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My mother was born and raised in Glenfinnan and went to school there, the old schollhouse is directly across from chapel and was closed due to the fact there were only a few children to teach. I went to Glenfinnan every year from a young age and spent the whole of my summer holidays from school. I was friendly with the station masters son, Alisdair and every sunday we walked the train line across the viaduct with the dogs. Allowed back then as no trains ran on the Sabbath (sunday) and believe me it is a view to die for. Glenfinan house hotel was like a 2nd home to me as the Mcfarlanes children were ages with me and my uncle liked a wee dram in the public bar, lol.thanks for sharing
Please tell me your uncle was named Joe and was the neighbor of the hotel who came to the bar and sang Scottish folk songs. If that was him, that would be amazing! Derek and I loved meeting him when we visited!
A beautiful area of Scotland that Harriet and I have never been. A must see for us the next time we are over there. Thanks for the wonderful tips. Sending you lots of love💖💖💖 Harriet, Jim and Yuki. Richmond, Va.
Absolutely a must see for next time! Do you have tickets booked for a new UK trip? I'm hoping to get to Wales and/or Northern Ireland on my next jaunt across the pond!
@@MeansToTravel We plan to go to the UK in October to visit our cousins in Cambridge and make it to Scotland. We had a wonderful time in Northern Ireland, a must see.
Great video folks!! I loved walking with you both in this video. I would certainly swim in the lake lol. This entire area is stunning. Thanks for sharing :).
It sure did! We were really glad that we had researched getting the National Trust Pass and the English Heritage pass in advance, since we ended up visiting so many outdoors and historical sites!
Stunning scenery, gorgeous colours especially when the sun came out. I like to travel in Europe during the early summer months as I don't like cold weather! But it seems I'm missing out on some beautiful sights and colours. I love the old steam train and was impressed it was so long with lots of carriages, other trains I've seen in the past have been much shorter.
I hear you on the cold weather. Plus, the shoulder seasons can be unpredictable with rainy days. That said, I was really glad that we ended up getting to see such beautiful fall foliage after so many rainy days the prior week in England! And yes - that steam train is epic! I hope I get to ride in it someday!
So glad you liked it! I actually thought I was Ravenclaw until the online test told me I’m a Hufflepuff! That’s what Derek keeps teasing me about 😂😂 I dunno, maybe I am and just don’t like yellow 🪄
Great photography! love those colours. What a beautiful area, I've never been to that part of Scotland. I used to occationaly visit the lake district in Autumn to catch the trees changing colour, again another stunning area but as you probably know very prone to rain.
Yes! As you might have seen in our Lake District vlogs from the same trip, we had a ton of rainy days! But it was still a gorgeous place to go in fall 😊
Hey Neil, agree that Inverness is the largest (and only) city in the Highlands. I said town, because the UK seems pretty specific about what’s a city vs. town making Fort William the largest town (since it’s not a city). 🤷🏻♂️
Haha I'm laughing/loving this exchange, because it's def reminding me of how totally confused we were about towns vs. cities when we were there!!! So crazy that those words don't really mean much when it comes to population size! I remember that we visited the "city" of Wells because it had a Cathedral and were told that it was a city for that reason. We also visited Dornoch (another vlog coming up) and saw their Cathedral, but I guess it's commonly called a town! Not sure why those would be different! And then boy oh boy were we surprised when we went to Tain, Scotland and it was called a Royal Burgh haha! Always trying to confuse us Americans, I'd say. 😀
Yes it in confusing officially it is the Queen who decides if somewhere is a city. However some places have city in the name but aren’t cities Wellen Garden City. And some places used to be cities but are not any more like Elgin also in the Highlands. However the name of the football team is Elgin City FC
Thanks Paolo for the video compliment! We pronounce loch the way the word is pronounced in America. There’s a slight difference between the way Americans say the word and the way a British person would. We also say other words differently too, like garage. When I hear a Brit in Chicago say gare-idge, I just know they’re from a different place with a different dialect of the same language. Hope that makes sense!
It is the largest town in the Highlands, and only exceeded in size by the City of Inverness. So it's the second largest settlement and the largest town.
Grown ups promoting and getting excited about harry potter filming locations!....grow up ffs!! Its the scottish highlands.....not a harry potter circus!! 🤬
We actually spoke A LOT about the Scottish historical significance to the area while explaining its connection to the Jacobite uprising very early on in this video, so hopefully we made it clear that it’s much more than just a filming location. 🤞🏻 With that, Harry Potter was a huge part of both of our childhoods, especially since we’re roughly the same age as the character. Embracing happy childhood memories is good for one’s soul, especially since neither of us had perfect childhoods.
Yep, Scotland is indeed the country! That’s why the video title does say Scotland (and has since it was published). The thumbnail says UK, though, for a couple reasons: 1) space, 2) consistency across all of our UK vlogs, 3) if you type Glenfinnan into Google Maps or some social media it says Glenfinnan, UK. Hope that explains! 😀🙏🏻
@@MeansToTravel fair enough. There’s a strong political motivation across the uk to remove Scotland from a lot of this sort of stuff. Glad to here this wasn’t the motivation behind it.
Sorry, but you are wrong. The sovereign country of which Scots, English, Welsh and Northern Irish are all citizens is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Scotland is one of the four "home nations" of the UK. It is not, however, a sovereign country in itself. Neither are England, Wales or Northern Ireland. They are all constuent parts of the UK. A sovereign country is one that issues passports to its citizens. As I'm sure you know, the only passport available to Scottish, English, Welsh or Northern Irish people is a UK passport. A sovereign country protects its citizens with its armed forces. In the case of each of the "home nations" it is the UK armed forces. A sovereign country represents itself at the UN. In our case it is the UK which is the UN member, not Scotland, England, Wales or NI individually.
@@MeansToTravel See my response to Robert Watson on this point. I am Scottish, as he is. But like many Scots, he obviously doesn't like the fact that Scotland is part of the sovereign country known as The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Scotland is not a separate country, even though many Scots wish it was. But in a referendum on independence in 2014 55 percent of Scots voted to remain a part of the UK.
Be sure to hit the like button! We're so grateful for your likes, subscriptions, and shares! 👍🙏
Do you have any additional tips for visiting Glenfinnan, Scotland? Feel free to share them in a comment below!!! 😀👇
My mother was born and raised in Glenfinnan and went to school there, the old schollhouse is directly across from chapel and was closed due to the fact there were only a few children to teach. I went to Glenfinnan every year from a young age and spent the whole of my summer holidays from school. I was friendly with the station masters son, Alisdair and every sunday we walked the train line across the viaduct with the dogs. Allowed back then as no trains ran on the Sabbath (sunday) and believe me it is a view to die for. Glenfinan house hotel was like a 2nd home to me as the Mcfarlanes children were ages with me and my uncle liked a wee dram in the public bar, lol.thanks for sharing
Please tell me your uncle was named Joe and was the neighbor of the hotel who came to the bar and sang Scottish folk songs. If that was him, that would be amazing! Derek and I loved meeting him when we visited!
A beautiful area of Scotland that Harriet and I have never been. A must see for us the next time we are over there. Thanks for the wonderful tips. Sending you lots of love💖💖💖 Harriet, Jim and Yuki. Richmond, Va.
Absolutely a must see for next time! Do you have tickets booked for a new UK trip? I'm hoping to get to Wales and/or Northern Ireland on my next jaunt across the pond!
@@MeansToTravel We plan to go to the UK in October to visit our cousins in Cambridge and make it to Scotland. We had a wonderful time in Northern Ireland, a must see.
Great video folks!! I loved walking with you both in this video. I would certainly swim in the lake lol. This entire area is stunning. Thanks for sharing :).
Haha Darion you are an absolute legend! I'd swim in the loch if it was muuuuuuuch warmer outside. 😆
@@MeansToTravel Heheheee!!!! I bet. It did look pretty cold:).
@@MagnificentGermanywithDarion Mad respect to anyone who can swim in cold water!
@@MeansToTravel 😎😎😎😎😎👀👀👀👀
Good video, very descriptive, and valuable travel tips! It seems the National Trust Pass really paid off for you guys!
It sure did! We were really glad that we had researched getting the National Trust Pass and the English Heritage pass in advance, since we ended up visiting so many outdoors and historical sites!
Stunning scenery, gorgeous colours especially when the sun came out. I like to travel in Europe during the early summer months as I don't like cold weather! But it seems I'm missing out on some beautiful sights and colours. I love the old steam train and was impressed it was so long with lots of carriages, other trains I've seen in the past have been much shorter.
I hear you on the cold weather. Plus, the shoulder seasons can be unpredictable with rainy days. That said, I was really glad that we ended up getting to see such beautiful fall foliage after so many rainy days the prior week in England! And yes - that steam train is epic! I hope I get to ride in it someday!
Absolutely beautiful!!! Thank you for posting your continued adventure in the UK 2020! (I'm Ravenclaw)
So glad you liked it! I actually thought I was Ravenclaw until the online test told me I’m a Hufflepuff! That’s what Derek keeps teasing me about 😂😂 I dunno, maybe I am and just don’t like yellow 🪄
@@MeansToTravel 😆 yeah, I'm just gonna trust the quiz, but sometimes I feel Hufflepuffy. 😉
Great video. Scotland is just so beautiful
Thanks so much! And I completely agree about Scotland!!! 😀🙌
Great photography! love those colours. What a beautiful area, I've never been to that part of Scotland. I used to occationaly visit the lake district in Autumn to catch the trees changing colour, again another stunning area but as you probably know very prone to rain.
Yes! As you might have seen in our Lake District vlogs from the same trip, we had a ton of rainy days! But it was still a gorgeous place to go in fall 😊
Stunning! thanks.
So glad you enjoyed! 😀
Lovely photography
Thanks John!! And thanks for watching! 😀
Beautiful video 🤗
Glad you liked it! 😀
Inverness is the largest town in the Highlands by some way.
Being Scottish we are Unicorns
Hey Neil, agree that Inverness is the largest (and only) city in the Highlands. I said town, because the UK seems pretty specific about what’s a city vs. town making Fort William the largest town (since it’s not a city). 🤷🏻♂️
@@mr.meanstotravel Ok however you can argue Dornoch is a city as it has a cathedral lol 😂
Haha I'm laughing/loving this exchange, because it's def reminding me of how totally confused we were about towns vs. cities when we were there!!! So crazy that those words don't really mean much when it comes to population size! I remember that we visited the "city" of Wells because it had a Cathedral and were told that it was a city for that reason. We also visited Dornoch (another vlog coming up) and saw their Cathedral, but I guess it's commonly called a town! Not sure why those would be different! And then boy oh boy were we surprised when we went to Tain, Scotland and it was called a Royal Burgh haha! Always trying to confuse us Americans, I'd say. 😀
Yes it in confusing officially it is the Queen who decides if somewhere is a city. However some places have city in the name but aren’t cities Wellen Garden City.
And some places used to be cities but are not any more like Elgin also in the Highlands. However the name of the football team is Elgin City FC
You’re such a Hufflepuff! 😂
I think you are too, haha 🤣
Ravenclaw
Great house! 💚
Beautiful vid you have made well done .please stop pronouncing LOCH with a hard K sound the CH in Loch is soft .
Thanks Paolo for the video compliment!
We pronounce loch the way the word is pronounced in America. There’s a slight difference between the way Americans say the word and the way a British person would. We also say other words differently too, like garage. When I hear a Brit in Chicago say gare-idge, I just know they’re from a different place with a different dialect of the same language. Hope that makes sense!
Fort William is not the largest town in the Highlands but it is the shittiest.
It is the largest town in the Highlands, and only exceeded in size by the City of Inverness. So it's the second largest settlement and the largest town.
@@MeansToTravel Wick and Thurso both bigger
Way to shit on someone's video blog👎.
Grown ups promoting and getting excited about harry potter filming locations!....grow up ffs!!
Its the scottish highlands.....not a harry potter circus!! 🤬
We actually spoke A LOT about the Scottish historical significance to the area while explaining its connection to the Jacobite uprising very early on in this video, so hopefully we made it clear that it’s much more than just a filming location. 🤞🏻
With that, Harry Potter was a huge part of both of our childhoods, especially since we’re roughly the same age as the character. Embracing happy childhood memories is good for one’s soul, especially since neither of us had perfect childhoods.
The united kingdom isn’t a country. Your video title should really say Glenfinnan, Scotland
Yep, Scotland is indeed the country! That’s why the video title does say Scotland (and has since it was published). The thumbnail says UK, though, for a couple reasons: 1) space, 2) consistency across all of our UK vlogs, 3) if you type Glenfinnan into Google Maps or some social media it says Glenfinnan, UK. Hope that explains! 😀🙏🏻
@@MeansToTravel fair enough. There’s a strong political motivation across the uk to remove Scotland from a lot of this sort of stuff. Glad to here this wasn’t the motivation behind it.
Sorry, but you are wrong. The sovereign country of which Scots, English, Welsh and Northern Irish are all citizens is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Scotland is one of the four "home nations" of the UK. It is not, however, a sovereign country in itself. Neither are England, Wales or Northern Ireland. They are all constuent parts of the UK. A sovereign country is one that issues passports to its citizens. As I'm sure you know, the only passport available to Scottish, English, Welsh or Northern Irish people is a UK passport. A sovereign country protects its citizens with its armed forces. In the case of each of the "home nations" it is the UK armed forces. A sovereign country represents itself at the UN. In our case it is the UK which is the UN member, not Scotland, England, Wales or NI individually.
@@MeansToTravel See my response to Robert Watson on this point. I am Scottish, as he is. But like many Scots, he obviously doesn't like the fact that Scotland is part of the sovereign country known as The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Scotland is not a separate country, even though many Scots wish it was. But in a referendum on independence in 2014 55 percent of Scots voted to remain a part of the UK.
@@davidlauder-qi5zv unlike England the Scottish people are sovereign my friend!
Love this little spot so much!
Had so much fun exploring with you!!! :) :)