Dingwall, Beauly and Inverness

We went to Dingwall this morning to pick something up from the prize winning Butcher Shop, the butchers were all classily dressed in long, striped dustcoats, shirts, ties and white Trilbies. I love Dingwall, the houses are interesting and the shopping precinct has a friendly feel about it. After Dingwall we stopped in Beauly for some lunch, we tried the Old School House first because we enjoyed a meal there before but now it appears to be just an interesting Gift Shop. The Coffee Shop across the road was closed for refurbishment so we decided on The Priory Hotel, Alex was the only man in the place, it seemed to be just the perfect place for “ladies of a certain age” to meet for lunch.

Inverness was the next stop, we walked around the old arcade which was a favourite shopping place for us back in the 70s.

Just another road obstruction – a wind turbine tower being taken “the easy way” through Inverness.

Lovely mossy tree in Craig Phadraig forest.

The Priory

The Jewelery shop where I had my ears pierced in 1971, a time when ears were the only thing people got pierced!

Alex was pleased with his parking but not me, that bush is a Holly Bush.

Robots dispense the cash in Inverness.

Beauly was named by Mary Queen of Scots from the French “Beau Lieu” – beautiful place.

Dingwall Butcher Shop

Chaffinch

Dingwall