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STAR UK - Norway - Iceland (2022)
Day 2 - Edinburgh, Scotland
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Day 2 - Edinburgh, Scotland
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The port for Edinburgh is New Haven Our first view of the harbor  |
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We were here in 2018 on tour with the Jefferson Choral Society Where we toured the city and sang in the cathedral http://www.brigs.us/2018-JCS-UK/Index-Edinburgh.htm |
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This
trip we toured the countryside and rode the Falkirk Wheel - an engineering
marvel |
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The
Battle of Bannockburn - a major landmark in Scottish history
The Battle of Bannockburn was fought on June 23-24, 1314 It was a victory for the army of King of Scots, Robert the Bruce, over the army of King Edward II of England in the First War of Scottish Independence |
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Rob
Roy, (Robert MacGregor), was a
Highland outlaw whose reputation as a Scottish Robin Hood His exploits were exaggerated in Sir Walter Scott’s novel Rob Roy (1818) in some poems of William Wordsworth and movies of the same name He frequently signed himself Rob Roy (“Red Rob”), in reference to his dark red hair. |
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These
structures are a famous area landmark  |
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Back
onboard we were greeted by a lovely rainbow |
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