Scotland travel: Views of Edinburgh from Edinburgh Castle. So many famous landmarks! Can't quite see our accomodations in Dalhousie Castle from here - that's about 20 minutes south. Our stay at Culzean Castle later in this trip was about three hours from here. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
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Scotland travel: Doune Castle, one of the locations for "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"
Scotland travel: Doune Castle, famous for it's use in the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." Remember the scene where John Cleese plays the taunting French Guard? ("I'll fart in your general direction!") That was filmed here, and there are Monty Python reunions here every year. Plus, the biggest walk in fireplace of our trip! Doune Castle is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about two hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: Exploration of Doune Castle, including the great hall. Doune Castle is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about two hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: A smaller walk-in fireplace and to the roof of Doune Castle. Finally, the water well. Perhaps you can hear the "ker-plunk" of the stones as they hit the water. Doune Castle is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about two hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: Castle Campbell at the head of Dollar Glen. Entrance to the main courtyard and into Castle Campbell, up to the chapel and the prisoner's hole. A bird found it's way into an inner chamber and flew around confused for a moment, but did eventually find it's way out. Castle Campbell is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about two hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: A view from the roof of Castle Campbell. Fantastic views, although very windy. The walking trails literally go over the hills from one town to another. We later walked to the gate with the sign visible at the end of this segment. Castle Campbell is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about two hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
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Scotland travel: Castle Campbell gardens, views of the valley below
Scotland travel: Castle Campbell gardens, and views of the valley below. This must have been the very embodiment of the "Castle Laird" (Lord) lifestyle. Castle Campbell is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about two hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: A walk up Dollar Glen from Castle Campbell. Beautiful little water falls reminiscent of Upstate New York geography, other than the fantastic castles present in Scotland! Castle Campbell is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about two hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: William Wallace Monument, a short drive from Castle Campbell, Stirling Castle, and several other landmarks. This monument is a prominent site from many areas in the valley. This is the same William Wallace who Mel Gibson used as inspiration for the movie "Braveheart". The William Wallace Monument is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about two hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: Tantallon Castle, another masterpiece in sandstone, which somehow still stands (mostly). Tantallon Castle withstood a siege of almost a month long, in 1528. Tantallon Castle is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about three hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: Bass Rock is an island rock visible from Tantallon Castle. In it's time, it was a prison which made Alcatraz look tame in comparison. It appears white because of birds and their droppings. Tantallon Castle is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about three hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: The attempt at getting it all in, in one shot, from the top of Tantallon Castle. Easier said than done, but here is the best attempt. Tantallon Castle is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about three hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: Tantallon Castle from the top to the bottom. The stairs are circular in this direction to allow a right-handed knight the advantage from above. Tantallon Castle is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about three hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: Blackness Castle. Used as an armory and a prison, it must have been attacked from the sea only at high tide, as these pleasure boats stuck in the bog demonstrate. Blackness Castle didn't look like much from the outside, and was very stark in it's functionality on the inside. This Castle is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about two hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: Exploration of Blackness Castle. No guide for this castle, so the exact function of each room remains a mystery. Lots of fun to explore and imagine. Blackness Castle is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about two hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: On the guard wall of Blackness Castle, we see another view demonstrating how an attack from sea must have been at high tide, unless the attacking navy's guns had tremendous range. Blackness Castle is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about two hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: Here's some views of where the guards on the wall walked in Blackness Castle, and the "spur defense" system. A very impregnable design, which may explain why Blackness Castle still stands! In fact, of all the castles we visited on our trip to Scotland, this was the only one that had no current scaffolding. Neither Oliver Cromwell's army or the ravages of time could conquer Blackness Castle! Blackness Castle is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about two hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: Linlithgow Palace. James VI and Mary Queen of Scots were both born here. Our wonderful tour guide gave us lots of gorey yet humorous details about the Palace, which really brought the place to life. The supplemental light on the video camera could not penetrate the pitch black of some of those corridors! It was great. Linlithgow palace is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about two hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: The church of Linlithgow Palace, with it's vibrant stained glass. Deep rich colors which the camera tries to capture, but succeeds only modestly. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: The roof of Linlithgow Palace. Amazing how sturdy these sheer walls are after 600+ years and a devastating fire. Linlithgow palace is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about two hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
Scotland travel: After our guided tour of Linlithgow Palace, we explored some more and played a bit with echoes. Linlithgow palace is about an hour drive from where we stayed at Dalhousie Castle, and about two hours from Culzean Castle. Real People having Real Fun! You can view this video & other travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality, slideshows & more, all with NO ADS, at jpmeyer.com. UK and France travel with von Essen Hotels, www.vonessenhotels.com and with Celtic Castles, www.CelticCastles.com.
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