Back to reality
It was a real struggle into work today. Back to the world of Brazilian men being shot dead for jogging in Brixton, where families learn their loved ones have been blasted to bits on a diving holiday, and where many more depressing horror stories flood through my head totally against my wishes.
Still that's the way the old journalism game goes. And despite wanting to prolong the honeymoon (not that hard actually, as we are spending the weekend in Rome courtesy of Hewlett Packard, who have just sacked 14,000 staff in the US) I do still enjoy my webmonkey's job.
But let's get back into honeymoon mode with our trip to SCOTLAND
We took the sleeper train up to Fort William the evening after the wedding. It was such fun - like a teenager's sleepover in our little cabin with bunk beds. I was particularly child like as I got stuck into Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince. How fun to read about their adventures on the Hogwarts Express on a train!
Sleep was quite elusive as we rocked through the night (the train rocking, not us!) but when we finally did 'awaken' we were greeted with the most amazing views of the highlands.
I'm not sure I have ever seen such beautiful scenery in the UK. I know I've been to Scotland before but never have my eyes feasted on such marvellous sights - lochs, mountains, lush greenery and romantic swirling mists.
When we arrived in Fort William, I was pleasantly surprised to find the REAL Hogwarts Express standing in the station waiting to take tourists to Mallaig. The steam engine wasn't the one used in the films but the carriages were.
The car hire guy, who had a touch of the Shane McGowans about him with his rotten teeth and battered face, was waiting for us to hand over the keys to a nice shiney Ford Fiesta and we were on our way.
We found our hotel and almost immediately went back out into the drizzle and drove to Glen Coe. Luckily, we packed walking kit at the last minute and were quite well prepared for a hike to Signal Rock.
We crossed the gushing river Coe, trekked through pine forest and saw a few interesting birds.
In what some would say was brilliant timing, we got back in the car just as it started to rain, drove to Loch Etive and arrived as the rain stopped. Fantastic scenery. Lots of roe deer (not sure if they were particularly wild though) and a nest of house martins huddled up waiting for their food delivery from mum and dad.
On the way back to our hotel, there was a rainbow covering a hill in the distance. It was quite something, as it just covered the hill and nothing else.
In the evening we appreciated the magnificent view of Loch Linnhe from our hotel before falling into bed.
Still that's the way the old journalism game goes. And despite wanting to prolong the honeymoon (not that hard actually, as we are spending the weekend in Rome courtesy of Hewlett Packard, who have just sacked 14,000 staff in the US) I do still enjoy my webmonkey's job.
But let's get back into honeymoon mode with our trip to SCOTLAND
We took the sleeper train up to Fort William the evening after the wedding. It was such fun - like a teenager's sleepover in our little cabin with bunk beds. I was particularly child like as I got stuck into Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince. How fun to read about their adventures on the Hogwarts Express on a train!
Sleep was quite elusive as we rocked through the night (the train rocking, not us!) but when we finally did 'awaken' we were greeted with the most amazing views of the highlands.
I'm not sure I have ever seen such beautiful scenery in the UK. I know I've been to Scotland before but never have my eyes feasted on such marvellous sights - lochs, mountains, lush greenery and romantic swirling mists.
When we arrived in Fort William, I was pleasantly surprised to find the REAL Hogwarts Express standing in the station waiting to take tourists to Mallaig. The steam engine wasn't the one used in the films but the carriages were.
The car hire guy, who had a touch of the Shane McGowans about him with his rotten teeth and battered face, was waiting for us to hand over the keys to a nice shiney Ford Fiesta and we were on our way.
We found our hotel and almost immediately went back out into the drizzle and drove to Glen Coe. Luckily, we packed walking kit at the last minute and were quite well prepared for a hike to Signal Rock.
We crossed the gushing river Coe, trekked through pine forest and saw a few interesting birds.
In what some would say was brilliant timing, we got back in the car just as it started to rain, drove to Loch Etive and arrived as the rain stopped. Fantastic scenery. Lots of roe deer (not sure if they were particularly wild though) and a nest of house martins huddled up waiting for their food delivery from mum and dad.
On the way back to our hotel, there was a rainbow covering a hill in the distance. It was quite something, as it just covered the hill and nothing else.
In the evening we appreciated the magnificent view of Loch Linnhe from our hotel before falling into bed.
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