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How We Spent our Summer Vacation

In August, we headed to the United Kingdom. Since this was our second visit, we didn't do too much sightseeing during our 6 night London stay; instead we stimulated the local economy. We also visited with the family Dunwell, in Thatcham ,and took a day trip to Oxford. We carried around the camera, and it remained in the camera bag.

We then spent three nights at a lovely small inn called Minmore House. It's located 200 yards from The Glenlivet Distillery.

We highly recommend Minmore House. There are eight guest rooms. Full highland breakfast, afternoon tea, and a five course dinner were part of the stay. If we'd only known, we'd have stayed longer than three nights. We'd also have gained lots of weight from the marvelous food.

The small town of Glenlivet sits on the other side of the distillery. Otherwise,these were the only neighbors.

One day we discovered Blairfinde Castle. It had not withstood the hands of time well. It is being held together by large iron bands.

Balindolloch Castle, on the other hand, is well taken care of. It is the oldest castle that is still occupied by the same family who built it.

We finished our visit to the U.K. by visiting Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Festival. We stimulated the economy there, too, but didn't take any pictures.

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