{"id":730,"date":"2018-04-23T17:01:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T21:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durkota.net\/?p=730"},"modified":"2018-04-23T17:01:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T21:01:21","slug":"random-musings-from-my-trip-to-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durkota.net\/?p=730","title":{"rendered":"Random Musings from my trip to Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>The airport in Dublin had poetry on the walls. Yeats. Yes, Yeats on an airport wall.<\/li>\n<li>There is always someone playing bagpipes on The Royal Mile in Edinburgh. Always.<\/li>\n<li>Military time is standard. \u201cLunch specials 1200-1500.\u201d Finally I\u2019m not the only one.<\/li>\n<li>Walking the streets around the Greyfriar Cemetery, it is obvious the area inspired many ideas for JK Rowling.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glen_Coe\">Glencoe<\/a> is so beautiful it does not seem real. (photo above)<\/li>\n<li>Learned the origin of the phrase, \u201carmed to the teeth.\u201d It is actually \u201carmed to the Teith [river],\u201d the point where highlanders were disarmed before entering the town of Doune. Doune is also home to the castle featured in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.<\/li>\n<li>The view from Arthur\u2019s Seat, an ancient volcano, is breathtaking and worth the hike. (photo below)<\/li>\n<li>I sampled about 30 varieties of Scotch whisky. They were all delightful, but my favorite was Craigellachie, a Speyside single malt aged 13 years.<\/li>\n<li>I didn\u2019t write nearly as much as I had hoped, but the long flights allowed me to finish reading 2.5 books.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/arthurs-seat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-729 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/arthurs-seat-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/arthurs-seat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/arthurs-seat-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/arthurs-seat-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/arthurs-seat-676x451.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=durk13\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The airport in Dublin had poetry on the walls. 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