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Armchair travel - Photos from the UK
I'm really enjoying the other armchair travel/photo threads so thought I'd start one about the UK
I'll start with a few shots of Scotland. These aren't my 'best photos ever' but are mostly places that have special meaning to me . . . (Hoping Gardyloo checks in because from other threads I know he has tons of gorgeous pictures) https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...ca14f2da77.jpg Dunnottar Castle https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...84ff1434f0.jpg Stonehaven Harbor/Harbour just up the road from Dunnottar https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...8c9175b67c.jpg Inchamahome Priory on an island in the Lake of Menteith https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...de6fe8fa06.jpg another of Inchmahome - https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...ece4ac9583.jpg Rush hour on Skye https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...067e2260a1.jpg Lindesfarne - just across the border in Northumberland but close enough ;) https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...c525103763.jpg Lindesfarne / Holy Island https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...78e4682741.jpg Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...a9aa4421f0.jpg Crathes Castle - this is the wallpaper on one of my laptops https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...13ce911b13.jpg Cawdor Castle's gardens https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...f8b27c4985.jpg Heilan Coo https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...deb7e17096.jpg Ewes and their lambs sunbathing on Mull with Iona Abbey across the water https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...56c677a5f0.jpg Melrose Abbey https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...1ca94e6076.jpg Edinburgh Tattoo https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...c05b18131a.jpg Tattoo https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...17ec4a3ea3.jpg Fringe crowds on the Royal Mile |
Oops --Cawdor's gardens are really Crathes' gardens - not sure how I made that mistake
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Thanks -- I've walked under/past the Hertford College bridge 100+ times. Brings back some happy memories (and a couple of sad ones)
A different view of London . . . : https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...0e94e66437.jpg Room with a view :) |
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Nottingham https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...4b7532c33b.jpg Nottingham, Old Market Square https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...10a8deeacb.jpg Nottingham, Broadway https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...65a4ce2c38.jpg Wollaton Hall https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...e67b8f867b.jpg Meeting some locals in the park of Wollaton Hall |
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Great photos. I really miss the architecture and grand buildings of the UK but not the weather ;)
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Bushy Park https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...a12ab21a55.jpg Dover Castle with Sunday outdoor church service https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...006d69b85d.jpg Ice rink Natural History Museum https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...c8f04df4df.jpg Isabella Plantation Richmond Park https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...cbd7c87ee9.jpg Laburnum at Hampton Court Palace https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...a85ecdf7cd.jpg Still Pond at Isabella Plantation https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...917a0745a3.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...f4c0445ed7.jpg View from Oxo Tower Brasserie terrace https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...d3292e5c95.jpg Isabella Plantation Richmond Park https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...e52d3662b9.jpg St Margarets Dover The UK weather suits me, winter can be tough but in general it is very pleasant. |
weather today is absolutely fantastic, no clouds, no wind, no noise, no traffic, birds tweeting, flowers blooming
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I'll add a few, some of them pretty old...
Old Covent Garden https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...8a35b63cfc.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...cba7d6cbfc.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...ea31f707bf.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...4f784d559f.jpg Misty morning beside Edinburgh Castle https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...c562cba041.jpg Holyrood Palace with Mrs. Q. in residence https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...2923bc0d23.jpg A day at the beach, Brighton https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...d213952597.jpg Cutty Sark https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...04e41d1cd3.jpg |
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Originally Posted by janisj
(Post 17084029)
I'm really enjoying the other armchair travel/photo threads so thought I'd start one about the UK
I'll start with a few shots of Scotland. These aren't my 'best photos ever' but are mostly places that have special meaning to me . . . (Hoping Gardyloo checks in because from other threads I know he has tons of gorgeous pictures) Dunnottar Castle Stonehaven Harbor/Harbour just up the road from Dunnottar Inchamahome Priory on an island in the Lake of Menteith another of Inchmahome - Rush hour on Skye Lindesfarne - just across the border in Northumberland but close enough ;) Lindesfarne / Holy Island Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness Crathes Castle - this is the wallpaper on one of my laptops Cawdor Castle's gardens Heilan Coo Ewes and their lambs sunbathing on Mull with Iona Abbey across the water Melrose Abbey Edinburgh Tattoo Fringe crowds on the Royal Mile |
Here's a few from my 2007 trip, starting with the dress rehearsal for Trooping the Colour
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A few from Scotland.
A couple from the southernmost peninsula of Skye (I forget the name) taken along an often overlooked road that runs on the west side of the peninsula, around Tarskavaig and Tokavaig. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...2650f0f5d7.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...70852bf94f.jpg And from the Trotternish peninsula on the northern end of Skye, the Qriraing formation https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...3e3d5081fd.jpg |
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Originally Posted by [b
billbarr[/b];17084186]Beautiful pictures janisj and thanks for posting them. It's dull and dreich here in Scotland today and they fair cheered me up during my 12 weeks lock-down. BTW, I'd have laughed out loud if you'd put up some of Kames and Tighnabruaich - there's memories for you!. Next week my nephew was taking me down to Crossraguel, one of my favourite places and I know you've visited. It's cancelled of course but that is something to look forward to when this madness ends.
twk: I must have 20+ photos from that very same spot at the Qriraing. Some with brilliant blue sky, some with clouds and overcast, and a few where you can't see a darned thing other than the little peak in the foreground. |
A few more...
Winter in Edinburgh https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...51112f8d73.jpg ... and in the Cairngorms https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...94a2d2f4d5.jpg Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales (slate) https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...4ac42df555.jpg Winter in the Yorkshire Dales https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...38f6f89629.jpg Spring in Gloucestershire https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...947c824e1c.jpg Pearly King, London https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...9619e64d57.jpg |
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The UK weather gods smiled on us for our one chance to get to Skomer Island.
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I love LOVE your puffins :)
How can they not make you smile. Not been to Skomer -- the one time I had hoped to visit when staying a couple of days in St Davids the weather was pretty awful - But I have seen puffins up close in other places, especially on the Isle of May. |
I used to go to London regularly for work, but I haven't been to the UK for work or fun in a number of years. We have two trips planned for later this year. I'm hopeful for the second one. I'm not so hopeful for the first, which would be in June for the Cubs-Cardinals game. We'll see. The two photos below are among the travel photos on our walls.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...18c0aab1d5.jpg Oban Harbor ~2003. This was about 10:30 pm or so, by the way. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...db0cdc7c14.jpg |
Originally Posted by janisj
(Post 17085172)
I love LOVE your puffins :)
How can they not make you smile. Not been to Skomer -- the one time I had hoped to visit when staying a couple of days in St Davids the weather was pretty awful - But I have seen puffins up close in other places, especially on the Isle of May. Here's a few more shots from our time in Pembrokeshire: https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...dac1d2ebf9.jpg St Davids Cathedral https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...8a8da3eceb.jpg Ramsey Island https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...797d194acb.jpg Pentre Ifan Dolmen |
Some more...
Forth rail bridge https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...db0bfa43a7.jpg Skye from Mallaig https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...15a38afcd1.jpg Looking south from Tongue https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...43905f57bd.jpg Croick Church, in Strathcarron near Bonar Bridge. The churchyard was used as a staging site for Highlanders evicted from their ancestral homes during the Clearances. Some of them scratched pitiful messages in the church windows. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...b00d4673aa.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...a294be350c.jpg Stokeinteignhead, Devon, which my nth great grandfather left to come to America in 1630. (The other side were Scots who came after the Clearances.) https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...5844123949.jpg |
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Thank you for transporting me to the UK for a bit. I haven't ventured too far outside of London yet. And puffins! It's one creature I hope to see someday; they look so fun and playful.
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'don't ask' . . . :D
The Ugly Duchess really is remarkable. I think it is Matsys' best known work (I hadn't heard of him before seeing her for the first time several years ago) |
Originally Posted by janisj
(Post 17086113)
'don't ask' . . . :D
The Ugly Duchess really is remarkable. I think it is Matsys' best known work (I hadn't heard of him before seeing her for the first time several years ago) I don’t take photos , but occasionally iPhone is valuable |
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Here are a few from the Highland games in Dufftown.
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Topping this thread. Why not?
Nobody's home, Sutherland https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...b90913f1f0.jpg Morning in the Highlands https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...df30a17c7f.jpg Evening in Cambridge https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...accfe5eb6b.jpg Portobello Road market https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...ec17ad00ff.jpg Petticoat Lane, 1972. Wrong again. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...f15f9630ca.jpg |
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Stonehengehttps://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...ce467c0be.jpeg Every storefront was getting ready for the Chelsea Flower Show. |
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Styles of Stiles - on the Southwest Coast Path.
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Colourful mews in London https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...a9cb91f5ac.jpg Mews in London, tucked away like a secret. |
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St Paul's, London https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...79f8cfe1f7.jpg Spring flowers, London |
Lincoln
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