For this leg of my series, we are back in 1954 with photos taken by my paternal grandfather. These photos are from the Highlands of Scotland, north of Edinburgh and I have identified one of the hotels (the Breadalbane Hotel) shown as being in Perthshire, Scotland and is still operated today under the same name. Unfortunately, my grandfather left no descriptions for any of these slides so I can't provide any detail of the specific locations beyond this.
There are a few shots of my grandparents with the blue Nash that they were driving. this was an American car with the steering wheel on the left, unlike the British autos that are the opposite.
As you can see, the Highlands of Scotland are a beautiful, dramatic and wide open land, not unlike parts of our own West, but with much more history and, of course, castles! So enjoy today's post and tomorrow we'll be in Ireland from my trip in October 1986.
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As I included in two posts back, I have some screen grabs from Great Railway Journeys of the World, (1980) which appeared on PBS with one program of the series hosted by Michael Palin. I have included the last part of the program that has Michael Palin traveling through the Scottish Highlands and ending up in Kyle of Lochalsh where he is given a sign from the railway station. As the program ends he is headed off in a local ferry.
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Gorgeous old photos...I want to go there with my Mr. McMullen.
Stacey, the next installment was just posted and I hope you find that equally beautiful!
Onecorgilover, I don't think anyone could ever get tired of these dramatic vistas.
Lgranzyk, I was thinking along the same lines as you are. Winter is not over but we need some visual breaks from it now and then to be reminded of Spring.
Hyblaean, I was looking at the mountains after I read your comment and I imagine a lot of water comes down from those slopes in a good rainy season. I'm guessing that the builders from way back constructed it on just enough high ground to prevent repeated flooding.
Susanne, my father mentioned to me that my grandfather had the car shipped over to England from the U.S. Apparently, he did the math and it cost less to do this than to rent a car for weeks on end. At the end of the trip the car was sold over there and wasn't shipped back that we are aware of. I love those old cars and even did a post on OS about them:
"The Lovable Car That Was Ahead Of Its Time"
http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=3604
"My heart belongs to the Highlands!"
These are wonderful photographs and I am loving this series. Thanks
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