Scotland, Kilts and Pants

Jim and I took a tour of Scotland recently. It was one of the best trips of my life. Bagpipes, castles, haggis (which I discovered I like), men in kilts, the best tour guide, breathtaking landscapes, great companions in our group and more, so very much more. 

The best laugh on the trip and I hope I can make you smile if I tell it right. It starts with a beautiful soul who was our bus or coach as it seemed to be called in Scotland, driver. He went a long way to add joy to our trip. The first few days he wore a different kilt each day and looked very handsome in them. We all were looking forward to seeing what he wore each morning when we met the coach to start our days excursions. On our last day with this driver, he wore pants instead. One of the lovely ladies in our group came out of the hotel saw the day's outfit and said, "JP, I didn't recognize you with your pants on!" The laughter among us set the mood for the rest of the day. 

Gonna load this up with some pictures now. Glimpses of what we saw over the trip in no particular order.

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Catherine Gaskin, A Falcon For a Queen

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Tells the story of Kirsty Howard, who leaves China when her parents die and seeks out her grandfather in Scotland. It is a strange world she finds at Cluain - an arrogant and lonely old man running one of the finest whisky distilleries in the world with two women running the house.

If you wanted to know about a working whiskey distillery in Scotland this book gives a peek into that life. There is also the mysterious death of Kirsty's brother as part of the story. The solution to that comes toward the end of the book with very little build up that would make for a good thriller. With that said the book was entertaining if not a stay up too late reading page turner.

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