tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post7463204168558074929..comments2024-03-29T10:09:22.033+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: The KelpiesSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-4425755747268720242019-07-05T16:34:08.262+01:002019-07-05T16:34:08.262+01:00Thank you for for the great pics & explanation...Thank you for for the great pics & explanation of the Kelpies. I was in Scotland and Ireland about 2 1/2 years ago. Unfortunately the guy that I booked my trip thru (who was also the tour guide) was not very good. We had driven past these statues several times on the highway. They poke out above the trees. They were so large and really cool looking at night. But we did not get to visit the site. Of course, not using that tour guide again!<br />If you haven't seen some of the castles in Scotland, I recommend Stirling and Edinburgh Castles. Edinburgh is cool in that it is a small village! Also if you ever wanted some extraordinary scotch buy it at the store inside Edinburgh castle. It's actually a separate building that is part of the village that is part of the castle. It's pricey, but they best I have ever tasted. Normally I do not like scotch, but this is very smooth, about 60-75 pounds a bottle (I think one liter). I didn't buy it, and later looked for it at a regular liquor store & was told they ONLY sell it at Edinburgh castle. They did give free samples there to taste. I wanted to get it as a gift for my brother.<br />I hope to go back to UK again. Enjoy your visit!<br />-MaryM.G.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13166251508325606107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-70356547858442207772019-07-03T23:17:48.651+01:002019-07-03T23:17:48.651+01:00That meal sounds dreadful but I can see why you wa...That meal sounds dreadful but I can see why you wanted to see the Kelpies in person. Those are quite something!ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-5977429734292788062019-07-03T18:10:11.689+01:002019-07-03T18:10:11.689+01:00Wonderful pictures Steve.
I was once told by a lo...Wonderful pictures Steve. <br />I was once told by a local on a beach in the west if Ireland that kelpies can be heard singing on a moonlit night. I didn't hear a thing unfortunately.<br />Try some deep fried Mars bars while you're in Scotland for me. Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-12522808463875564572019-07-03T17:53:56.823+01:002019-07-03T17:53:56.823+01:00Love the Kelpie pictures! I sure hope you have bet...Love the Kelpie pictures! I sure hope you have better luck with food today. <br /><br />I've been reading Rankin's Malcom Fox series & enjoying it quite a lot. Thanks for reminding me about it - I'll see if the next book is available. The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-90971783857203312782019-07-03T17:49:11.925+01:002019-07-03T17:49:11.925+01:00I went to the Great Google yesterday and inquired ...I went to the Great Google yesterday and inquired about the Kelpies. After reading all about them and viewing a great video I recommended a visit to a friend who is going to Scotland sometime this year. BTW, the Kelpies are lit in changing colors at night and are stunning.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-10773841987991039422019-07-03T16:55:18.080+01:002019-07-03T16:55:18.080+01:00haggie, safe to eat?haggie, safe to eat?Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422555987486875022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-56202802845173968572019-07-03T16:45:14.326+01:002019-07-03T16:45:14.326+01:00Oh my gosh, your meal sound simply awful but, all ...Oh my gosh, your meal sound simply awful but, all these wonderful photos make up for it. I've seen pictures of these sculptures before but your photos from all the different perspectives are wonderful. I love the one with the man walking by. That really shows the dimensions and the last one with the sunset sky is also wonderful. Enjoy your stay....and find a better place to eat.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-86422413668329595922019-07-03T15:48:18.650+01:002019-07-03T15:48:18.650+01:00The Kelpies are so beautiful. What a grand sight t...The Kelpies are so beautiful. What a grand sight that is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-13178468642839835332019-07-03T15:07:04.593+01:002019-07-03T15:07:04.593+01:00It sounds like there could be many more stories ab...It sounds like there could be many more stories about the Kelpies.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-18395071331778254282019-07-03T14:59:23.384+01:002019-07-03T14:59:23.384+01:00love the kelpies. I wish I had scheduled a few mor...love the kelpies. I wish I had scheduled a few more days when I was in Scotland for the artist's symposium in 2016. I did have about 4 hours to wander around Edinburgh but I got there late in the day and so the castle was closed.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-75056510113641680092019-07-03T13:57:42.284+01:002019-07-03T13:57:42.284+01:00Kelpies for the win! They are magnificent.
How ca...Kelpies for the win! They are magnificent. <br />How can a restaurant like that stay in business?Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-19088442524594690612019-07-03T12:22:03.544+01:002019-07-03T12:22:03.544+01:00Mr. Pudding always makes me laugh. I've had ve...Mr. Pudding always makes me laugh. I've had very fine meals in Scotland but yikes, it sounds as if you had a throw-back dinner from the 1970s. Pizza sauce on nachos is revolting. There is no excuse for that any more.<br /><br />Even as late as 1994 I would go into a bar anywhere in the UK, even London, and order a martini (I don't drink martinis now, but I did back then) and then I would clarify that I wanted an AMERICAN martini. You would be surprised how few bartenders knew what an American martini was. And even if they knew their James Bond, a martini should never be shaken, only stirred.<br /><br />Lovely photos of the kelpies. Now that you're equidistant from Glasgow and Edinburgh, where to next?<br /><br />Vivian Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198077488226047493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-28777764273499611292019-07-03T11:00:34.453+01:002019-07-03T11:00:34.453+01:00You Yanks! You're so picky. Most Scots would d...You Yanks! You're so picky. Most Scots would die for a meal like that. Great pictures of The Kelpies by the way.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com