Category Archives: Highlands

Ness walk and the Ness Islands

I love staying in Inverness. It is such a pretty city. When I visit, I always walk the Ness Walk to the Ness islands.

River Ness

This is a walk in the centre of the city that meanders along the River Ness. The city views from the river are amazing with great views of the Castle and the Cathedral at the beginning of the walk which then slowly changes to a tranquil nature trail.

After several interconnected bridges, the trail splits to take you to the islands.

The smell of the leaves and the sounds of the water is quite rejuvenating.

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The walk is circular which means that the return walk provides for more discovery.

I even met up with the local monster

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I finished this particular walk at the Ness cafe with a delightful hot chocolate.

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A Quick Peek in Luss

I have been meaning to make a trip to Luss for quite some time and just like that, while we were driving around the West Highlands and Lake Lomond, we happened upon Luss!

With the heat this Summer, there were a lot of people enjoying the water but given our stop was a quick one, I only had time to scan the village and take a few pics.

Luss is a village in Argyll and Bute, located on the west bank of Loch Lomond. It truly is a picturesque village. I wished I had more time to explore but was thankful for the peek.

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Inverness Townhall

One of my favourite buildings in Inverness is its townhall.

The Inverness Townhall is located on the high street close to the River Ness.

Front Entrance of Iverness Townhall

It was designed by William Lawrie in the Gothic style, built with ashlar stone and was officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh on 19 January 1882. The design was modelled on The McManus, an art gallery and museum in Dundee which had been designed by George Gilbert Scott and completed in 1867.

Side view of Inverness Townhall

This building is definitely a Scottish Pearl!

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