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98%

excellent

[04/11/2011] Urquhart Castle is an impressive ruin on the western shore of Loch Ness, near the village of Drumnadrochit. For those driving along the A82 between Fort Augustus and Inverness, Urquhart can quite simply take the breath away. It sits beautiful and serene on a small spit of land extending into and slightly above the loch. The ruins are graceful, honed by time into a tranquil scene that belies their original purpose as a stronghold for waging the endless clan wars of the region—not to mention the wars between the Scots and the English. Pass the castle at night and it will be floodlit, its ston [more]

Whitebridg e

Foyers

98%

good

[30/10/2011] When Himself and Yours Truly planned our trip to Britain earlier this year, a visit to Loch Ness was high on the itinerary agenda. This trip was for our 11-year-old grandson, and it was his wish to see castles. Urquhart Castle was on the short list of must-see attractions. A secondary attraction in this particular region, of course, was Nessie herself—the infamous Loch Ness Monster. None of us could be classified as Nessie diehards, but the mythology of the illusive beast was definitely appealing, particularly for our grandson. Finding a place to stay in this area is never easy, especially [more]

Loch Ness Exhibition Centre

Drumnadroc hit

97%

pretty good

[11/10/2011] Himself, Yours Truly, and our 11-year-old grandson visited the Loch Ness Exhibition Centre in hopes of learning a bit more about Nessie lore. What we found was something entirely different. To the diehard Nessie enthusiast, it will likely be a great disappointment. That’s because, as its name clearly states, the primary focus of the Loch Ness Exhibition Centre is on the loch itself—not the famous monster that is its namesake. Don’t misunderstand. It’s not that Nessie isn’t mentioned. It’s a bit more subtle than that. What the Centre does is to explain the mythology surrounding the elusive b [more]

Falls of Foyers

Foyers

98%

very good

[05/09/2011] You might say that we owe a debt of gratitude to the Loch Ness Monster for our discovery of the Falls of Foyers. We were peacefully eating breakfast at our hotel on the east side of Loch Ness when we mentioned to our host that, although our 11-year-old grandson doubted the existence of Nessie, we (and he) wanted to spend a bit of time looking for the elusive beast. After all, who goes to Loch Ness and does NOT look for Nessie? Our host responded that perhaps we ought to pop over to Foyers and take a look from there. He then shared that there had recently been a sighting from Foyers—by a [more]

Dornoch Cathedral

Dornoch

99%

very good

[19/03/2011] I've visited Dornoch Cathedral twice: once in 1998, during my first trip to Scotland, and again in 2008, when Himself and Yours Truly took friends on a tour of the Highlands. On both occasions, I was sturck by how small this cathedral seems when compared to its counterparts further south. It has a simplicity and compactness that other cathedrals lack. This tiny Gothic treasure was consecrated as the cathedral church of the diocese of Caithness in 1239. Even now, Caithness is a large sparsely populated region, so a larger church clearly was not needed. The building was largely destroye [more]

Buchenwald Memorial

Weimar (Thüringen )

99%

[30/01/2011] My visit to Buchenwald took place in the summer of 1986, while it was still under the jurisdiction of the German Democratic Republic--the old East Germany. Located just outside the lovely city of Weimar, this grim reminder of Germany's Nazi past stands in sharp contrast against the outstanding cultural achievements of some of Weimar's other former residents--Goethe, Schiller, and Liszt included. I visited Buchenwald with a group of university students from the West. We were all part of an intensive summer language program then made available to Western students. The courses provided the Ea [more]

Yad Vashem

Jerusalem

99%

excellent

[09/08/2010] When Pope John Paul II visited and prayed at Yad Vashem, Israel's memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, he spoke eloquently about his personal sorrow and the Catholic Church's sorrow over the tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people throughout history. Predictably, Israeli responses to the Pope's visit varied considerably. Some Israelis regarded the pontiff's presence in Israel and his expressions of concern about the Holocaust as much too little far too late. Nonetheless, most expressed appreciation for this visit to Jerusalem and for the Pope's outright rejection of Christian a [more]

Smithsonia n National Museum of Natural History

Washington D.C.

99%

excellent

[08/08/2010] Himself and Yours Truly have been visiting the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) for nearly four decades. Over time we have escorted tours of this grand edifice with children, parents, out-of-town friends and extended family, Girl Scout troops, and now grandchildren. Not even the most blasé museum-goer can fail to be impressed—and the WOW factor starts with the architecture and the setting. NMNH occupies a prime piece of real estate along Washington’s National Mall. With one entrance on Constitution Avenue and another on Madison Drive, it has a prestigious position between the West [more]

Ballymasca nlon House Hotel

Dundalk

98%

very good

[06/08/2010] I have to say right up front that Himself and Yours Truly did not lodge at Ballymascanlon House or eat in its restaurant. We were there for one reason and one reason alone--to see the Proleek Dolman, which is part of the property. We did wander the grounds and the public rooms, and they were perfectly lovely. It's a place we would love to try if given the opportunity. But for us, and for the purposes of this review, the Proleek Dolman was and is the subject at hand. For those who love to touch the stones of mankind's ancient past, Ireland's Cooley Peninsula is bound to please. When we v [more]

Balnuaran of Clava

Culloden

98%

very good

[06/08/2010] Standing stones and chambered cairns. Barrows and cists. Henges and hilltop forts. Cup-and-ring markings. Broches and crannogs: These are more than just the terms used by archeologists to categorize the prehistoric relics of Western Europe. For many among us, such words touch the wellsprings of humanity's youth, speaking to us of an ancient and mysterious past. They fan the embers of our collective unconscious, reviving the sense of wonder and respect that our ancestors felt for the simple magic of changing seasons and the gift of life. Clava Cairns is one among many prehistoric sites in Sc [more]

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