Cairngorms, Scottish Highlands

Map of the Cairngorm mountain range.

From Edinburgh I took the train up to Aberdeenshire to stay with a friend at her cottage.

While I was there, we went for a walk around a beautiful lake in the Cairngorms, a mountain range on the estate of Balmoral - which is owned by the Queen! Ordinary people are also allowed to wander around in it, a bit like a national park in New Zealand. It had been predicted to rain that day, but instead we got a lovely day. 

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Me by the lake.

As we wandered around the lake we came across a hunting lodge - this was built for Queen Victoria and her family back in the day. As we wandered by a picturesque little boat house, clouds had started to arrive. Thankfully we were back in the car by the time the first drops of rain started to patter on the windscreen.

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The Victorian hunting lodge.

Boat house near the lodge.