Balmoral Schoolhouse
by John Rogers on May.04, 2009, under Architectural Photography, Architecture, Balmoral, HDR, Scotland, United Kingdom
Beverly & I just returned from a wonderful trip in Scotland. Now that I am back in the land of technology, I’ll spend the next few days sharing a few images of that beautiful country.
We spent our first week of our vacation as a tenant of Queen Elizabeth II at one of her “Holiday Cottages” on her Balmoral Estate. Queen Victoria originally purchased the estate in 1848 and Balmoral has been the Scottish Home of the British Royal Family ever since. After spending a few days in and around Balmoral, I certainly understand why the Royals go to Balmoral to “get away”. The actual estate is over 50,000 acres and in addition to the Balmoral Castle, includes a half dozen Cottages that they rent out by the week. We stayed in The Old Schoolhouse. It’s a lovely cottage that overlooks the River Muick very near Ballater & it provided the perfect home base for our travels.
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