Celebrity Eclipse - from Ft. Lauderdale (eastbound)
Portugal
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| Lelando with Luis de Camoes |
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| Lisbon Cathedral under renovation |
Santiago De Compostela & Vigo, Spain
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| actually, we didn't walk to Compostela, we took a train and entered through the side-door |
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| bag-piper welcomes piligrims |
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| Leland had an affinity with this lovely lady in Vigo |
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| positively the hugest oysters and best beer ever there was... |
We rent a car in Southampton and drive to the Isle of Skye...
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| Our vehicle for the next month |
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| Loch Loman |
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| Spring beginning |
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| Leland sings "You take the high road and I'll take the low road" etc... |
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| Highlands |
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| Edinburgh |
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| Streets of Edinburgh |
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| message in a pub... |
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| how tea time became more interesting |
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| token for a sleeping nobleman |
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| Yay ! Bryan Ferry ! |
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| some philosophical graffitti |
Isle of Skye
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| An Dig (Gaelic) or Digg (English) - where we stayed in a farm house near the extreme North-East of the Island |
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| ubiquitous Pre-Raphaelite sheep... |
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| the twin rocks |
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| The sacred spring/well - Loch Sheanta |
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| the ring of stones for Yedgevar & Varenth |
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| I may be under the spell of supernaturals |
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| Lelando in the back cliffs near our place |
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| old style building |
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| always vistas of cliffs and sea |
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| waterfalls here and there |
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| Castles dot the countryside |
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| grave of a knight |
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| window into time... |
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| the blue marked sheep |
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| Portree -Inner-Heberdies |
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| boats in the Portree harbor |
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| shadow of the grail... |
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| The so-called "Fairies-Glen" and the wand they left us... |
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| a world within worlds at the Fairies-Glen |
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| the fairies left us another present... |
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| spirits abound |
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| Lelando in his ancestral homeland |
A memorable visit to Nairn & Tilda Swinton
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| Leland & Tilda |
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| Jaff - Tilda - Leland |
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| walking with Sandro Kopp and the dogs |
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| Leland - Northern waters |
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| Tilda & Leland |
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| Upstairs in the playroom |
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| pictures assembled in the guest room |
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| feeling cozy - yet dramatic |
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| Sandro's studio |
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| we are going to watch a film |
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| In the Bluebell glades - near Nairn |
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| Tilda & Leland |
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| Sandro - Tilda and one of the dogs |
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| Sandro - Tilda - Jaff - Leland - among the Bluebells |
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| The big stove - Angus made some good stuff... |
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| In the pantry... |
Scarborough, England
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| view of Scarborough |
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| harbor |
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| Grand Hotel in distance (Victorian Spa) |
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| The actual Scarborough Fair... |
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| Grand Hotel |
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| This place wasn't open - but the proprietor liked us and made us a fantastic supper! |
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| Alas poor Gaveston...Scarborough Castle... |
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| Castle |
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| On the street where the Theater B&B is - where we stayed... |
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| loved this local pub... |
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| Leland with the marker of Anne Bronte... |
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| The haunted church... |
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| outside the haunted church... |
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| Scarborough - everything nautical... |
(Continued in next Blog Entry - Part 2)