T stands for my Theatre of Dreams.

The coastline along North West Scotland.

It is my mission in life now to travel around the British Isles.

 We've had several holidays in Scotland and have thoroughly

enjoyed the  wonderful Scottish hospitality.

 

The pictures below are taken in The Trossachs National Park

and the stunningly beautiful Loch Lomond.

 

 

On this particular trip we travelled further north to a lovely hotel called

 The Bridge of Orchy.

which is at the southern tip of Glencoe.

 

 

 

 

 It was a wickedly cold evening so we were glad to settle

in for our overnight stay.

 We were welcomed with a tot of Whisky and buttery

 shortbread biscuits.

 

This is Loch Lomond,

 we drove along the edge of it to reach Glencoe

 

When supper was ready a Scottish Piper, in full regalia, piped the

guests into the beautiful oak panelled dining room.

 

 

 

Dinner was tantalisingly  tasty,

 as was the handsome Scots Piper pictured above ! 

Starting with Loch Fyne Scallops on a bed of delicious Haggis.

 

The Main course was......

A huge rib of succulent Beef, carved at the table.

We had roasted Tatties and roasted white Turnips.

Yorkshire Pudding,

  an assortment of tasty seasonal vegetables and

my favourite part of any hearty roast dinner is the gravy...

one of the finest gravy I have ever tasted!

 

No room for pudding, just a Drambuie liqueur

and petit fours then we tootled off to bed.

 

A peat fire welcomed us,  burning in the old stone fire place.

I soon snoozed off  to sleep,

 watching the pretty little purple and red flames dancing

around the fire place.

Next morning, there was a freezing  Hoare Frost

 encrusting the huge Scots Pine Trees,

standing rigid in the freezing terrain outside.

 

 A  hearty breakfast awaited us, porridge and kippers for me

 and bacon, sausage, black pudding and eggs.

for himself .

Suitably repleted,  we bade our farewells to the most hospitable staff

and moved on to our next destination, Strontian, which is a tiny hamlet

on the edge of Loch Sunart.

 

  Loch Sunart is on The Ardnamurchan Peninsula.

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This is a copy of a painting which depicts a rutting Stag, baying for his ladies to follow him to the glen.

 We had a similar view from our bedroom to this part of the loch. 

 

 Our hotel was The Kilcamb Lodge,

 The room was just perfect, about 50 yards from the edge of the loch,

we could hear the water lapping gently over the sandy shore.

  

 

Below is the stunning beach, just over the peninsula from the hotel,

it is breathtakingly beautiful.

 We managed to sit in the sunshine for a couple of hours

just taking in the beauteous sight before us.

 

 

Here lies part of my Theatre of dreams.

I must tell you all that all the above pics are not taken by me but I have been to each place..

on my holiday... particularly the above beach .. Di..xxx

 

Many thanks to the terrifically talented Denise Nesbitt for devising  'abcWednesday'

 and the thoughtful Roger for being such a tenacious administrator. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Trossachs and Loch Lomond