Sunday, 22 September 2019
We were able to sleep in this morning since we are where we are going today. Today we walk around Inverness and see what this town has to offer. We got up and had a casual breakfast. It was raining outside, so we hung out on the comfy reclining sofa for a couple of hours catching up on the blog and watching TV. The rain finally stopped, so we left the apartment right at noon.
It is a 15 minute walk to get to the center of town where our walking tour began. This clock tower was built in 1791. It was the collection point for local taxes.
It is a 15 minute walk to get to the center of town where our walking tour began. This clock tower was built in 1791. It was the collection point for local taxes.
Across the street, is the City Hall (1882).
Up the hill from the City Hall is the Inverness Castle. This castle is now the courthouse, but we walked up to it to see the view.
Here is the view of the town from the castle above.
The architecture in Inverness is Victorian from the 1800's.
About halfway down this street was the Abertarff House, the oldest house in Inverness. There was a sign in front of it stating free entry, so Tim and I went in. It was just a room, but there was a young worker that took the time to tell us the story of lots of kings and queens with numbers after their name. I don't know how these people keep all these kings and queens straight. He pretty much built up the story that leads to the Battle of Culloden which is a battlefield we are visiting tomorrow. He stopped just short of the battle and said the story will continue for us tomorrow ta the battlefield.
This is the Old High Church which dates from the 1000's. This is where, in the sixth century, the Irish evangelist monk St. Columbra brought Christianity to the Scottish Highlands where he preached to the Picts (pagans).
This is the Old High Church which dates from the 1000's. This is where, in the sixth century, the Irish evangelist monk St. Columbra brought Christianity to the Scottish Highlands where he preached to the Picts (pagans).
That down there is a pedestrian bridge called the "Bouncy Bridge." As soon as we got on it, we knew why it was called this. I was so amazed at how much this bridge bounces as you walk along along.
Tim took this nice panorama from the bouncy bridge.
After completing our walking tour around Inverness, Rick Steves suggested walking along the bank of the RIver Ness. We walked about 1.5 miles. The trail along the east bank is "Ladies Walk."
After about 10 minutes we arrived at the WWI memorial.
What a beautiful walk. There was actually an island in the river that a pedestrian bridge went to. We saw lights hanging from trees and posts. This walk would probably be amazing at night.
When we got to Bught Park it started raining...as usual. We walked back on the west bank of the river and stopped at a local pub called Tarry Iie Bar. I picked it since it looked like a dive on Google maps, and I was right. I felt like this could be a local bar in any small town in the United States. There was even a birthday cake and singing Happy Birthday to one of the bartenders. It was a nice pint.
We then walked back the apartment and snacked on food that we have on hand. TV watching, surfing, and blogging and then to bed. Tomorrow we have a 2 hour drive to Pitiochry with a couple of stops along the way.
We then walked back the apartment and snacked on food that we have on hand. TV watching, surfing, and blogging and then to bed. Tomorrow we have a 2 hour drive to Pitiochry with a couple of stops along the way.