We walked around Douglas or took the horse tram, and so we noticed many small delights in the architecture. Most of the fore-shore buildings still bear the names bestowed on them during the Victorian Era such as the Trevelan, The Empress and The Gaiety Theatre.
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To the Isle of Bear, err, no, To The Isle of Man
The Isle of Man could fit inside Greater Perth several times over, and yet it seems larger. It’s a whole little world unto itself, with sea-side towns and ports and beaches and spectacular cliffs and forests and mountains. And, of course, it has a fascinating history.
Climb up to Edinburgh Castle with Scotty
Scotty was happy to now stand atop this castle of castles, Edinburgh Castle, and survey the city below. But first, you have to get up there. The castle is enormous and has a whole hilltop to itself, and it towers, or looms, over the city. And whenever they had seemed to finally arrive at the main fortress, there were yet more sloping courtyards with more buildings above them. Why so many buildings? Well the castle began as a stronghold against the dastardly English.
See Blair Atholl Castle with Scotty, Your Laird For Today
As the current Laird, the 12th Duke of Atholl, wasn’t home, Scotty bravely decided to take on his ducal duties temporarily. Your tour through the castle today therefore is with Scotland The Brave, your Laird Bear (acting) for today.
Loch Ness and The Cairngorms with Scotland The Brave
Scotty looked out on the magnificent view in hopes of spying Heiland Coos, Monarchs of the Glen, and sundry mythical beasties. He saw hares popping in and out of the many holes in the paddock below. He saw sheep trudging up the distant mountain in the rain. He saw the little waterfalls and rivulets up there. He saw the sheep trudging down the hillsides in the rain. But no hairy coos at all.
Speed Bonny Bus to Skye: Scotty in Scotland
Scotland The Brave speeds on his bonnie tour bus over the bridge to the Isle of Skye. Scotty sees lochs and castles and volcanic mountains and glens and lots of rain and moor heather. He also discovers a bonnie new heroine, Flora McDonald
Scotland the Brave in the Highlands Of Scotland
Welcome back to the adventures of Scotland The Brave. He has at last made it to the very country of ‘Scotland The Brave’: the land and the spirit and even the song for which this small brown stuffed little bear wearing trews was named.
Bonny Banks and Bonny Braes: Scotland the Brave at Loch Lomond
As the sun tried breaking through the clouds rainbows formed, arcing from the shore across the valleys and into the steeply rising hills. And yes, there really were soft purple hues.
Runaway Weddings: We Dash To Gretna Green
Eloping couples made their ‘dash’ across the Scottish border to reach this very building, often with furious fathers and jilted fiancés in hot pursuit.
Runaway Weddings: We Dash To Gretna Green
Eloping couples made their ‘dash’ across the Scottish border to reach this very building, often with furious fathers and jilted fiancés in hot pursuit.
Scotland the Brave Sails On Lake Windermere
Between showers of rain he popped out on to the deck and took in the hills and sights all around. He wanted to write a Romantic Poem about it himself. Perhaps he could have sketched the scenery. However, his paws struggle with quills.
Mawson Bear 