It is hard to get away from the animals for long, so neither of us have been 'home' to Scotland for 10 years. It was super super super exciting to make a flying visit.
It took 4 people to look after all the animals and land while we were gone for 5 days!
Leaving France (which is now our home, we hope to be naturalised sometime soon)
Doug's mum's house in Dollar. Not the house he grew up in, as it as his grans house then.
Also Janet's garden in a way. This is Cowden Garden near Dollar. Well worth a visit.
We ate a LOT while in Scotland as there are various local delicacies we miss. This is fish and chips at the Inn in Muckhart. Yum!
Then on to St.Andrews
The West Sands
The Castle
This was one of my favorite shops when young
... but this was my very very favorite (Fisher and Donaldson). These frogs are good
... or as petticoat tails
We checked out the flat. This is the view from the front window. Complex as I lived here with my mum when young and my dad bought it off her and we visited it many times once I had left home.
Nice stairs up to the flats above
View from out the front of the flat
Sea gulls! In some ways I love their noise as it reminds me of my childhood, but in others I hate them as they are so noisy so early in the morning.
The flat doesn't look much from the outside, bit tardis really. It is just two little windows in this pic
I had never realised these are fibreglass!
Go Ian!
Still real fishing going on from the harbour
Flats overlooking the harbour still ugly but enviable
View from the end of the pier pretty impressive
Walk carefully on the harbour wall
This is the 'green shed' where I renovated several sailing dinghys.
The sailing club
View of the cathedral
Dave and Ian in the cafe where allegedly Kate and Wills met.
Dave and Ian
On the West Sands
With Ian and Dave on the West Sands
View from the Old Course
Computer Science department where Michael worked. So many memories
The Vic. Called The Victoria Cafe when I was young. Where I had my first pub served alcoholic drink (orange juice and vodka).
Crispy duck
MMMMMmmmmm
The Whey Pat where I had my first pint of Guinness.
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