Moodmusic: strangely lacking any musical
inspiration today ...................
Today's
memories and soundbites
Goodbye
to Alba. I'm now sat in a pub in Llandudno sorting out my many papers and
notebooks thinking back on the course of the week away. Its the end
of the Scottish sojourn for a little while. Left via a night next to
Roslin Chapel. Built in 1446, made famous by Dan Brown’s De Vinci Code,
and recently restored with the ugly scaffolding and umbrella like roof cover I
found here last time I visited now removed, I have to say the interior stone
carving was just amazingly impressive, particularly the profusion of Green Men.
The chapel mixes homage to Christ with mother nature. The adjacent castle
…. was ….. attacked and raised in 1650 …. by ….. drum roll …… Cromwell ….
whose army billeted themselves and their horses in the chapel which was laying
unused and decommissioned after the reformation. The Roslin Glen itself
is interesting. Now a beautiful country park it has in the past been an
industrial water powered valley of mills and other enterprises, including
famously the gunpowder mills. My exit from Edinburgh airport smoothed
with a swift half at Wetherspoons in the departure lounge … my CAMRA vouchers
came in handy after all!
Location: The
Original Roslin Hotel
Reactions
Emotional: Hurummph. Why is there no delicious ale in Roslin?
Critical: Bland stuff
Location: Wetherspoons
Edinburgh Airport
Reactions
Emotional: Thankful for Wetherspoons and a nice
light ale to relax the nerves
Critical: A light and easy drink,
very well balanced slightly fruity and gentle hops. Smooth head and a
fine amber colour.
Location: The
Snowdon
Reactions
Emotional: Great dink at the end of a busy week
Critical: Smooth head, malty aroma. Not too thick.
Malty, molasses, toasty breaking into chocolate. Medium body.
Sweetish.
Roslin View
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| Lion at the door |
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| Greenman on a hanging boss |
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| Something nasty in the crypt |
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| The Roslin Glen valley walk. Old gunpowder mill. |
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