The Ring of Brodgar is the main attraction in the Orkney Islands. While the Ring is impressive, it is younger than Stonehenge. Other standing stones in other locations, however, pre-dated Stonehenge. The guide overall was good but not terrible informative about the Ring of Brodgar, whose purpose is unknown. Still, it was worthwhile seeing the stones which remain standing. There are also ...
This is a lovely Old city and I found this port particularly interesting as my father had been stationed here during the war as an anti-aircraft gunner. Sadly the main museum was closed, but we did visit the Wireless Museum where I was able to get some information and purchase a map of the gunning locations. We also went into The Earl's Palace and The Bishop's Palace which have a charge to ...
Much easier getting off the ship, we took the coach trip to see the Churchill Barriers in Scapa Flow and the Italian Cathedral. The landscape in Orkney is more agricultural, with very few trees, but the historical aspects made up for the scenery. ...
While the Middleton Distillery (Scapa) and the Italian Chapel were wonderful, the frustration was that we were on a schedule. We were on a bus for over an hour before we got to a place that I would have loved to have stopped and experienced - standing stone circle that predated Stone Henge - but we had to keep going because we were held to a schedule to be at the chapel at a certain time. ...
