So, I visited Orkney in early December, and somehow forgot to post about it, so here's a quick overview. The Orkney Islands are located in the North Sea at the very top of Scotland. They have a rich history and are full of neolithic (and more recent) archeological artifacts, beautiful (and often barren) landscapes, and in December lots and lots of snow and reduced bus routes.
The Italian (POW) Chapel
Maeshowe (Neolithic Tomb - they think)
At midwinter (right when we were there!) the sun comes perfectly through the entrance and lights up the chamber - it's really beautiful, unfortunately they don't allow cameras inside.
St Magnus Cathedral
We made it just in time for advent, One of the more interesting church services I've attended
Standing Stones (it was freezing)
And how cute are these otter crossing signs?!
My lovely travel companions, Katie and Lydia!
Waiting for the bus, it was freezing (literally), snowing, getting dark, and we were standing in the middle of nowhere hoping the bus was still going to come back by. It did.
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