10 Day Road Trip To Scotland
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Parts 5 and 6 are now online.
Thanks guys. I hope you are going to like it.
I can imagine that!
Thanks guys. I hope you are going to like it.
I can imagine that!
Last edited by florens; Sep 27, 2017 at 11:16 am
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Installment 11: Day 11, returning home
Installment 11: Day 11
Stupidly enough, as I counted 10 nights, I didn't realise there was an eleventh day, namely the day when it was time to say goodbye Scotland. I'll therefore add this here.
After having our last Scottish Breakfast, we headed to the airport, returned our car, checked in, and went to the small lounge in Inverness.
Our flight departed from Gate 2, and boarding started a bit late. Inverness airport doesn't have any jetways, so you simply walk over the tarmac to the airplane. The load on this flight was the following: Business Class 22/28, Economy 126/126.
Boarding
We were served lunch on this flight, and this is what my OH got as she pre-ordered a vegan meal (if you are Vegetarian you always get the same meal so this was to get some change)
I started writing this report in the plane:
As we had a long layover we went to the Galleries First lounge straight away, where we met a fellow FTer, jcm9000, who was on his way to FRA and then onto DOH, CMB and MLE. It was really nice to meet him and we had a couple of glasses of champagne together. Our flight boarded from B gates, which I always like, because you get to see widebodies from very close.
The load on BA748 to Basel was the following: Business Class 16/24, Economy Class 126/132. We lined up on runway 09R for takeoff after a couple of minutes in the queue as it was very busy
A busy T2 as well:
The crew on our flight was fantastic. We were addressed by name, offered drinks before the meal and coffee and tea afterwards. They worked very hard from takeoff to landing, it was one of the best flights I had in BA's European Business Class, Club Europe, really. It was certainly a nice way to finish this trip.
G&T and nuts before the meal
Thanks for reading this trip report, I do hope you enjoyed it.
Stupidly enough, as I counted 10 nights, I didn't realise there was an eleventh day, namely the day when it was time to say goodbye Scotland. I'll therefore add this here.
After having our last Scottish Breakfast, we headed to the airport, returned our car, checked in, and went to the small lounge in Inverness.
Our flight departed from Gate 2, and boarding started a bit late. Inverness airport doesn't have any jetways, so you simply walk over the tarmac to the airplane. The load on this flight was the following: Business Class 22/28, Economy 126/126.
Boarding
We were served lunch on this flight, and this is what my OH got as she pre-ordered a vegan meal (if you are Vegetarian you always get the same meal so this was to get some change)
I started writing this report in the plane:
As we had a long layover we went to the Galleries First lounge straight away, where we met a fellow FTer, jcm9000, who was on his way to FRA and then onto DOH, CMB and MLE. It was really nice to meet him and we had a couple of glasses of champagne together. Our flight boarded from B gates, which I always like, because you get to see widebodies from very close.
The load on BA748 to Basel was the following: Business Class 16/24, Economy Class 126/132. We lined up on runway 09R for takeoff after a couple of minutes in the queue as it was very busy
A busy T2 as well:
The crew on our flight was fantastic. We were addressed by name, offered drinks before the meal and coffee and tea afterwards. They worked very hard from takeoff to landing, it was one of the best flights I had in BA's European Business Class, Club Europe, really. It was certainly a nice way to finish this trip.
G&T and nuts before the meal
Thanks for reading this trip report, I do hope you enjoyed it.
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Yay, I'm famous! Nice to meet the two of you as well. Shame about that hotel near the end of the trip, slate them on trip advisor! Thanks for the great report and superb pictures, canny beat a stand off on the road with a sheep.....
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Always nice to see people visiting my favourite part of the world where I spent much of my student years climbing, walking and driving all over looking at bits of rocks.
Photos rarely do it justice but you've taken some good ones that are exceptionally close.
Photos rarely do it justice but you've taken some good ones that are exceptionally close.
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What a beautiful part of the country/world! Thank you for sharing. Sorry to hear about the dirty hotel :-(
Your photographs of food are making me hungry!
Your photographs of food are making me hungry!
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Lovely report on your adventure, florens, and with some outstanding photographs. Sadly, my efforts with a pocket Lumix will never match that standard!
As for the whole trip ... far too North, far too cold, and far too cloudy for our taste
Glad you enjoyed the experience ^
As for the whole trip ... far too North, far too cold, and far too cloudy for our taste
Glad you enjoyed the experience ^