The Orkney islands off the north coast of Scotland have some of the best preserved stone age remains in Europe, as well as the remarkable sea stack known as the Old Man of Hoy. St Magnus Cathedral in the main town, Kirkwall, was built in the 12th and 13th centuries when the islands belonged to Norway. A major restoration was undertaken in the early 20th century funded by a bequest from my great grand uncle, George Thoms, who was Sheriff of Caithness, Orkney and Zetland in Victorian times.
Mainland Scotland
The land of my birth. These pictures were taken in Edinburgh, St Andrews and Wester Ross.
India
The land of my father's birth, as it happens.
This was a 2006 tour of Northern India including Delhi, Varanasi, Khajuraho,Orccha, Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur.
Central Europe
This 2006 tour included Trier in Germany, Salzburg and Vienna in Austria, Budapest in Hungary, Zadar, Sibenik and Split in Croatia, and Bled in Slovenia.
Spain and Portugal
In 2002, we went by car through the Pyrenees, the Picos de Europa, Santiago da Compostella, Lisbon, Seville, Toledo and Burgos. OK, the last three pictures are actually in France.
