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 Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:30 am
I was also with a tour group *goes all tourist on you* so everything was on a scedule. That's why we werent able to see much of the city.
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:32 am
Thanks EndlessDark!! you gave me idea about Scotland ^^
People come to Scotland for the countryside too. The Lochs, the Glens, the Mountains...it's really rather pretty once you get into the middle of nowhere. Where I live...you can drive for about 5 minutes in almost any direction and feel like you're in the middle of nowhere ^^
Also, Glasgow is considered to be one of the top 10 places to visit in the world, so, that helps slightly with the whole tourist aspect. Then, there's T in the Park, which is Scotland's largest music festival, if I'm not mistaken...which, I may be...but, it's very well known. Now, I've never gone, myself...but, I'd imagine it attracts quite a number of people from other countries.
I;ve lived in quite a few parts of Scotland...at first I was in Morayshire, which is close to Elgin (nothing terribly exciting.) After that, we moved to Caithness for a while...which is at the very top of Scotland, about an hour away from John O' Groats...you can see Orkney from the place we lived, though, I never actually went there...
Now, we live in Perthshire...so, again, nothing terribly exciting xp
We get alot of foreigners here at this time of year...to pick the berries over the summer...'tis a yearly event I've come to be very used to ^^
Hmmm...I think that;s all for now ^^
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:34 am
Rebel_sheep Thanks EndlessDark!! you gave me idea about Scotland ^^ People come to Scotland for the countryside too. The Lochs, the Glens, the Mountains...it's really rather pretty once you get into the middle of nowhere. Where I live...you can drive for about 5 minutes in almost any direction and feel like you're in the middle of nowhere ^^ Also, Glasgow is considered to be one of the top 10 places to visit in the world, so, that helps slightly with the whole tourist aspect. Then, there's T in the Park, which is Scotland's largest music festival, if I'm not mistaken...which, I may be...but, it's very well known. Now, I've never gone, myself...but, I'd imagine it attracts quite a number of people from other countries. I;ve lived in quite a few parts of Scotland...at first I was in Morayshire, which is close to Elgin (nothing terribly exciting.) After that, we moved to Caithness for a while...which is at the very top of Scotland, about an hour away from John O' Groats...you can see Orkney from the place we lived, though, I never actually went there... Now, we live in Perthshire...so, again, nothing terribly exciting xp We get alot of foreigners here at this time of year...to pick the berries over the summer...'tis a yearly event I've come to be very used to ^^ Hmmm...I think that;s all for now ^^ I've been on holiday in scotland a few times when I was little but we never went that far up into scotland really. there is alot of open countryside and mountains and hills yeah 3nodding We're going on holiday in a few weeks to Northumberland, and hopefully I'm gunna have a day trip to Edinburgh and possibly so I can go visit Roslin chapel (da vinci code fan xd )
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:40 am
Another interesting Scottish thing...BILLY CONNELLY!!!
Aw, he's amazing 3nodding
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:48 am
xd he's funny
that reminds me...Peter Kay for a Mancunian comedian!
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:49 am
surprised David Tennant is Scottish! heehee...now all I'm thinking of is Scottish actors xP
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:45 pm
@ Faymond:
Billy Connoly's 1/2 Irish ,indeed he is!
@Endless Dark:
London is AMAZING!! The tube is sooo great-I got it all over the place. We only spent 3 days there but what I really noticed was that the level of ethnic diversity was far greater than in my hometown of Belfast. Over here, we don't have a tube because Belfast isn't nearly big enough to need one, it's built on mudflats and there's an inactive fault line running through it and over to scotland so we can't build one because basically, the land isn't firm enough lol. But I love the whole concept of going underground and finding a train waiting for you and when you come back up, you're in a completely different part of the city...
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 2:35 pm
Aquila15 @ Faymond: Billy Connoly's 1/2 Irish ,indeed he is! heehee...that reminds me of that Pot Noodle advert...something like..."Fuel of Britain. Isn't it!" *roffle*
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 2:53 pm
Rebel_sheep Aquila15 @ Faymond: Billy Connoly's 1/2 Irish ,indeed he is! heehee...that reminds me of that Pot Noodle advert...something like..."Fuel of Britain. Isn't it!" *roffle* I LOVE welsh accents!! Reminds me of that ad a few years ago (welsh accent*) CHILD: Mam, when your fairy bottle's finished,I'm gonna make a motorbike! MUM: Oh deary that'll be exciting!
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 2:57 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:23 pm
My Name
Jeth Roney duh
where I live
Southern Utah (although it's a wide spred area)
yah I live in the southern area of Utah which is a state in the US often mistaken for Arizona or Nevada *curses Vegas and Grand Canyon*
some unique things about here is the way some old timers speak they'll say things like "what wor ya, barn ina born" which is to say "what were you, born in a barn" it's funny to listen to the local accent. were also in a high desert so tempuratures ranging between 40 and 110 F in a day is common. although that's just spring, summer/fall is about 110 and winter is 40 or so. every year the city of St. George has several events including the Art Festival at easter, the St. George marathon, and Senior Games in October all big events. my home town's main crop is peachs and apricotts, and in Augest we celibrate peach days which gets bigger every year. Also one fun trivia fact is that St. Geroge is the second fastest growing city in the US mrgreen so that's a little about where I live
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 2:17 am
oh incidentally, a 'fairy bottle' is a bottle of Fairy brand washing up liquid and the hype back then was that you could use the bottle to make things when it was finished. I think this girl has too big an idea though! xd
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:58 am
My name is Kana.
ninja not saying where the bloody hell I live
My name... sweatdrop Eh, I have no idea what the hell it means, but oh well...xD
Pruck/Tasty Convenient Savouries: Milkyways and Paydays ><
Public Conveniences: A roof ^^ (Don't ask me why..I'll shoot you)
Glory Hole: O.o; Um, what?
Wastepaper basket :Bin/ Trash can<--for Americans
I enjoy Irish music (usually played on violin, tin whistle flute, bodhran (pronounced boron-a sort of Irish drum that you hold vertically) <-- I also enjoy Irish Music...I alove love the Celts <3
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:47 am
Aquila15 Rebel_sheep Aquila15 @ Faymond: Billy Connoly's 1/2 Irish ,indeed he is! heehee...that reminds me of that Pot Noodle advert...something like..."Fuel of Britain. Isn't it!" *roffle* I LOVE welsh accents!! Reminds me of that ad a few years ago (welsh accent*) CHILD: Mam, when your fairy bottle's finished,I'm gonna make a motorbike! MUM: Oh deary that'll be exciting! I remember the rocket one xd
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:14 pm
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