http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/ This blog is a record of our December 2006 wedding in Edinburgh and winter vacation through Scotland, Ireland, and England. en Copyright 2007 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:00:00 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ]]> http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/jane_austens_bath.html http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/jane_austens_bath.html Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:00:00 -0600 ]]> http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/saturated_stonehenge.html http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/saturated_stonehenge.html Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:00:00 -0600 ]]> http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/an_unexpected_trip_to_wales.html http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/an_unexpected_trip_to_wales.html Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:00:00 -0600 We saw both the Book of Kells and the Guinness Brewery today, but I am afraid we took photos of neither. http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/dublin.html http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/dublin.html Sat, 06 Jan 2007 18:00:00 -0600 While in town we spent some time taking photos of Charles Fort. And then we took our trusty Panda to Dublin. ]]> http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/kinsale.html http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/kinsale.html Fri, 05 Jan 2007 18:00:00 -0600 ]]> http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/valentia_island.html http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/valentia_island.html Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:00:00 -0600 This is our B&B not far from Donegal.
In Donegal, a town known for its tweed, we did some shopping at Magee's. Sara bought a jacket and Sid bought two jackets and a hat. Whilst shopping the salesman demonstrated how the weavers make Magee's hand-woven tweed on looms like this one in their own homes.]]> http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/donegal_tweed.html http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/donegal_tweed.html Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:00:00 -0600 We have added some small photos to previous posts. Improved versions will be available in the future. http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/a_note_from_the_editors.html http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/a_note_from_the_editors.html Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:35:23 -0600 Not much exciting stuff happened today. We hustled to move our car by 8am when parking enforcement kicked in and drove to do some laundry. After that, we headed out of Belfast, crossing into the Republic of Ireland. The tales of the boringness of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic are all true. (For those who don't know, there are no customs or border controls of any kind at the border.) We crossed a bridge, the speed limit and distance signs changed to kilometers, the road signs became bilingual with both English and Irish, and that was it. The change from miles to kilometers was a welcome change because our little Fiat Panda measures distances and speeds solely in kilometers. We bought a new SIM card for my phone in Ballybofey and made our B&B arrangements for the evening, supped, etc. http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/making_a_run_for_the_border.html http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/making_a_run_for_the_border.html Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:00:00 -0600 We drove down to Stranraer where we picked up a ferry to Belfast. The ferry was particularly large and somewhat resembled a casino inside. To celebrate the new year we were given a free bit of whisky or Irish cream. Also, we were serenaded by a bagpipe. Once in Belfast, we were greeted by a very friendly representative of our car hire company who gave us direction and even stopped in front of us and walked back to our car to re-direct us after we missed a turn. http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/off_to_ireland_1.html http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2007/01/off_to_ireland_1.html Mon, 01 Jan 2007 18:00:00 -0600 We headed back to Glasgow via an alternate route since many of the roads we'd taken down had been partially flooded in places. After supping, we repaired to our room to listen to the various sounds of Hogmanay both within and without the hotel as the clock struck midnight. ]]> http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2006/12/ancestral_pilgrimage.html http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2006/12/ancestral_pilgrimage.html Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:00:00 -0600 We visited Linlithgow Palace not far from our B&B (also in the background of some of the photos our photographer took). The Castle was the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots. The locals in Linlithgow are affectionately termed "black bitches" for their connection to Mary. We then headed back to the big city (Edinburgh) to visit the Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre where we took the tour and followed it with a tasting. Part of the tour featured a film starring an American tourist who bellied up to a bar and made an ass of himself by, among other things, asking for "Scotch." In Scotland, where all scotch must mature for a mimimum of three years, it's whisky. While in Edinburgh, we spotted celebrations of Hogmanay, the Scottish new year festival. ]]> http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2006/12/dont_ask_for_scotch_1.html http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2006/12/dont_ask_for_scotch_1.html Sat, 30 Dec 2006 18:00:00 -0600 We were married today. We decided in the morning to pick up some flowers for the occasion and were lucky enough to find a florist who agreed to whip something up for us. After some shopping and picking up the flowers, we met up with our photographer, Gordon Jack, who took us on a whirlwind tour of town taking outdoor photos in true Scottish weather before our ceremony. The photographer and another local acted as our witnesses. The cremony was short, sweet, and sincere. After the ceremony, we stopped briefly for more pictures and then went back to Linlithgow where we had a nice steak dinner. ]]> http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2006/12/introducing_mr_and_mrs_cammere_1.html http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2006/12/introducing_mr_and_mrs_cammere_1.html Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:00:00 -0600 We left Inverness and headed toward the Edinburgh area by way of the Highlands Whisky Trail and, in especial, the Speyside area (between Aberdeen and Inverness). Unfortunately, all the distilleries were closed for the holiday season. (Glenfarclas was closing as we arrived and told us to return the next day, which our schedule would sadly not permit.) We continued south through the Grampian mountains and found the terrain some like Colorado, but much wetter. We would very oddly be in an area of heavy, snow-like frost and then descend and find the terrain very nicely green. We had to call for more detailed directions to our destination B&B again (beginning to become a common theme), but finally made it to the Arden Country House in the Edinburgh suburbs. After refreshing ourselves with tea (Sid, driver) and mulled wine (Sara, navigator), we dined on pizzas at Bar Leo and returned to our room to retire in advance of a very busy day....]]> http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2006/12/whisky.html http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2006/12/whisky.html Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:00:00 -0600 ]]> http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2006/12/across_the_highlands_1.html http://www.cammeresi.com/sidandsara/2006/12/across_the_highlands_1.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:00:00 -0600