Kylie & Simon Travels

Arrived late sfternoon in London, in time to see the British Museum and the Rosetta Stone.

Then caught up with Chester at Vertigo 42 with a view of London.

Lunch at the Howgate for Gran’s 90th with all of us from Australia.

Whitehaven harbour, yes that is ice…

Tomorrow we all go our separate ways, we catch a train to London.

A well used castle in Scotland for Kings and Queens and battles between England and Scotland

Loch Lomond.

Loch Restil.

Inveraray.

Loch Awe with highland cattle.

Loch Awe, the view from the hotel we stayed at.

Gran’s 90th birthday party at The Trout Hotel in Cockermouth, the main reason for this trip. All family from across the UK and 8 of us from Australia were there.

The house where the family grew up in Seascale, Cumbria.

On the beach at Seascale where our father’s family grew up, here with partners.

Magic. Snowing at Castlerigg stone circle near Keswick.

Part of Hadrian’s Wall.

Housestead Roman Fort along Hadrian’s Wall. This is the Grainary.

many bridges as well as the one we are standing on. Including a swing bridge and a rail/public transport bridge.

View from part of the New Castle, called Castle Keep. Looking toward Black gate (left) and some flats. Some of the castle was taken down as you can see the railroad tracks (bottom right).

The Norman castle has many rooms and a gallery. A Longstaffe wrote an article on ‘The New Castle’ in 1868. He lived 1828-1898.

We climbed to the top of Durham Cathedral, 300 steps. At the top it started to snow!.
It is from medievil times. Still used regulaly today. There is also a castle which is the university.

Durham city square