Welcome to our photo
gallery from our trip to Scotland. There are wedding
pictures here too!
Unfortunately, trying to sort out hundreds of pictures was a daunting
task, so I didn't sort them. However, I tried to caption them the best
I could. This page is full of thumbnail images, so scroll down!
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Enjoy!
Brad and Julia
brad@bradsprauer.com
Italian Chapel built by WWII POWs
Orcadian bird
Italian Chapel built by WWII POWs
Orkney
Man who discovered 5000 "Tomb of the Eagles"
Ruins of a bronze age dwelling on the same land as "Tomb of the Eagles"
"Tomb of the Eagles"
"Tomb of the Eagles"
"Tomb of the Eagles"
Orcadian bird
"Tomb of the Eagles"
"Tomb of the Eagles"
Orkney
Orkney
Orkney
Orkney
Orkney Brewery. Makers of one of Scotland's best brews, "Skullsplitter"
A Challenge?
Contemplating a hijacking.
Run!!
Orkney Brewery. Makers of one of Scotlands best brews, "Skullsplitter"
Orkney
"The Gloup" Sink hole made by years of coastal erosion
Orkney
Orkney
Orkney flowers in bloom
Orkney cliffs
Orkney
Orkney cliffs
Exploring the Orkney cliffs
Smooch
A seal looking at us looking at him!
Exploring the Orkney cliffs
Newlywed kiss
Orkney flowers
Orkney cliffs
Old field marker and a new field marker.
"The Old Man of Hoy"
Orkney cliffs
Orkney cliffs and sea caves
Orkney flowers
Glen Grant tour; Speyside
Copper whiskey still
Glen Grant
Glen Grant
Overly friendly horses that wouldn't let me pass until they were sure I had no treats.
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle relics discovered in an excavation.
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Streets of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Castle
Wee Whiskey Shop
Spreading the Kilt Rock in Edinburgh!
Edinburgh
It's global.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Robert Burns Memorial
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Knackered in Edinburgh
Pub in Edinburgh
Exploring Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Exploring Edinburgh
It's global.
WTF?
Edinburgh at dusk
Edinburgh
Edinburgh signs
Welcome to Ron Fife's Kingdom.
Sleep deprivation
Courtyard of our Perth cottage
Morning mist in Perth
Castle Dunne. Featured in the movie, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
Castle Dunne. Featured in the movie, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
"Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberry!"
Castle Dunne. Featured in the movie, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
??!!
Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle
Oberlin Ohio Choir singing in the Chapel of Stirling Castle.
Oberlin Ohio Choir singing in the Chapel of Stirling Castle.
Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle
Ice Cream Castles
Ice Cream Castles
Robert the Bruce monument outside Stirling Castle
View of Wallace monument from Stirling Castle
View of Wallace monument from Stirling Castle
"Wee Wallace" ; Stirling
Stirling Bridge
Freedom!
A nice way to see Stirling.
Castle Campbell. CRUACHAN!!
Castle Campbell
View from Castle Campbell
Castle Campbell
Castle Campbell
Castle Campbell
Castle Campbell
View from Castle Campbell
Castle Campbell
Garden of Castle Campbell
Garden of Castle Campbell
Someday all of this will be yours...
Castle Campbell
Castle Campbell Garden view
View of Castle Campbell from the hillside.
Climbing the 1000ft hill behind Castle Campbell
Climbing the 1000ft hill behind Castle Campbell
Heelan Coo
Spring that runs down the hill behind Castle Campbell. We drank the water right from the stream.
Heelan Coo
We climbed to right there...
Spring behind Castle Campbell
Heelan Coo (highland cow)
Highway sign
First stop on our trip through the highlands. Destination: Orkney.
You are here.
Unknown city in the highlands
Right hand drive..rock!
Cider. This was before we found out it tasted horrible.
Ferry to Orkney
Ferry to Orkney
Driving onto the ferry to Orkney
View from Ferry
View from window in the bathroom on the Ferry.
Sunset. Taken from the ferry.
View from our flat in Stromness Orkney
Bedroom in our flat in Stromness Orkney
Living room in our flat in Stromness Orkney
Kitchen in our flat in Stromness Orkney
We could see one of the ferries from our front stoop.
Otters?
Kirkwall, Orkney
The local jeweler in Kirkwall where we purchased our wedding rings.
View from our flat in Stromness Orkney
Orcadian flowers
Orcadian flowers
View from the registrar's window who drew up our wedding papers. The Ring of Brodgar can be seen across the water in the distance.
Our Wedding in the Ring of Brodgar at sunset on the Summer Solstice.
Our Wedding in the Ring of Brodgar at sunset on the Summer Solstice.
Our Wedding in the Ring of Brodgar at sunset on the Summer Solstice.
Our Wedding in the Ring of Brodgar at sunset on the Summer Solstice.
The handfasting portion of the ceremony
The handfasting portion of the ceremony
The handfasting portion of the ceremony
Our Wedding in the Ring of Brodgar at sunset on the Summer Solstice.
Our Wedding in the Ring of Brodgar at sunset on the Summer Solstice.
Sharing the Quaich, an ancient Scottish drinking vessel.
Sharing the Quaich, an ancient Scottish drinking vessel.
Sharing the Quaich, an ancient Scottish drinking vessel.
A very heartfelt toast from Paul, the best man.
A very heartfelt toast from Paul, the best man.
During the toasts
Jeri, our matron of honor makes a wonderful, tearful toast.
Jeri, our matron of honor makes a wonderful, tearful toast.
A toast to our ancestors
A toast to our ancestors
A toast to our ancestors
A toast to our ancestors
Closing the 4 directions.
Closing the 4 directions.
Closing the 4 directions.
Jumping the broom!
...and the kiss!!
...and the kiss!!
We're married!
The sun sets on the Summer solstice.
Scottish/Pagan/American gothic?!
Brad, Julia and Louise our celebrant who put together a beautiful ceremony.
Brad, Julia and Louise our celebrant who put together a beautiful ceremony.
The wedding party!
The wedding party!
The wedding party!
The wedding party!
Sun sets behind the stones. As it has for over 5000 years.
A stone within the Ring of Brodgar.
Celebrating the Solstice.
Sun sets behind the stones. As it has for over 5000 years.
Sun sets behind the stones. As it has for over 5000 years.
St. Magnus Cathedral; Kirkwall, Orkney
Streets of Kirkwall
St. Magnus Cathedral; Kirkwall, Orkney
St. Magnus Cathedral; Kirkwall, Orkney
St. Magnus Cathedral; Kirkwall, Orkney
St. Magnus Cathedral; Kirkwall, Orkney
Morning milk delivery. Stromness, Orkney
St. Magnus Cathedral; Kirkwall, Orkney
Headstones; St. Magnus Cathedral; Kirkwall, Orkney
St. Magnus Cathedral; Kirkwall, Orkney
St. Magnus Cathedral; Kirkwall, Orkney
St. Magnus Cathedral; Kirkwall, Orkney
St. Magnus Cathedral; Kirkwall, Orkney
Standing stones of Stenness. About the same age as Brodgar. Both rings are aligned with each other as well as with the Watch Stone.
St. Magnus Cathedral; Kirkwall, Orkney
St. Magnus Cathedral; Kirkwall, Orkney
Brad outside St. Magnus Cathedral; Kirkwall, Orkney
St. Magnus Cathedral; Kirkwall, Orkney
Bishops Palace. Kirkwall
Bishops Palace. Kirkwall
Julia at the Bishops Palace. Kirkwall
Bishops Palace. Kirkwall
View from a top Bishops Palace. Kirkwall
View from a top Bishops Palace. Kirkwall
Paul, Jeri, Brad and Julia atop Bishops Palace. Kirkwall
Paul and Jeri atop Bishops Palace. Kirkwall
Brad and Julia Atop Bishops Palace. Kirkwall
View of cemetery of St. Magnus Cathedral from atop Bishops Palace. Kirkwall
Orkney
Western shores of Orkney
Western shores of Orkney
Western shores of Orkney
Western shores of Orkney
3 Orcadian cows.
Western shores of Orkney
Sunset over the Western shores of Orkney
Our flat in Stromness, Orkney
The alleyway behind the flat. The door on the right opens into our garden.
The Standing Stones of Stenness.
The stones of Stenness
Stromness alleyway
The stones of Stenness looking towards the Watch Stone and the RIng of Brodgar.
The RIng of Brodgar.
Julia & Brad at The RIng of Brodgar.
Runes on a stone of the Ring of Brodgar.
The RIng of Brodgar.
The RIng of Brodgar.
So that's how those stones got there!
Skara Brae. A large Neolithic village in Orkney
Skara Brae. A large Neolithic village in Orkney
Skara Brae. A large Neolithic village in Orkney
Skara Brae. A large Neolithic village in Orkney
Skara Brae. A large Neolithic village in Orkney
Skara Brae. A large Neolithic village in Orkney
Skara Brae. A large Neolithic village in Orkney
Skara Brae. A large Neolithic village in Orkney
Brad with Malcolm and Rachel from the Five Senses Tour. They really made touring the Neolithic site a wonderful and unique experience. www.allfivesenses.com
Orcadian shores
Laying down in fields of heather.
Playing a replica of a Neolithic drum while sitting inside a 5000 year old tomb
The Italian Chapel