Lazy Sunday

Lazy Sunday is a weekly event hosted by Franny @ Mind Reader. The Event is created to gather everyone together and get to know each other better. Every week Franny will ask a question about a topic of general interest to get to know you better. Something about yourself.

This week's question: Name your three favourite places you have visited (for a holiday, a job trip or whatever reason).

This is a tough question. I've been a lot of places in the continental US, so it is hard to narrow it down specifically. I guess I'll go the typical route and pick something completely foreign.

1. Kirkaldie, Scotland --> My husband and I went to the UK for our honeymoon. We decided to jump in our rental car and try to drive up to Inverness and see the illusive Loch Ness Monster. Unfortunately, being on our honeymoon, we slept too late and didn't make it much past the Fourth of Firth. Since we have good friends in town named after the town from which their family originates, we decided to visit. All of their other friends who had been there were bound a determined that Kirkadlie was nothing but a slum. We had to see for ourselves. After driving down the road, we found a beautiful outside botanical garden. We wandered around a bit, followed a secluded trail, and wound up finding this old castle/battlement. I guess it was build to defend the water ways and once housed a few locals. Finding our way into the courtyard, we sat and watched the ocean and lighthouse for about an hour. It was so peaceful and beautiful.

2. Salisbury, England --> We spend two weeks in the UK traveling around by bus and train. During our adventure, my hubby arranged for us to stay in Salisbury. Deciding that we were tired of sitting on our duffs, we wandered the town for a little bit. We ended up finding this beautiful little waterway overhung with flowers and ivy. We sat there for awhile watching the swans and taking pictures of the old mill just barely up the road. It was nestled in the middle of town and probably a well known site for locals, but we were just enchanted by it.

3. Seattle, WA --> A few years ago, my hubby and I helped our best friend move to Seattle. Of course, he decided the best time to move was right before New Years. Being Wyoming, the weather was terrible. But, in the end, it was worth it. Seattle was a completely different environment for me. We visited the troll under the bridge, the Sci-fi museum (we saw Neal Stephenson's handwritten manuscript of the first book of the Baroque Cycle!), and spent an amazing New Years with people I never expected to meet (we discussed whether Dick Clark had actually been replaced by a Muppet.)