06 October 2011 @ 04:36 pm
Scotland Nummero uno  

Scotland

Because the sheer amount of pictures was too much for my photoshop (5 crashes!!!) I''ve decided to post the Scotland pics and report in several pieces.

We rented a car in Edinburgh and went north. Supposedly the drive was 4 hours, but we stopped every so often to take pictures and took detours. Lesson one, even if it seems that it's not really a road, it IS. I was so surprised how small those motorways were sepecially judging from the map. That said, I think it is very very cool.

Took several pics out of the car.

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Made a stop at this very cool bridge only to discover that it was a damn.

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Scotland is officially rainbow country ;)

Double rainbow!

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Our apartment was fucking fantastic. Huge kitchenm, huge living room, three badrooms, wonderfully supplied. A laundry machine. It was grand. We were in a tiny town called Achnanderach near Plockton right next to the Isle of Sky.

On day two we made a trip to the Isle of Sky. the urge to stop the car every 10 meters has not lessoned ;) Also the weather that day was fantastic.

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Someone made us go hiking ;) This is the Old Man of Storr. Legoline and I took pics for hours and drew the wonderful mountains while waiting for the others to return who were aiming to go even higher.

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Also saw the castle Dunvegan. It's the actual castle of clan McLoad. Not pictures, because my pics suck.

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Later we decided to see a light house, which ended in a hike up this wonderful mountains, the best view ever and the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen. Also the first evidenced sheep. Honestly, the sheep are everywhere. I was especially amused of how they run on the street or are sitting on the side watchign cars ;)

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Really, this was sort of the first day and it's hard to believe what we've all seen. More reports to follow at some point. Time isn't on my side right now.

 
 
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[identity profile] jimaine42.livejournal.com on October 6th, 2011 03:16 pm (UTC)
Beautiful. This makes me nostalgic for Northern Ireland last fall...hard to believe that it's been an entire year already...*sigh* But the urge to stop the car every few hundred meters - yeah, SO there with you:-)
[identity profile] elli.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 09:16 am (UTC)
I havebn't been to Ireland yet. Is it very similar? but yeah... such a beautiful place. Very untouched by people. It's so nice.
[identity profile] jeherion.livejournal.com on October 6th, 2011 03:49 pm (UTC)
Sehr sehr schöne Bilder! :)
[identity profile] elli.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 09:16 am (UTC)
Danke sehr!!!!!
[identity profile] brasaremean.livejournal.com on October 6th, 2011 03:59 pm (UTC)
these are so gorgeous, i am actually envious!

and yes, 5 crashes. a lot.
[identity profile] elli.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 09:19 am (UTC)
Especially if you open THAT many images ;)

I'm glad you like them. I used a a grey gradient filter.
One Evil Muffin: Pride & Prejudice 2005 - Darcy[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com on October 6th, 2011 09:20 pm (UTC)
[identity profile] elli.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 09:18 am (UTC)
I want to go baaack!!

ps: love that icon btw.
One Evil Muffin: Pride & Prejudice 2005 - Darcy[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 10:25 am (UTC)
:D

Me, too. Sadly, I didn't make it...
[identity profile] elli.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 10:35 am (UTC)
But it shows you have awesome taste :D
One Evil Muffin: NOTW - Kvothe[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 10:42 am (UTC)
I'm working on it :)
[identity profile] elli.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 12:29 pm (UTC)
pfffft. I can never win with you ;)
One Evil Muffin: HIMYM - Have You Met Ted[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com on October 8th, 2011 10:07 am (UTC)
Ah, you finally get it :p
[identity profile] elli.livejournal.com on October 10th, 2011 09:17 am (UTC)
Ich knack dich schon noch ;)

<3
One Evil Muffin: Merlin - Merlin[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com on October 10th, 2011 09:24 am (UTC)
Pffffth :)
[identity profile] elli.livejournal.com on October 12th, 2011 10:23 am (UTC)
Ich bin echt sehr geduldig ;)
One Evil Muffin[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com on October 12th, 2011 01:19 pm (UTC)
Musst du auch sein :)
ext_33206: beckett hair[identity profile] roadrunner1896.livejournal.com on October 6th, 2011 09:26 pm (UTC)
So very pretty. I want to go to Scotland again.

*looks at pictures all over again and is looking forward to the next day* :D
[identity profile] elli.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 09:21 am (UTC)
It is so nice there.
And well..I'm not sure when there will be a new entry ;) I haven't even worked over the pics. It's aweful.
[identity profile] dashan.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 04:40 am (UTC)
Wow. Wunderschöne Bilder, wundervolles Land! :)
Hattest Du einen erholsamen Urlaub?
[identity profile] elli.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 09:38 am (UTC)
Ist total toll da, oder??? Ich mag zurück.
Naja.. ein wenig erholsam.. wir waren sehr viel unterwegs.. und es war ja nur eine Woche. Da erholt man sich nicht so ganz.
[identity profile] animotus.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 06:56 am (UTC)
It's magical!♥
[identity profile] elli.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 09:15 am (UTC)
It so is..it is a magical place!!!! I really want to go back.
[identity profile] ginaeon.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 12:56 pm (UTC)
Gorgeous! So pretty! And awesome photos Elli. :)

Definitely need to visit Scotland one day..
[identity profile] elli.livejournal.com on October 10th, 2011 09:17 am (UTC)
Thank you very very much :)
And you should. Everyone should. It is really beautiful!!!
[identity profile] stabbim.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 03:06 pm (UTC)
That someone is me, I guess, since I chose that Old Man of Storr hike. Since you only did part of the hike, I'm glad you still had a good time drawing and taking pics. The view was fantastic, especially once the sun came out.
[identity profile] elli.livejournal.com on October 11th, 2011 10:54 am (UTC)
I had a very good time on the hike. I mean aside from my stupid leg being a pain. And painful. But I think I managed alright regardless and the view was truly specacular :)

I actually loved just sitting there for an extended period of time. The weather and the clouds were changing so much, that it always looked different.

:)
Cynthia[identity profile] tuawahine.livejournal.com on October 7th, 2011 04:19 pm (UTC)
Ohhh, Scotland!
Those pictures are absolutely beautiful.
[identity profile] elli.livejournal.com on October 11th, 2011 10:54 am (UTC)
Thank you... it was so nice. I want to go back.
[identity profile] artphilia.livejournal.com on October 9th, 2011 09:26 am (UTC)
OMG, I envy you. The photos are most amazing! <3
[identity profile] elli.livejournal.com on October 11th, 2011 10:55 am (UTC)
Heee..thank you :) you should go if you ever get the chance!
[identity profile] fly-meaway.livejournal.com on October 24th, 2011 10:11 am (UTC)
Since I'm going through your previous entries, I'm commenting on these posts in a reverse order (in a way) and I'm amazed at the amount of photos you took and posts you made. I'm glad that you're sharing it all though as I really do love these photographs so much. Again I'm so happy to read that you had such a great time and that the place you stayed in was so good. And I can imagine the urge to stop every 10 minutes to take photos ;) Again I have to point out how much I love these photographs and how badly I want to visit Scotland now, lol. Thanks for sharing.
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