In the words of Ewan MacGregor, "The Long Way Down"

I feel that this is where I belong, to be seeing what I am seeing, and meeting the people I am meeting. I feel I absolutely belong in this moment - it's where I should be. And luckily it's where I find myself. -Ewan MacGregor, The Long Way Down


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Sunday, August 8, 2010

Influences and Inspiration.......

I have indeed been struck by the travel bug once more. Plans for Scotland in the fall are beginning, and here are a few things that are on my list to do-

Visit with my Scottish relatives in Darvel, and see the area around Maybole where my Grandmother was born.

Edinburgh!

Glasgow!

Stirling, Bannockburn

The coastal route all the way up to John O'Groats (which was the starting point for the epic motorcycle journey done by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman called The long Way Down - John O'Groats, Scotland to Cape Town, South Africa!)

Hadrian's Wall

A field of heather - somewhere!

Spean Bridge and the Commando Memorial in the Great Glen

The Stone of Scone (aka the Stone of Destiny, Coronation Stone)

St. Giles Cathedral, St. Magnus Cathedral, St. Mary's Cathedral

Will start doing my reading research, as as I do I will share it with you. Also will share some of Robert Burns works, and some fun Scots/English language translations. Aye, will be braw!