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Tour Culzean Castle Gardens

Thursday, July 31, 2008

This evening I am presenting several images of the gardens at Culzean Castle.

You can visit the parks and the beautiful Victorian Walled Garden at Culzean, which has a grand entrance gate designed by Robert Adam and dated 1786. The gardens and parks at Culzean are composed with a vinery, glasshouses, wildlife garden, herb garden, children’s adventure playground, deer park, orangery, camellia house, gas house exhibition and the swan pond, from which you can see the pagoda.

The walled gardens were first laid out between 1775 and 1786. They were supposed to provide food for the Castle and estate from the kitchen garden, and to provide a pleasure garden composed with exotic plants for the guests.

The Fountain in the Castle Garden, near the Orangery

The Camellia House

Camellia House

Camellia

The Swan Pond

The Pagoda

The Deer Park

A bit of wildlife

Video

Walled garden and the Vinery

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Tour King's Park Glasgow Scotland

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

This evening I am presenting some images of king's park, in Glasgow.

Glasgow is composed with a lot of beautiful parks and gardens, like this one. King's Park is also a suburb area of Glasgow, situated in the south of the River Clyde.

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Tour Shawlands Glasgow Scotland

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

I am presenting today some images of Shawlands, Glasgow.

Shawlands is an inner suburb of Glasgow, in Scotland and offers a diverse range of independent shops as well as a wide range of pubs, restaurants, cafes and nightclubs, and serves as an entertainment and shopping hub for many of Glasgow's southern suburbs.

There are bowling clubs and greens and the biggest public park in Scotland, Queen's Park which has allotments, a botanical garden glass house, public tennis courts, a public golf course, children's play areas, a boating pond, farmer's markets and a hill affording unrivalled views of the city.

Shawlands is served by many toddler groups, and kindergarten nurseries. Langside Primary, Shawlands Primary and Shawlands Academy are large old Victorian sandstone school buildings.

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Lake Menteith Tour Scotland

Monday, July 28, 2008

Today I am uploading some pictures of the Lake of Menteith.

Set in The Trossachs, the Lake of Menteith is supposed to be the only lake in Scotland, and is also a site of Special Scientific Interest due to its exceptional fauna and flora, with eagles and ospreys. It is also very appreciated for fishing. You can aslo find the Inchmahome Priory, which is situated on an island in the middle of the Lake Menteith.

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Black Sheep Tour Scotland

Sunday, July 27, 2008

This evening I am presenting some images of some unusual black sheep near Newton Mearns, southside Glasgow.

There are 7.5 million sheep in Scotland, but 5 million people!

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Fintry and Meikle Bin Walk Scotland

Saturday, July 26, 2008

I am uploading today some images of our walk with the Glasgow HF Outdoor Club to Fintry.

This was a 19 km walk called "Meikle Bin", near the Canon Valley Reservoir. The weather was not really appealing, but we enjoyed the beautiful senery and the views.