(Not-So-) Wordless Wednesday: Mom's 1953 Europe Road Trip - Leaving Scotland

From Mom's Europe trip diary, in the "PLACES VISITED" section:

August 18, 19, & 20 – Road between Bridge of Allan and Larne, Ulster [2 pages]

Next morning [Aug. 20] got up and drove to Stranraer where we waited until 5:15 for car ferry to leave. Also ate lunch on road. Ferry trip 2.5 hours arrived in Larne and spent night at Kings Arms Inn in Larne.

Practically our whole trip through Scotland was in rain so therefore do not have many pictures.

Country very beautiful, especially heather topped hills, black headed sheep, carrot topped kids who were adorable, friendliness of people. 

Enjoyed stay in Scotland very much.

High Street, Stranraer 5 June 2008 /  © Rose and Trev Clough / CC BY-SA 2.0

 1500 feet high! above Larne town. Taken during a helicopter trip over Larne; image details  include Larne Town/Harbour in the foreground, European Highlander (car ferry) departing Larne for Cairnryan. Mid picture; Ballylumford Oil Jetties and Power Station,and Islandmagee, 20 September 2003 / © Wilson Adams / CC BY-SA 2.0

Excursion party, Kings Arms Hotel, Larne, Co. Antrim / National Library of Ireland / No known copyright restrictions

This is the thirteenth in a series of posts about my mother's 1953 Europe Trip.

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Travel Tuesday: Mom's 1953 Europe Road Trip - Scotland

From Mom's Europe trip diary, in the "PLACES VISITED" section:

August 18, 19, & 20 – Road between Bridge of Allan and Larne, Ulster [2 pages]

Next day [Aug 19] drove through Trossachs and to Loch Katrine, then went north and drove along side of Loch Lomond, where we had lunch. Drove through Glasgow and stopped for night at Symington—place called Half Way Hotel. Very nice.

 The Trossachs 26 July 2013 / Remi Mathis (Own work) / CC-BY-SA-3.0

Loch Katrine October 2000, taken just above Stronachlachar, looking eastward the length of the loch
which supplies Glasgow with drinking water.  / ©  Richard Webb / CC BY-SA 2.0

View of Loch Lomond, 15 December 2005 / Abubakr Hussain, Mohammed-Hayat Ashrafi, Maaz Farooq,
 Farmaan Akhtar, Mohammed Shah / CC-BY-SA-2.5

1960s Glasgow - George Square in 1966 / © Gerald England / CC-BY-SA-2.0 

Symington War Memorial, 10 March 2011
/ Rosser1954 Roger Griffith (Own work) / CC-BY-SA-3.0 or GFDL

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Matrilineal Monday: Mom's 1953 Europe Road Trip - Edinburgh and Bridge of Allan, Scotland

Geraldine Guokas and Joye Murphy at the Sunken Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland, 18 August 1953

From Mom's Europe trip diary, in the "PLACES VISITED" section:

August 17 & 18 – Edinburgh

The next day [Aug. 18] went shopping – bought a sweater & two scarves* which sent to boat. Took a few pictures, lunched at Caledonian Hotel, then went to see Mrs. Bishop.** Talked to her & had tea. Lovely people and very nice to us. Took us to Sunken Gardens which were beautiful. Left Edinburg around 5:00 p.m.

August 18, 19, & 20 – Road between Bridge of Allan and Larne, Ulster [2 pages]

[Aug. 18] Drove to Bridge of Allan where we stayed for night at Walmer Hotel. Very nice place. Did my washing.

* from PURCHASES section, it indicates Mom bought a red pullover cashmere sweater and two scarves at Romanes & Paterson on Princes Street, and spent £7.19/6

** from PEOPLE MET section, this is Mrs. Bob (Dorothy) Bishop, at 175 Gorgie Rd.

Romanes and Paterson Princes St Edinburgh 15 April 2010 / Tony Hisgett  / CC-BY 2.0

Caledonian Hotel, 30 October 2012 / © kim traynor / CC BY-SA 2.0

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Sentimental Sunday: Mom's 1953 Europe Road Trip - Edinburgh, Scotland

"Edinburgh Castle from the North" 10 August 2012 / Kim Traynor - Own work / CC BY-SA 3.0

From Mom's Europe trip diary, in the "PLACES VISITED" section:

August 16 & 17 – Road between London & Edinburgh

[Aug. 17] Next morning went through Westmoreland and Cumberland & then into Scotland. Went through some moors and some beautiful highlands. Ate at nice place in Moffat – food has improved. Drove into Edinburgh by 2:30 p.m.

August 17 & 18 – Edinburgh

[Aug. 17] Arrived at 2:30. Managed to find a place to stay* – not too nice – even had to pay to take a bath. Drove around a little bit – went to Edinburgh Castle and up and down some of the streets. Started raining so decided to go back to place where we were staying.

*from the  "HOTELS STOPPED AT" section: a boarding house at 10 Windsor Street (designed in 1822 by William H. Playfair, one of Scotland's leading early 19th century architects.  Now part of the Cairn Hotel.)

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