Clydesdales and Shire Horses: The next thing they could not help but see was the famous Douglas Horse Tramway clomping along. Torrin and Ginger and the other tram horses are famous on Ellen Vannin. There is a website where you can note which proud horse gets awarded Trammer of the Week. If you love horses, why not visit their heritage stables or take a look at the Home of Rest for Old Horses
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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.
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.
Olde London Town with Scotland The Brave: Palace, Park and Statues
Eventually, Scotty and the Guardians came across a very big house. The house was called Buckingham Palace but the people who lived in it weren’t home. They were away King-ing somewhere else.
Mawson Bear 