Bunny Abroad » Tartan-Bunny http://bunnyabroad.com Light on life in London and the UK Mon, 30 May 2011 12:40:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 This is THE SOUTH! http://bunnyabroad.com/2011/05/this-is-the-south/ http://bunnyabroad.com/2011/05/this-is-the-south/#comments Sat, 14 May 2011 09:55:07 +0000 bunny http://bunnyabroad.com/?p=5393 The last leg of the road trip we explored Hadrian’s Wall , Portpatrick and the Mull of Galloway…beautiful :D

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The first Scottish roadtrip saw Bunny playing tartan games in Edinburgh and checking out the lochs.

On the second round we visited Nessie and relaxed on Isle of Skye and the beautiful beaches of the West Coast…

Third time lucky for another evening in Glasgow, castles and walls :D

Doune Castle – where is the giant wooden rabbit?

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And nice to be back in Glasgow again….the damage wasn’t too bad either :D

Great way to escape the Royal Wedding ;)

]]> http://bunnyabroad.com/2011/05/drinking-lush-in-glasgow/feed/ 0 End of the road (trip)… http://bunnyabroad.com/2010/05/end-of-the-road-trip/ http://bunnyabroad.com/2010/05/end-of-the-road-trip/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 15:24:35 +0000 bunny http://bunnyabroad.com/?p=4108 Leaving Isle of Skye and heading back to Glasgow, Bunny and friends came across a beautiful beach…

 However, even more exciting was seeing the Harry Potter steam train at the famous 21 arch concrete viaduct at Glenfinnan…

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]]> http://bunnyabroad.com/2010/05/a-mus-ing/feed/ 1 Isle of Skye animals http://bunnyabroad.com/2010/05/isle-of-skye-animals/ http://bunnyabroad.com/2010/05/isle-of-skye-animals/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 14:34:22 +0000 bunny http://bunnyabroad.com/?p=4071 Bunny and friends really enjoyed their stay at Isle of Skye…and not just because of the seafood, but also because of the funny animals…we did however not actually see the Heffalump…

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]]> http://bunnyabroad.com/2010/05/isle-of-skye/feed/ 0 Nessie http://bunnyabroad.com/2010/05/nessie/ http://bunnyabroad.com/2010/05/nessie/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 14:19:00 +0000 bunny http://bunnyabroad.com/?p=4054 On our way to Inverness we passed Loch Ness…Bunny had a nice drink with Nessie, but where was Ruffen?

]]> http://bunnyabroad.com/2010/05/nessie/feed/ 0 Roadtrip to the Highlands http://bunnyabroad.com/2010/05/roadtrip-to-the-highlands/ http://bunnyabroad.com/2010/05/roadtrip-to-the-highlands/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 13:51:06 +0000 bunny http://bunnyabroad.com/?p=4018 Bunny spent the early May Bank Holiday on a road trip in the Scottish Highlands…amazing landscape, and nice seeing Loch Lomond again, however, tartan games were disappointing…we only saw one man in kilt…

]]> http://bunnyabroad.com/2010/05/roadtrip-to-the-highlands/feed/ 1 Tartan games http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/tartan-games/ http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/tartan-games/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:41:22 +0000 bunny http://bunnyabroad.com/?p=1975 The Clan MarchBunny is still no quite sure how after visiting Glasgow she found herself in Edinburgh at the Gathering in Holyrood Park, but at least it spurred our creativity; so Elf and Bunny invented “the tartan game”. For details, please do email….

The backdrop was of course beautiful, and it was impressive to see all the clans marching up the Royal Mile afterwards. The Clan March

I do wish we hadn’t really bothered to see the Castle Spectacular, but at least it gave us a real appetite for whisky tasting afterwards :D

The Castle Spectacular

]]> http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/tartan-games/feed/ 2 Holy tartan! http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/holy-tartan/ http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/holy-tartan/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:19:14 +0000 bunny http://bunnyabroad.com/?p=1966 Òran MórBunny has to admit that she was a bit concerned when during her stay in Glasgow Elf took her to a church in the West End…but luckily Òran Mór is actually converted into a bar. Very good, Bunny likes!

The Wee Pub amused me too :D You’re bound to have a good night out in Ashton Lane :D

]]> http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/holy-tartan/feed/ 1 Nice wee hole in the wall http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/nice-wee-hole-in-the-wall/ http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/nice-wee-hole-in-the-wall/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:01:20 +0000 bunny http://bunnyabroad.com/?p=1955 SloansAs the nights were still mellow during Bunny’s stay in Glasgow, we opted for some pubs with nice outside areas…Sloans being one; funny backyard location. Actually not sure I would even want to drink inside the pub, but it was a very enjoyable evening indeed :D Sloans is apparently also Glasgows oldest Bar & Restaurant…

Sort of prefered the wacky church bar tho ;)

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]]> http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/boozing-in-balloch/feed/ 0 Lochs and firths http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/lochs-and-firths/ http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/lochs-and-firths/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:37:42 +0000 bunny http://bunnyabroad.com/?p=1932 Loch LomondSo, having finished sightseeing in Glasgow, Bunny had to make sure she saw at least one loch…and the easiest accessible is Loch Lomond; it really is just a short train journey away. I passed through some pretty weird sounding places on my way there…like Singer and Bowling, plus I thought Charing Cross was in London and Alexandria in Egypt? But it was definitely worth it; very pretty :D Though not quite as pretty as Norway of course ;)

Loch Lomond

I couldn’t quite sing along to these lyrics…was kept company by my true love tho ;)

By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,
Where the sun shines on Loch Lomond.
Where me and tea tree my true love spent many days
On the banks of Loch Lomond.
]]> http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/lochs-and-firths/feed/ 4 Oh, I wish I was in Glasgow… http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/oh-i-wish-i-was-in-glasgow/ http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/oh-i-wish-i-was-in-glasgow/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:17:05 +0000 bunny http://bunnyabroad.com/?p=1912 Glasgow Royal Exchange Square…with some good old friend of mine… And actually, I was!

Glasgow Buchanan Street

Glasgow Gallery of Modert ArtNow, seeing the sights wasn’t really the highest priority, but had to be done. And to be honest, it was fairly quick. Glasgow is not really the place to go to for the sights…drinking and socialising, however, is a whole other matter, but more about that later  :D

One small correction; the Exhibition Centre and the Clyde Arch are quite impressive…the former like a steel version of the Sydney Opera House, wonder if that was intentional?

Also, great landscape once you get out of the city; especially towards the north west…and of course Bunny ventured there too :D

Glasgow Exhibition CentreGlasgow The Clyde Arch

]]> http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/oh-i-wish-i-was-in-glasgow/feed/ 0 Bonnie Scotland, I adore thee http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/bonnie-scotland-i-adore-thee/ http://bunnyabroad.com/2009/08/bonnie-scotland-i-adore-thee/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:51:47 +0000 bunny http://bunnyabroad.com/?p=1909 Glasgow Central StationSo, Bunny’s been to Glasgow, and can confirm that Scottish men are of the silent and strong type, like the hunk who looked after my lovely suitcase while I was waiting for Elf outside the Central Station…

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