Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts

Saturday, December 2, 2006

Errolbank Guest House, Dundee Scotland

0 Comments
While we're in Scotland, let's talk about another little jewel. Errolbank Guest House in Dundee. It's a crying shame Doris doesn't have more pictures online. The ones I can find don't do it justice. I can tell you it's a charming guest house. There is a beautiful garden with a quaint sitting area.

I became quite a fan of the Scottish breakfast while I was in the care of Doris. The Scots don't fool around with breakfast- what an indulgence! It's hearty and delicious. I can't find a picture to do her breakfast justice. It had three kinds of meat, eggs, baked tomato, baked beans, toast, & tea. Possibly oats and potatoes. Who can remember oats or potatoes after all that other stuff?
Contact the guest house for reservations: http://guide.visitscotland.com/vs/guide/5,en,SCH1/objectId,ACC5161Svs,curr,GBP,season,at1,selectedEntry,home/home.html
I found Dundee to be a great town for a girl with some time on her hands. It feels safe and friendly enough to walk around and discover on your own. There's Dundee University, the ocean, (we picked up some black sand, something to do with an extinct volcano, for my father in law), City Square with plenty of shopping including a fantastic book store, and the Discovery ship. Don't let your teenage daughter go there on her own, though, as Dundee has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in Western Europe. A whopping 1 in 16 girls! Of Dundee's 115,000 tourists per year, only 15,000 are said to come from outside the UK.


The Dundee City council has even blessed us with a webcam you can control from your computer to check out the sights around City Square. It's pretty neat. Check it out here: http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/webcam/

Murayshall in Perth, Scotland

2 Comments
I spent a fabulous birthday evening dining at Murrayshall in 2001. We'd set out to dine at a castle, but that wasn't to be. Our driver suggested Murrayshall as an excellent alternative. It met all of our expectations. Murrayshall is famous because of its' beautiful golf course, but the dining leaves nothing to be desired. We were as well taken care of by Katherine, our beautifully freckled, red headed waitress as we've been anywhere we've dined. The food was excellent and the view was stunning.

They've a beautiful grand piano in the dining room, which led to quite a bit of playing, and then singing, by the other group in the dining room. They had come in happy and hungry from the beautiful golf course. After drinks and dinner and dessert, there was a round of happy birthday, led and sung by the other friendly patrons.


If I had to choose between The Ritz Paris or Murrayshall, I would choose Murrayshall every time. There was lots to love about the small part of Scotland I was able to see. This place was quite lovable.