A couple of weeks ago we took a short trip to Oban, which is on the west coast of Scotland. They have a distillery there that Nathan wanted to see, and besides, it's just beautiful. So we took the train from Edinburgh to Oban and had a great time. Nathan got to see the distillery (although I didn't -- no babies allowed on the tour). We also got to visit the Isle of Iona, which has a very famous abbey on it. Iona was the headquarters for St. Columba as he evangelized the area in the 7th century. To get to Iona we took a ferry to the Isle of Mull, then a bus across Mull to another ferry, which took us to Iona. Below are some pictures. Enjoy!
A pretty day on a pretty street in Oban.
The ferry and train station at Oban.
Walking around Oban. (Sorry for the tilt!)
Z in one of his less photogenic moments.
We took the ferry from Oban to the Isle of Mull. Here we passed a lighthouse.
We took a bus across Mull, to the ferry which would take us to Iona. It's hard to see how beautiful the scenery was!
A highland cow. (It's a little blurry because we're in the bus.) The cattle and sheep were all over the place, including the road, sometimes!
The Iona Abbey.
Outside the abbey.
Small chapel at the abbey, which can still be used for prayer by the public.
Inside the abbey.
The old nunnery wall.
Leftovers from the nunnery.
Nathan standing in front of what's left of the nunnery. ("Get thee to a nunnery!")
The beach at Iona.
McCaig's Tower overlooks Oban and is its best-known landmark. It was sponsored and paid for by a wealthy Obanite in the 1800's, basically as a way of keeping the town employed during a economic depression. Now it's on all the postcards!
You can see the whole town from up there.
It was really windy up there!
Z in his weather-proof stroller.
Just as we were leaving, we saw an incredible, full rainbow. It was so big, the whole thing wouldn't even fit in the frame!
A pretty day on a pretty street in Oban.
The ferry and train station at Oban.
Walking around Oban. (Sorry for the tilt!)
Z in one of his less photogenic moments.
We took the ferry from Oban to the Isle of Mull. Here we passed a lighthouse.
We took a bus across Mull, to the ferry which would take us to Iona. It's hard to see how beautiful the scenery was!
A highland cow. (It's a little blurry because we're in the bus.) The cattle and sheep were all over the place, including the road, sometimes!
The Iona Abbey.
Outside the abbey.
Small chapel at the abbey, which can still be used for prayer by the public.
Inside the abbey.
The old nunnery wall.
Leftovers from the nunnery.
Nathan standing in front of what's left of the nunnery. ("Get thee to a nunnery!")
The beach at Iona.
McCaig's Tower overlooks Oban and is its best-known landmark. It was sponsored and paid for by a wealthy Obanite in the 1800's, basically as a way of keeping the town employed during a economic depression. Now it's on all the postcards!
You can see the whole town from up there.
It was really windy up there!
Z in his weather-proof stroller.
Just as we were leaving, we saw an incredible, full rainbow. It was so big, the whole thing wouldn't even fit in the frame!
1 comment:
bopper-
nice pics....thanks for the stone pics also.....hope you are all having a great time...it looks cold there....
i posted about your pinball blog too....i think i can give you some tips to beat him.
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