Monday, December 28, 2009

Snapshot Monday: Scotland


Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

Here are some shots from my travels around beautiful, beautiful Scotland. The shot above is of the piper on the border of England and Scotland.


And below is a picture of part of the famous Rosslyn Chapel (
Da Vinci Code). It was undergoing restoration work while we were there, so we got to watch some of the restorers at work.

Below is a scene from the Highlands. It was an amazingly clear day when we went up - you could literally see blades of grass reflected in the water, it was so calm.

The next picture is from Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye.

Below is Blair Castle - the grounds and the building are beautiful, and its fascinating inside, especially the entrance hall which is set up to display hundreds of weapons!

And, for a historical romance fan, no visit to Scotland would be complete without stopping off at Gretna Green! Here's me posing ;-) The famous Blacksmith's Shop where the weddings took place is the building in the background.

7 comments :

orannia said...

Thank you Nalini! And OMG Gretna Green! And you look gorgeous in the photo BTW :)

latifa said...

thanks for posting the pics!!! & i agree you look gorgeous! ps: angels blood is so far my most fav book of all time..even more so than the classics..only books i have read 10 times & still cant get enough of it. cant wait for the next one :) a fan :)

Anonymous said...

Wow, Blair Castle!
I was there when I was 11 years old.... Jamboree-- Scouts (children age 12-15)from more than 30 countries meeting for 2 weeks (and living on these grounds in tents)- very impressive childhood memoriy... I loved it!
I was only allowed to go because my older sister came too.
Thanx for awakening this special memory!!!
Greetings Veronika

Anonymous said...

Sexy blue stockings:-). The Scotch seem to be flexible with their stocking colours. I like that!

Louise said...

I am soooo jealous right now!
You are in beutiful Scotland!
I've always want it to go there...
Would you recomend?
I was reading BbF and I want it to say that I love those brazilians sentinels!
Thank you for adding a little bit of my culture in your amazing books!

Nalini Singh said...

Orannia - aw, thanks :)

Latifa - I hope you feel the same way about Archangel's Kiss!

Veronika - sounds like a really fun time :)

Eva - I didn't even think about that!

Louise - I totally recommend Scotland. It's a wonderful country to visit.

Unknown said...

I love the Gretna Green picture...you look soooo CUTE :P (♥)