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Scotland
Sep 7, 2013 14:58:55 #
Recent visit to Scotland
Tattoo at Edinburg Castle
Bagpiper in Gretna Green
Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburg
Sep 8, 2013 09:30:50 #
Interesting photos. The castle looks like an atmospheric subject to photograph. The bagpipe photo with a collecting box reminds me of the saying "He who pays the piper calls the tune".
Sep 8, 2013 10:34:57 #
Very nice photos but please give Edinburgh the "h" to which it's entitled. Your spelling would also help to explain the mis-pronunciation with a hard "g".
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Sep 8, 2013 14:57:55 #
Trudy wrote:
Interesting photos. The castle looks like an atmospheric subject to photograph. The bagpipe photo with a collecting box reminds me of the saying "He who pays the piper calls the tune".
Thanks Trudy. I appreciate the comments. The castle was bathed in lights during the tattoo.
Sep 8, 2013 15:00:57 #
artec540 wrote:
Very nice photos but please give Edinburgh the "h" to which it's entitled. Your spelling would also help to explain the mis-pronunciation with a hard "g".
Thanks for the comments artec540. You are correct, the spelling should be Edinburgh. It really was confusing there as they pronounced the name as Edinborough.
Sep 8, 2013 15:32:45 #
mark.r
Loc: Port Talbot South Wales
Being from Wales i never been to Scotland.What great captures of Scotland.Mark
Sep 8, 2013 16:35:26 #
mark.r wrote:
Being from Wales i never been to Scotland.What great captures of Scotland.Mark
Thank you for your comments mark.r. We also went to Wales. Spent a day in Cardiff and visited Pembroke Castle. Then crossed the Irish Sea by ferry. Our return from Ireland by the ferry took us to Holyhead and then to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Unfortunately it was raining and I did not get any good pictures.
I did get a few pics in Cardiff, however. Cardiff is where we ate our first fish & Chips at the Dragonfly Inn !
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Sep 8, 2013 18:30:23 #
I understand. I think the .....urgh spelling is just an abbreviation of the ....ough, so maybe their pronunciation, indeed the normal pronunciation in the UK, is understandable.
I live in the US, where it's almost always pronounced ....urg, with a hard "g", so until I saw your location as Spain, I expected you to be from the US!
I hope you enjoyed your visit!
I live in the US, where it's almost always pronounced ....urg, with a hard "g", so until I saw your location as Spain, I expected you to be from the US!
I hope you enjoyed your visit!
Sep 8, 2013 23:31:39 #
artec540 wrote:
I understand. I think the .....urgh spelling is just an abbreviation of the ....ough, so maybe their pronunciation, indeed the normal pronunciation in the UK, is understandable.
I live in the US, where it's almost always pronounced ....urg, with a hard "g", so until I saw your location as Spain, I expected you to be from the US!
I hope you enjoyed your visit!
I live in the US, where it's almost always pronounced ....urg, with a hard "g", so until I saw your location as Spain, I expected you to be from the US!
I hope you enjoyed your visit!
Your explanation makes sense to me. I think you are right. However, I live in the USA, North Carolina to be exact.
Sep 8, 2013 23:33:45 #
KW Conch wrote:
Recent visit to Scotland
Just saw the PBS telecast of Hollyroodhouse. Very interesting history involved with that old structure.
Sep 8, 2013 23:48:10 #
Kingmapix wrote:
Just saw the PBS telecast of Hollyroodhouse. Very interesting history involved with that old structure.
I wish that I had seen the PBS telecast. Our hotel in Edinburgh was only a block from Holyroodhouse and across the street from the Scottish Parliament.
We were told that the Queen stays at Holyroodhouse when she is in Scotland.
Thanks for your comments.
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Sep 9, 2013 09:25:15 #
Sorry about misplacing you. I have no idea where I got the Spain from. I went back through the thread and can find no excuse.
Sep 20, 2013 16:49:34 #
KW Conch wrote:
I wish that I had seen the PBS telecast. Our hotel in Edinburgh was only a block from Holyroodhouse and across the street from the Scottish Parliament.
We were told that the Queen stays at Holyroodhouse when she is in Scotland.
Thanks for your comments.
We were told that the Queen stays at Holyroodhouse when she is in Scotland.
Thanks for your comments.
Yes, the Queen has been known to stay at Holyrood. What will happen if Scotland votes for independence is another matter!!!!!!!
Sep 20, 2013 17:22:46 #
lateron wrote:
Yes, the Queen has been known to stay at Holyrood. What will happen if Scotland votes for independence is another matter!!!!!!!
Do you think that an independent Scotland would have a detrimental effect on relations ? Is Holyrood British or Scottish property ?
Sep 21, 2013 04:45:40 #
KW Conch wrote:
Do you think that an independent Scotland would have a detrimental effect on relations ? Is Holyrood British or Scottish property ?
The Scots and the Welsh have ALWAYS resented the English, - a VERY good friend of mine is Scottish!!!! (my sister-in-law is Welsh), (and I'm of Scottish descent0 The palace is Scottish property, and I do believe that independence WILL harm the relationship. The majority of Scots do not want independence, (at the moment).
There are some good reasons for Scottish independence, but economics is NOT one of them!!!!
I would prefer a United Kingdom, but England can certainly go it alone. Scotland and Wales, at the moment, certainly get more financially from the U.K. government than they contribute, despite Scottish oil and Gas. The outcome of a vote remains to be seen. Alex Salmon, (the Scottish Prime Minister will attempt to persuade the Scottish voter to vote for independence. The first victim will be the submarine base at Holy Loch - Salmon has already stated that he wishes to close it. That will be a loss to England and NATO as this base is used by NATO submarines, (including the U.S.)
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