This is the view...
...from here.
No, we didn't travel on the Jacobite Railway
(yet) but we did go to the Glenfinnan Viaduct
to watch the train travel over it. We arrived at Glenfinnan
Station and wondered why there was a carpark for only six cars
(which was full). This should have made us think but, no, we
persevered. We parked on the side of the road just outside the
entrance and made our way up the hill. A few customer were
dining in the café carriage. We found the museum and the lady in
charge (after making Satoshi pay the £1 entrance fee to use the
toilet) told me (cheerfully) that we should have gone further
down the road to the next carpark which is bigger and much
closer to our destination. She further explained that that
carpark was probably full and we would need to walk for 30
minutes to get to the viaduct. (She seemed to be really loving
that bit!). We had a choice of walking along the road (mostly
flat) or going along the Viaduct Trail (mostly steep and rocky).
Of course, I wanted the latter choice but Satoshi was no where
to be seen. A phone call ascertained that he had already found
the steeper trail and headed down it (thinking I had gone that
way). So, it was a 30 minute along this "trail". The sun was
really hot (it got to 25° today).
Finally, we arrived at the viaduct. There were about 100 people there already but both Satoshi and I managed to claim a good vantage point.
My video of the Jacobite Train
Satoshi's video of the Jacobite Train
Satoshi also took a photo.
At the Glenfinnan Viaduct
Finally, we arrived at the viaduct. There were about 100 people there already but both Satoshi and I managed to claim a good vantage point.
My video of the Jacobite Train
Satoshi's video of the Jacobite Train
Satoshi also took a photo.
At the Glenfinnan Viaduct
Our next stop was St Andrew's
Episcopal Church in Fort William. This building
was consecrated in 1880 and was designed bt the
Architect Alexander Ross.
The organ console was covered in plastic. The sign read "Do not touch. Organ damaged by water". I hoped that it wasn't badly damaged.
The altar and reredos
An angel adorning the reredos. Its expression suggested to me that adorning a reredos is not the most sought after career for an angel.
The mosaic in the centre of the reredos depicting the crucifixion with Mary and John looking on.
Twelve-year-old Jesus in the Temple. His parents, who were worried about him because he was lost for three days, can be seen in the background.
Jesus and Joseph getting on with the carpentry business while Mary looks on.
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Mary and Joseph hold the offering (a pair of turtle doves) while Simeon realises that he has seen the Messiah.
Mary and Joseph on the way to Egypt having been warned in a dream by an angel that Herod was planning to kill the baby Jesus.
The Visit of the Three Kings
Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth during which she sings the Magnificat.
The Raising of Lazarus
Looking west from the sanctuary
Someone spent a lot of time arranging these flowers!
"Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted" (One of the Beatitudes.)
A boss on the ceiling.
It was VERY hot in the sun by the time we returned to the car! (It was 25° according to "Siri")
The organ console was covered in plastic. The sign read "Do not touch. Organ damaged by water". I hoped that it wasn't badly damaged.
The altar and reredos
An angel adorning the reredos. Its expression suggested to me that adorning a reredos is not the most sought after career for an angel.
The mosaic in the centre of the reredos depicting the crucifixion with Mary and John looking on.
Twelve-year-old Jesus in the Temple. His parents, who were worried about him because he was lost for three days, can be seen in the background.
Jesus and Joseph getting on with the carpentry business while Mary looks on.
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Mary and Joseph hold the offering (a pair of turtle doves) while Simeon realises that he has seen the Messiah.
Mary and Joseph on the way to Egypt having been warned in a dream by an angel that Herod was planning to kill the baby Jesus.
The Visit of the Three Kings
Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth during which she sings the Magnificat.
The Raising of Lazarus
Looking west from the sanctuary
Someone spent a lot of time arranging these flowers!
"Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted" (One of the Beatitudes.)
A boss on the ceiling.
It was VERY hot in the sun by the time we returned to the car! (It was 25° according to "Siri")
The "Treasures
of the Earth" museum in Fort William exhibits
crystals, gemstone and fossils. We spent about an
hour there.
Zeolite (from India)
Calcite from USA
Rock Crystal (from USA)
"Knightia" fish plate
The fossilised skull of a sabretooth tiger.
Belmnoidea Plate (Morocco)
Metacanthina issoumourensis
Ichthyosaurus Communis
"Juvenile Skeleton"
Mesozoic Era
Lyme Regis Dorset, England
Dinner at the Wetherspoon Pub in Fort William. We both had lasagna.
"The Bronze Ford" commemorates the ascent of Ben Nevis in a Model T Ford by Henry Alexander of Edinburgh.
He left this square on 9th May 1911 and returned triumphant 9 days later.
"One of the most daring feats in the history of motoring"
In May 2011, 77 Stalwarts carried the components of a 1911 car to the summit, where they assembled it in a snowstorm.
That car was used as a template for this Bronze Sculpture cast at Powderhall Bronze Lid, Bainburgh in 2018.
Zeolite (from India)
Calcite from USA
Rock Crystal (from USA)
"Knightia" fish plate
The fossilised skull of a sabretooth tiger.
Belmnoidea Plate (Morocco)
Metacanthina issoumourensis
Ichthyosaurus Communis
"Juvenile Skeleton"
Mesozoic Era
Lyme Regis Dorset, England
Dinner at the Wetherspoon Pub in Fort William. We both had lasagna.
"The Bronze Ford" commemorates the ascent of Ben Nevis in a Model T Ford by Henry Alexander of Edinburgh.
He left this square on 9th May 1911 and returned triumphant 9 days later.
"One of the most daring feats in the history of motoring"
In May 2011, 77 Stalwarts carried the components of a 1911 car to the summit, where they assembled it in a snowstorm.
That car was used as a template for this Bronze Sculpture cast at Powderhall Bronze Lid, Bainburgh in 2018.