie checking out Loch Ness. If you squint you can see Nessie in the background...

A really pretty stream in Northern Scotland.

Picking and eating wild blueberries in Scotland. Very tasty...as you can tell by Tony's blue grin.

On a rainy Sunday we drove out to St Andrews to see the region that my Grandfather was born in. It was a cold, wet and windy day - perfect for enjoying a hot tasty treat in the car. The fish and chips were DIVINE! Best ever.

One very wet Jen on the outskirts of the little town my Grandfather was born in. I just wish he was still around so I could tell him all about it.

Tony and I traipsed through the cemetery in St Andrews looking for family headstones. We found a whole stack of recognisable names, but hit the jackpot with these two. The little stone one beside me was very hard to read - it's the headstone for my great-great-great grandfather (is that right, Mum?). Buried in the 1800s. And the reddish-coloured one beside is his son (my great-great-great uncle). This was a surprisingly fun afternoon - the cold, late afternoon rain and grey skies just added to the mood. We warmed up with a hot meal in the local pub.