@scottcjmckelviephotography

9 months ago

I am glad that you enjoyed our dear country. I was born and raised here in Glasgow, I'm a photographer, whilst I have never been to places like Ullapool or the Isle of Skye, I know the scenery up north for sure is quite spectacular. No worries about that view you got though with the low cloud and rainy weather, if anything, it makes it dramatic. An Ancient Greek philosopher scoured the West coast shores and labeled Scotland 'Skotos,' meaning 'The Land of Darkness,' even the Vikings who feared and respected the mainland found in their sagas in Iceland described the country as dark and gloomy with the weather. This gives you a sense of the meaning that although thousands of years have passed, you lived the experience they once had. I must say, tourists tend to flock to those places, and I noticed you missed out two of Scotland's key iconic heavily touristy destinations in Stirling which is the Castle and Wallace Monument, but what a lot of tourists miss out is the East of that there is Castle Campbell. Whilst I am not sure Castle Campbell is open currently, it takes you way up into the hills and the viewpoint of the castle and overlooking the land is truly spectacular. Stirling is also home to Bannockburn; the famous battlefield where Scotland won it's independence. Add to that, one must not forget to add in the fact that currently there is a project to build for the first time in over 2,000 years, a Pictish Broch settlement, they're planning on doing this in Caithness with the original building technique, so whenver they achieve that, that is definitely something tourists would wish to see. There's even dear Rabbie Burns stuff to the southerly part of Scotland; his cottage to the West, as well as Ellisland farm where he spent most of his working life on the farm and Dumfries where his mausoleum is and house he sadly passed away at such a young age. There is a lot that tourists would probably miss out, i.e; Plodda Falls that I recently photographed, which is a 151 foot drop waterfall nearer Eilean Donan Castle, as well as a long 3 hour hike and 3 hours back, the Falls of Glomach. To the West of Glasgow, Largs, the famous location and last standing battleground where the Scots defeated the Norse Vikings, the museum there tells you all about that. Even the Orkney Isles has ancient Pictish remains and they hold a Viking festival there every year. Nonetheless, for what you guys experienced in the time you were here, you saw a lot and you certainly looked like you's enjoyed it, happy for you's and you's are certainly more than welcome here in Scotland.

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