Other interesting things we saw in Scotland

We had lunch in Ballater at the old train station on Tues.
Afterward the guys took off for Aberdeen to catch a
flight over to Amsterdam and then to the office in Den Haag.
We "girls" as Thomas called us, visited some shops in the rain.
We ate dinner that night at the gatehouse with Noreen and Thomas.
Dinner was delicious and the company delightful!















An old church in Ballater

The granite used in the Highlands to build with
is pink. Here is a close up of it to show how pretty it is.

This cemetery in Kincardine o Neil was one of few we saw. It is
small because they bury families all in one grave, one on
top of the other. This roofless chapel now has shrubs
planted inside it.



This grave stone is typical of most. Lots of engraving to
list each family member that is buried in this plot.

We saw this tree with it's bright red berries all along the roadside.

The day our guys were back in Holland, we girls went
back to Crathes Castle to do some shopping. This shop
had lots of whimsical item that were fun to look at, cook
books and home made items.

Back in Braemar shopping, we happened upon
this building where the one Police station was.
It is housed in the small section to the left of Thomas!
Must not be much crime in the area!

Another old cemetery in Braemar. Glenna was really
interested in stopping to look at the cemeteries since
she has family in Wales and traveled there to look
up her ancestors a few years ago.

Typical bridge over the River Dee. We crossed
over several in our travels.














The sheep have different colors spray painted on them
This is how the farmers keep track of which sheep
belong to them.














We visited Glen Tanar estate on our last day in the Highlands.














This gate was one of many on the estate. It was designed
to let people thru and keep the sheep in the field. It pushed forward
to let you in the circular part and pushed back to let you out
the other side.














This is the church on the estate. Many weddings are
still performed here. Notice the Moss covered roof
and the bell on the chimney. It is literally out in the middle
of a field with an old dirt road leading to it.














Two of only a few graves in the church yard.














Many people hike the hills and walk the fields of
Glen Tanar. You can see the flag flying. The Dame of
Glen Tanar must be in residence.














We found this old bench made out of a log on our walk.
Glenna volunteered to pose on it for me!














Can you see the stone bridge under the water?
This is where the horses still cross the river and horse
and carts in years past. The water is actually pretty
deep on either side.














This building was the gamekeepers home. It is
now an information center with restrooms.














Notice the small pieces of granite in the cement
around the larger stones of the gamekeepers house.














We found several outdoor games on the grounds for children.
This one is a maze built of posts with branches that
have been bent and lashed. Other games were stepping
stones made with round pieces of wood laid in the ground in
a pattern. There was another maze and a circular game we
had no idea of how it was played.














Marc and I on the Glen Tanar bridge making our
way back to our rental car. We went to lunch with
Noreen and Glenna, said our goodbyes and headed
for Aberdeen and the airport.















We had such a great time we hated to leave, so...
until the next time.