Showing posts with label loch ness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label loch ness. Show all posts

Sunday, 18 January 2015

FORT AUGUSTUS

short, evening visit to fort augustus. the town is situated at the foot of loch ness and i must admit, i really liked this place. it had a nice, relaxed atmosphere and to cut it short - it's very picturesque. 


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krotka, wieczorna wizyta w fort augustus. miasteczko usytuowane jest na poludniowym krancu loch ness i musze przyznac ze bardzo mi sie tam podobalo. fort augustus ma bardzo mila, spokojna atmosfere i krotko mowiac jest bardzo malownicze.




loch ness






























the caledonian canal ends here, joins loch ness
tutaj konczy sie caledonian canal, laczy sie z loch ness














wee bit nordic?  / lekko nordycko ? 




the only sign of nessie  /   jedyny nessie w okolicy









5 locks of caledonian canal @ fort augustus
5 poziomow caledonian canal



Thursday, 15 January 2015

DRUMNADROCHIT the village

village of drumnadrochit, half way up loch ness, west side. 

wioska drumnadrochit, w polowie loch ness, zachodni brzeg. 




sleepy, cold morning    /  spiacy, zimny poranek














frozen roadside   /  zamarzniete pobocze

































village green














jeden z pubow we wiosce, fiddler's polecam :) OGROMNY wybor whisky, jedzenie rowniez wygladalo niezle 

one of the pubs in the village, the fiddler's. fantastic great choice of whisky, food looked really good too



nearby attractions / places to see
atrakcje w okolicy / warto zobaczyc

glen affric  30 min drive/jazdy
fort augustus  25 min drive/jazdy


map copyright ordnance survey




also in walking distance from the village (1hr) urquhart castle (£8 / £6.40) such a shame that low fence at the end of car park is not secured and i've seen ppl getting in for free.. while I paid..

rowniez w okolicy, 1 godz spaceru zamek urquhart (£8 / £6.40) szkoda ze ten niski plot na koncu parkingu nie jest zabezpieczony i widzialam ze ludzie dostawali sie na teren zamku za friko. ja zaplacilam.. 


http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/propertyresults/propertyoverview.htm?PropID=PL_297


Monday, 12 January 2015

URQUHART CASTLE, drumnadrochit, LOCH NESS

actually main attraction in drumnadrochit. urquhart castle is just a longish walk away from the village (about 1 hr) there is a pavement and a path along the road. i guess that the castle really benefits from the fact that there is nothing else to do when visiting the village.. maybe apart from visiting nessie visitor centre and the fiddler's pub (recommended)   :)
if, like us, you would love to take a boat back to the village, i have to disappoint you, the boat only sails to the hotel which is 5 miles past drumnadrochit :(


castle admission £8 (£6.40)
is it worth the money? well, i guess there is nothing better to do really..


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w sumie glowna atrakcja drumnadrochit jest zamek urquhart. znajduje sie w odleglosci godzinnego spaceru od wioski (jest chodnik i sciezka). mysle ze zamek duzo zyskuje przez to ze jest jedyna atrakcja w drumnadrochit, w sumie nie ma tu nic innego moze poza muzeum nessie i pubem the fiddler's (ten warty polecenia)
jesli, tak jak my, chcielibyscie wrocic do wioski stateczkiem ktory regularnie plywa po loch ness to niestety musze was zawiesc - stateczek plywa nie do wioski ale do hotelu znajdujacego sie 5 mil dalej..


wejsciowka na zamek 
£8 normalny  £6.40 ulgowy
czy zamek jest wart tej kasy? coz, jesli jestescie w drumnadrochit to i tak nie macie nic lepszego do roboty.. 









robin, scotland's winter best friend   /  rudzik, szkocki zimowy najlepszy przyjaciel






























































































loch ness :)  





























tiny exhibition @ castle visitor centre
malutka wystawa przy zamkowym sklepiku i kafejce