Adventures in Europe: Road Trip through the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom

Over the last week Diana and I drove a loop through the Scottish Highlands, visiting Oban, the Isle of Mull, Iona, Loch Ness, Inverness, Cairngorms National Park, and many other places.

Adventures in Europe: Stonehenge, United Kingdom

 After we left the Cotswolds, we stopped for lunch in Marlborough and then continued driving onward to Stonehenge.

Adventures in Europe: Cotswolds, England, United Kingdom

 Yesterday Diana flew into London and I cycled to Bath and then she bussed and I took the train to Swindon. Today we rented a car to do a little tour, starting in the Cotswolds.

Adventures in Europe: Bristol and Bath, United Kingdom

As part of my cycling trip I spent last night in Bristol and this morning I did a small tour on my way out of town, including visiting two of Banksy's public art installations. 

This one is called "Well Hung Lover."

And this one is "Mild Mild West."

Once I arrived in Bath I needed to catch a train to Swindon, but I did a little loop to see the very impressive Bath Abbey . . .

. . . Pulteney Bridge (apparently "one of only four bridges in the world to have shops across its full span on both sides") . . .

. . . St. John the Evangelist's Catholic Church . . .

. . . and many other sites that I did not even manage poor taken-while-riding-a-bicycle photos of. Clearly Bath is a fun town, however, and they are in the middle of the Jane Austen festival so it seemed to have some particularly good energy, and many folks in Jane Austen period costumes.

Adventures in Europe: Wales, United Kingdom

I have spent the last four days cycling across Wales from Holyhead to Bristol (with nights in Harlech, Llanidloes, and Hay-on-Wye). I am blogging about the cycling at my cycling blog (https://cyclingedmontonian.blogspot.ca/), but here are a few photos from along my route starting in the northwest corner of Wales and heading to the southeast where Wales borders England.