As a Scotsman this reminds me to just stop and listen instead of taking things for granted...we were down in York a few months back and as Scots we walked rounded the Cathedral in 5 mins....said "nice" and then went "pint?...yeh".
I think it is wonderful that you are showing your impressionable young children the history and beauty of the UK as a whole. I sometimes think everyone just goes to London when visiting the UK and there is so much more to see and enjoy and your children will grow up with those memories.
As someone who was born and has lived here all these years, it’s easy to take our country for granted. It’s nice to see it through fresh eyes and from a new perspective. Also, I really liked your choice of atmospheric background music. 🏴
Wonderful. Blair is such a trooper as is grandma. We shall be making a trip to Loch Awe in the near future to scatter the ashes of our uncle Tony and auntie Anne both of whom were born in Scotland. Uncle Tony spent loads of time fishing there. We shall be sure to visit the Kirk. 🇨🇦🇨🇦
Love Scotland Mack. I've not been since 2019 and I've never been to that part of Scotland. But that Church is so lovely and Gothic. So much History and craftsmanship. I feel i need to go there and feel its atmosphere.
I love the way your children have such confedence. I grew up in a similer was wandering around places in the UK. My grandperants had a home on a sea loch at night my brother and i would sit in a we turret and watch the seals playing. I learnt to row at 3 Nd was sailing around the West coast of Scotland all the time. We joke with my mother that we had a Swallows and Amazon childhood. When i was 11 everything changed in a second my 11month old brother was in a baby walker and pulled a full kettel of boiling water on himself. He is good now but when kids look he says " don'f juggel with kettels" .
Driven past many times but never got the chance to stop. I have travelled on the train from Glasgow to Oban - it is spectacular ride. I need to go back
Your photography, B-roll and editing are improving quite a bit. I haven't seen one of your videos for about 6 or 7 months and the difference is obvious. Nice work. I'm Scottish and it's nice seeing people discovering the country.
I love your travels, you all show me places I haven't been to, and your photography is ace... I heard a Mathew too 😆Mathew is a character, so funny. Love your beautiful family, oh and always a bonus to see the twins ♥♥♥
St. Conan’s is a ‘chapel of ease’. A chapel of ease (or chapel-of-ease) is a church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently, generally due to being some distance away.
Yes, this church is stunning, thank you for sharing your journey. Have you thought of going to Rosslyn Chapel in Rosewell? its stunning, I think you would all love it there, its south of Edinburgh. Much love & brightest blessings always to you all
Thanks again for your well-hewn commentary (pun intended). Despite my daughter having studied at Edinburgh Uni for six years, and my fourth son entering his sixth year there next month, and consequently having myself visited Scotland dozens of times, I'd never heard of this kirk. This may be because Europeans, surrounded by awesome buildings of incredible historical provenance, are somewhat dismissive of faux antiquity. I lived in the tiny CA village of San Simeon for two years, and never understood the fascination for Hearst Castle. Now, in my dotage, I better appreciate the need of younger nations' peoples to construct a history for themselves, even if it is built on a little bit of fantasy, as is St Conan's. My grandsons, living as they do in 🇰🇪🇦🇺 & 🇨🇦, tell me they are a tad envious of your children - and are pressuring me to undertake a similar trip to Europe for them!
Hi Mac. Thank you for your videos of your families experiences, I really enjoy seeing all your adventures. I've been to this kirk and had forgotten just how beautiful it is! If you get chance, have a look at Cruachan hydro power station just along the road towards Oban. My father helped build it in the 60's before going out to Zambia to work on the Kariba Hydro scheme. Cruachan has a visitor centre, exhibits on the history of Cruachan (and coffee shop from memory). You can even take tours into the "Hollow Mountain" down to the machine hall. In my view, it's a must see when if you're in the area, and a unique experience. Enjoy your trip and wish you all a safe journey.
Wow, Your videos are getting better with every release. This is a trully increadible video, the footage is spectacular, It makes me want to visit this place now. Thank you Mac.
FYI Kirk is a Norse (Viking) word for church. Theres plenty of places with kirk in the name in Yorkshire too. Do you guys visit the viking museum in York?
Loch Awe is a very long Loch. I think it is the third-largest lake by surface area on the island of Great Britain. At the end of it is the spectacular Pass of Brander.
You are clearly a great father for your children. And this seems a splendid journey. But I have a tiny, tiny laugh: you are showing an Arts & Crafts Church. The Arts & Crafts movement loved to create medieval objects more medieval than the originals. So you have take you children to something akin to the castle in Disneyland and reviewed it as if it were a real castle.
