snarkyducky

Well, okay, I've been back for almost a week, but God forbid I post anything in a timely manner, right?

Anyhow, Scotland was awesome. I didn't get to fully appreciate Glasgow, due to conferencing, but The Boy and I did explore a couple of very lovely parks and one cool art museum (the Burrell Collection), and ate a lot of great food. The restaurant scene in Glasgow is seriously amazing.

I also got to visit a cute little yarn shop and bought some really lovely UK-produced yarn that I really look forward to knitting up.

Orkney is gorgeous! We lucked out with the weather, and had sunshine pretty much the entire 5 days we were there, which I'm told is not typical for this time of years. (It was also insanely windy, which is normal.. We hiked 5-7 miles every day, in beautiful coastal scenery, and saw a number of fascinating Neolithic sites, some WWII monuments, and a beautiful little chapel built during the war by Italian POWs, who managed to turn tin, plaster and concrete into a genuine work of art.

We stayed in Kirkwall, which has a really impressive cathedral and some nice shops. The yarn shop I wanted to visit was closed, but a local artsy-craftsy shop also had a small selection for sale, and I got one skein of very beautiful hand-dyed wool from a local breed.

We got back to London last Wednesday, which happened to be my birthday. We spent the day being touristy (Westminster Abbey! Tate Britain!) and finished up with a birthday dinner at Rules.

All in all, a great trip.