schumigirl
It's a bit of a roodie doodie word for lady parts
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- May 15, 2007
Well, I do hope you all had a very happy Christmas with lots of family time and the usual goodies and treats.......it`s nice to just chill out too for folks who are busy all year.
We had a lovely trip to Scotland and even managed to have a White Christmas which we wouldn`t have seen if we had stayed home, it just stayed grey here. But, rather strangely it was absolutely baltic on the West Coast this time.......normally we are the cold side of the country over on the East Coast, but as soon as we got out the car at mum`s.....holy moly!!!
I know some of you asked for some pictures, and to be honest, we didn`t take many as it was time all spent with family and friends, but we did take a couple around the hotel and so on.
We arrived Christmas Eve to this beautiful sunshine, but it was so cold we didn`t wander much outside, and they do have lovely grounds with some stunning views, but so much low cloud around.
We spent a few hours with mum when we arrived, one of my brothers and my sister popped in to say hello, before we set off for check in at the hotel and we had booked dinner here tonight, we do like it here and this is our usual stop off when we visit.
Usually we book the mini suites that are add ons to the main body of the hotel, it`s called the new part but they were built about 30 years ago. The hotel itself is a gorgeous building built in 1880 and still has many of the original features and the rooms in the main building all enjoy the highest of ceilings as befits a building of it`s time. We were in the main building this time, just 2 standard king bed rooms, but they were very pretty, we couldn`t book a sea view as they were already gone, but we weren`t there for the views this time.
Kyle ended up with a slightly larger room somehow, despite the lady telling us they were identical........he laughed when he saw ours!! But, they were right next door to each other. I was impressed with the rooms and will stick to booking the main building again when we go back. They were very cosy and thankfully, warm too.
And purple........
This is what became known as the small room.....lol......
Apologies again for the picture quality, we didn`t take our real camera so they`re all from a phone.....and I never think any phone has the same quality of pictures as a real camera....they all look kind of grainy when I look at them. But, it was what we had.
The hotel is beautiful all round, and their decor is minimal but classy.
It is a favourite hotel for weddings and always has been, and there was one here this weekend......the bride looked gorgeous, but sadly didn`t get any of the stunning outdoor pictures because of the cold.
We enjoyed dinner and a very nice bottle of wine.....Kyle was going to be our driver for the next few days as he doesn`t drink alcohol ever, and Scotland has one of the lowest drink drive limits of any country, so you could technically have a few glasses of wine at night, and the next day be over the limit, so it`s not worth the risk. Usually when it`s just the two of us, Tom completely abstains or has a very small half glass early in the evening and nothing else, but we had our chauffeur this time!!
We also ate here on the Sunday night and we had exactly the same meals, both Kyle and I had the filets which were cooked exactly as they should be and the peppercorn sauce was a delight. Real chunky chips were also gorgeous, nothing frozen here, all fresh.
Tom opted for the seafood medley which included langoustines, sea bass, salmon, cod, mussels and one other fish I forgot with some baby potatoes, wilted spinach and a small side salad. Lush!!!
Sticky toffee pudding for Tom, chocolate ice cream for Kyle and I had coconut ice cream, but never took a picture.
On the Sunday night, the only difference to our choices were Tom ordered the white chocolate and raspberry profiteroles as dessert.
We loved this little area of the restaurant which is quite large overall, this was a cosy little corner where the fireplace was, and the heat was lovely as it was so cold outside.
Christmas Day was wonderful. In the morning we visited my brother then we sat in mum`s for a while before heading over to my sisters who was hosting this year again. My sister and her husband, their daughter who is my favourite niece, my nephew and his wife and us three and mum.
My sister had moved into a new home recently and this was the first time we`d seen it, it is very nice and thankfully still room for all of us! We can actually see the back of the home we used to stay in many moons ago before we left the country which is a coincidence.
We did have a lovely day, full of chatter and good food with lots of laughs and we were so glad we had gone up this year.
I think we left at almost midnight, dropped off my niece then made sure mum got in to her home ok and finally we made it back to the hotel, but the weather as we got further from my sisters towards the hotel was dreadful, the snow was really starting to come down heavy and lay. When I say snow, it`s not like Canada gets, nowwhere near that amount, but for our area, it does have an effect.
The weather was horrible for those few days, but very apt and just as Christmas Day/Boxing Day should be.
Although seeing snow on Palm Trees is an odd one..........
Don`t let the smile fool you.......it was perishingly cold and there was a biting wind too!!! Tom waved to us from the restaurant at this point....no way was he going out in the cold till he had to!
Boxing Day was a mix of family.......it was busy, but we loved it and again, we were so glad we made it. Kyle had finished work on the Thursday and isn`t back till today, so we were able to do it because of that, if he worked Christmas Eve we wouldn`t have travelled Christmas Day, wouldn`t have been worth it, but staying 3 nights was lovely.
Just a little mini trip report within the trip report........we really did have the most amazing time in Scotland. Seeing Kyle see everyone again, especially his gran was wonderful, he hasn`t seen her in such a long time and they were like best buddies the whole trip which was lovely to see.
We had a lovely trip to Scotland and even managed to have a White Christmas which we wouldn`t have seen if we had stayed home, it just stayed grey here. But, rather strangely it was absolutely baltic on the West Coast this time.......normally we are the cold side of the country over on the East Coast, but as soon as we got out the car at mum`s.....holy moly!!!
I know some of you asked for some pictures, and to be honest, we didn`t take many as it was time all spent with family and friends, but we did take a couple around the hotel and so on.
We arrived Christmas Eve to this beautiful sunshine, but it was so cold we didn`t wander much outside, and they do have lovely grounds with some stunning views, but so much low cloud around.
We spent a few hours with mum when we arrived, one of my brothers and my sister popped in to say hello, before we set off for check in at the hotel and we had booked dinner here tonight, we do like it here and this is our usual stop off when we visit.
Usually we book the mini suites that are add ons to the main body of the hotel, it`s called the new part but they were built about 30 years ago. The hotel itself is a gorgeous building built in 1880 and still has many of the original features and the rooms in the main building all enjoy the highest of ceilings as befits a building of it`s time. We were in the main building this time, just 2 standard king bed rooms, but they were very pretty, we couldn`t book a sea view as they were already gone, but we weren`t there for the views this time.
Kyle ended up with a slightly larger room somehow, despite the lady telling us they were identical........he laughed when he saw ours!! But, they were right next door to each other. I was impressed with the rooms and will stick to booking the main building again when we go back. They were very cosy and thankfully, warm too.
And purple........
This is what became known as the small room.....lol......
Apologies again for the picture quality, we didn`t take our real camera so they`re all from a phone.....and I never think any phone has the same quality of pictures as a real camera....they all look kind of grainy when I look at them. But, it was what we had.
The hotel is beautiful all round, and their decor is minimal but classy.
It is a favourite hotel for weddings and always has been, and there was one here this weekend......the bride looked gorgeous, but sadly didn`t get any of the stunning outdoor pictures because of the cold.
We enjoyed dinner and a very nice bottle of wine.....Kyle was going to be our driver for the next few days as he doesn`t drink alcohol ever, and Scotland has one of the lowest drink drive limits of any country, so you could technically have a few glasses of wine at night, and the next day be over the limit, so it`s not worth the risk. Usually when it`s just the two of us, Tom completely abstains or has a very small half glass early in the evening and nothing else, but we had our chauffeur this time!!
We also ate here on the Sunday night and we had exactly the same meals, both Kyle and I had the filets which were cooked exactly as they should be and the peppercorn sauce was a delight. Real chunky chips were also gorgeous, nothing frozen here, all fresh.
Tom opted for the seafood medley which included langoustines, sea bass, salmon, cod, mussels and one other fish I forgot with some baby potatoes, wilted spinach and a small side salad. Lush!!!
Sticky toffee pudding for Tom, chocolate ice cream for Kyle and I had coconut ice cream, but never took a picture.
On the Sunday night, the only difference to our choices were Tom ordered the white chocolate and raspberry profiteroles as dessert.
We loved this little area of the restaurant which is quite large overall, this was a cosy little corner where the fireplace was, and the heat was lovely as it was so cold outside.
Christmas Day was wonderful. In the morning we visited my brother then we sat in mum`s for a while before heading over to my sisters who was hosting this year again. My sister and her husband, their daughter who is my favourite niece, my nephew and his wife and us three and mum.
My sister had moved into a new home recently and this was the first time we`d seen it, it is very nice and thankfully still room for all of us! We can actually see the back of the home we used to stay in many moons ago before we left the country which is a coincidence.
We did have a lovely day, full of chatter and good food with lots of laughs and we were so glad we had gone up this year.
I think we left at almost midnight, dropped off my niece then made sure mum got in to her home ok and finally we made it back to the hotel, but the weather as we got further from my sisters towards the hotel was dreadful, the snow was really starting to come down heavy and lay. When I say snow, it`s not like Canada gets, nowwhere near that amount, but for our area, it does have an effect.
The weather was horrible for those few days, but very apt and just as Christmas Day/Boxing Day should be.
Although seeing snow on Palm Trees is an odd one..........
Don`t let the smile fool you.......it was perishingly cold and there was a biting wind too!!! Tom waved to us from the restaurant at this point....no way was he going out in the cold till he had to!
Boxing Day was a mix of family.......it was busy, but we loved it and again, we were so glad we made it. Kyle had finished work on the Thursday and isn`t back till today, so we were able to do it because of that, if he worked Christmas Eve we wouldn`t have travelled Christmas Day, wouldn`t have been worth it, but staying 3 nights was lovely.
Just a little mini trip report within the trip report........we really did have the most amazing time in Scotland. Seeing Kyle see everyone again, especially his gran was wonderful, he hasn`t seen her in such a long time and they were like best buddies the whole trip which was lovely to see.
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back Minnie17.......it`s so good to see you post again.....yes, it was marvellous beyond belief getting back to Orlando....getting anywhere was good!!!
