KurtVerbose wrote:

I've been to Scotland - how come I missed it?

Tim in Scotland wrote:

Kurt probably because everyone says go to Edinburgh Castle..................... and you drove straight passed Stirling on the motorway. There is another castle about 10 miles from Stirling that was equally important and is even less well known - Doune Castle which apart from featuring heavily in history was also used in many scenes in the Monty Python movies.....

Sadly my knowledge of Scottish history is lacking. Maybe a return trip is in order. Last time I was there was, oh let me think...maybe 25 years ago.



Always wondered where the castles were in the Monty Python movies. How come the people in it had outrageous French accents then?

KurtVerbose wrote:

Sadly my knowledge of Scottish history is lacking. Maybe a return trip is in order. Last time I was there was, oh let me think...maybe 25 years ago.

Sounds like a good idea Kurt..I'm sure you will see huge changes since your last visit...for a start we now have electricity which has transformed the place!!!

wackyjim wrote:

Sounds like a good idea Kurt..I'm sure you will see huge changes since your last visit...for a start we now have electricity which has transformed the place!!!

....and not long before we are all given government grants to allow us the privilege of inside loos

Might convert my outdoor loo into a garden shed

Funny, I thought you people deep fried everything and put your vegetables on boil the night before, but I have some Swiss friends who visited last year and they said the food was excellent.

I ought to visit as there's a lot of Scotland in my blood.

Not by inheritance you understand, more from drinking.

KurtVerbose wrote:

Funny, I thought you people deep fried everything and put your vegetables on boil the night before, but I have some Swiss friends who visited last year and they said the food was excellent.

I ought to visit as there's a lot of Scotland in my blood.

Not by inheritance you understand, more from drinking.

Yep Kurt since the Missonaries left...this country has just gone down hill!!!!

Jings, cribbins, helpmaboab we even have Range Rovers over here...... some great driving roads too Kurt and we don't accept Euros! 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

Tim in Scotland wrote:

Jings, cribbins, helpmaboab we even have Range Rovers over here...... some great driving roads too Kurt and we don't accept Euros!

No idea what those things are apart from Range Rovers.

As for Euro's, I'm not euro zone and the Swiss franc has doubled in value compared to the £ in the past few years so Scotland is cheap to visit at the moment. How come the Whiskey hasn't got cheaper, I could drink twice as much?

Anyway, not this year - going on holiday to Croatia in a couple of weeks.

drove to the shops and bought some stuff.... passed the car wash facility and thought,well I can do it tomorrow

Now the Rangie is parked in a side road and I leave it there because here is a big festival and I wont find another parking spot near the apartement until tomorrow.

(I'm happy,when I'm back in Switzerland,there is always space for parking )

KurtVerbose wrote:

How come the Whiskey hasn't got cheaper..............

Tim in Scotland wrote:

but the real thing, Whisky, is so much better

Appologies for my spelling - I only drink the real thing - from Scotland.

took off the mud flaps , more aero dynamic now...

I picked up and fitted side steps.

Blimey, what a pain in the a*se to fit on your own

But now they look

Visited local car hand wash, half filled boot at toys r us, visited half odds for some black spray paint, stopped by local stealers for boot lock solenoid(strip down guide coming soon) then visited local sainburys wallet emptying section for a fill up.....

Tomorrow is time to empty scrap metal collection out of the garage...

scarey wrote:

took off the mud flaps , more aero dynamic now...

your get about 0.02 better mpg now...  2004 black Vogue TD6