Trains, Whiskey and Song

What a day!!  I really don’t know where to start.  We left Edinburgh via train for our final destination of the day in Nairn (next to Inverness).  Don’t ask why Nairn other than it sounded like a cool place when I was booking rooms5 months ago. It is a beautiful little village with all the little cobblestone homes and winding roads not wide enough for one car. 

We decided to get off at Pitlochry which was on our route to Inverness.  The Edradour Distillery is the smallest and oldest whiskey distillery in the world.  A larger well known distillery makes the same amount of whiskey in a week that Edradour makes in a year.  It was such a beautifully little hideaway up in the hills.  I took the 1-hour tour while Rita stayed at the little bar tasting room and had a cup of tea.  What a waste. 😊

The highlight of the day was the train ride from Pitlochry to Inverness.  We could hear the singing of some young men at the front of our coach.  The conductor went up front and I was thinking he was going to ask them to keep it down, but he joined in singing with them.   As he came back to our seats, he asked if we had any song requests for the guys.  I was laughing so bad that he said we could go up and join them.  Of course, I said “sure” and Rita just stared at me.  They were a delight.  Loud and off key and loving every minute.  I sat down behind them and started videoing them.  They got louder and more fun and more off key.  Of course, the 3 or 4 twelve packs of beer couldn’t be the reason.  The young woman beside me explained that this happens all the time especially on a Friday.  I’m still wondering where the eight are now and if they are getting more and more off key.  You can come over any time to watch the video.  Tried to download it onto blog but it would not work.

Pitlochry from the car ride up to the Distillery - Notice the sheep in the foreground.  They're everywhere.

Shops on main street of Pitlochry

Pitlochry Train Station