THIS is SCOTLAND!!! MUST SEE Spots in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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7 ай бұрын

Our last day in Scotland on our British Isles cruise on Norwegian Dawn takes us to the Orkney Islands off the Northern coast and the city of Kirkwall. We booked this cruise ‘last minute’ and all of the excursions in the port were full so we are exploring the town.
We start our on-our-own walking tour at St. Magnus Cathedral which was founded in the 12th century. It is a beautiful church with a surrounding kirkyard. Most of the grave stones cannot be read as they are so old. We can only make out the ones from the 1800-1900’s and there are not many of those.
Next to the cathedral are two castle ruins: Bishop’s Palace (12th century) and Earl’s Palace (17th century). Both are beautiful and I wish we would have been there in season so we could see inside.
It was a short, but great day in Scotland! Back on the ship, it’s time to hit the spa!
#orkneyislands #kirkwall #scotland
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@TropicLuv 7 ай бұрын

My daughter lived in England for quite a few years. One day we were on the phone and all of a sudden she said I have to go and hung up! About three minutes later she called me and said, sorry mom I haven’t seen the sun in two weeks and it just came out so I had to run outside 😂😂😂 I completely understand your pain!

@Dookie15 7 ай бұрын

The positivity… The “making the most out of any situation” is what keeps me coming back to your channel. Great video. Loving the Euro-series. 😊

@andershay99212 7 ай бұрын

I'm a rainy day girl so that grey hazy weather brings me so much joy. It also means no sun burns. I'm probably one of the few cruisers that hope it's raining in Port. Graveyards are amazing. You are having my definition of a glorious day.

@kimproffer9456 7 ай бұрын

When I go on KZfaq on Sunday evenings to watch a few of my favorites I literally always pick your video to watch first. I adore both of you so much and love to see all of your awesome traveling adventures ❤❤

@sandraperry8769 7 ай бұрын

You two are so much fun to watch. So positive and down to earth. I Love following you throughout your journeys. Thank you for taking me along. Love your boots Elisa ❤ Also, your hair getting longer looks lovely on you.

@RobinH8869 7 ай бұрын

Great to see a video where I'm not shouting "Buy a coat!" at the screen. Next time you go to Kirkwall make sure you go to the Orkney Museum in the middle of the town... you'd have loved it

@FraserAtSea 7 ай бұрын

Ahh, I just love seeing people visit my home country - welcome to Scotland! Sorry we didn't provide you with the sunshine, but glad you had what looked like a great day!

@susananderson618 7 ай бұрын

Love that you venture out and explore on your own. Oh how I love me some spa time....heaven on earth!

@helenmackinnon817 7 ай бұрын

Always look forward too your content and really fun seing u in the uk xx

@katielemos8590 7 ай бұрын

That is my favorite type of weather

@gwynethglas-brown9171 7 ай бұрын

Its been very wet in uk & Europe the last month lovely to hear you enjoyed my Homeland 😊 Have a good week 🥰😊

@GreatCityAttractions 3 ай бұрын

Great footage guys - looks a wonderful place.

@yogerke 7 ай бұрын

Love the castle and the pubs in Edinburgh

@yokennedy3610 7 ай бұрын

Love all of your videos!!!

@zoegibson3514 7 ай бұрын

Really interesting, thank you! We will be visiting Kirkwall as one of the ports on our cruise to Iceland next August, so I will save the link for future reference 😊

@Kiwilein1988 4 ай бұрын

Iam looking forward for visiting kirkwall. It will only take one day because of a cruise holiday

@karenzirk6800 7 ай бұрын

You may notice that the Gravestones face to the east. This is for the resurrection of Christ.

@lindastover9541 7 ай бұрын

Great video ❤❤❤❤

@cass121983 7 ай бұрын

That Kirkyard reminds me of one I visited in Charleston, SC on a Ghost tour. The energy and atmosphere of historical places like that are fascinating to me.

@worldwalkerwoman 7 ай бұрын

Nice video as always 😍👍

@KH0RIUM 4 ай бұрын

I love how homes in Scotland are older than United States of America was ever thought of.

@obzcure 7 ай бұрын

It's funny watching this and seeing my partners family's house in the video. As well as many secrets you missed that I wish I could go back in time and show you

@jessicamaury8888 7 ай бұрын

So cool to c scotland. You will have to return to explore and show us more

@scottlaurenson3390 6 ай бұрын

Haste ye back ✌️❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

@aquabeachpug 7 ай бұрын

You did exactly the same thing we did last year. Making lemonade!

@orlybriceno 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, everything looks amazing! What is the cruise you took? cheers

@MikeThepiper 7 ай бұрын

The oldest headstones in Kirkwall are actually built into St Magnus cathedral's inner walls. I had a chance to see that and the tomb of St. Magnus when I was there. If you had the chance I would suggest an excursion to the Knap of Howar, the oldest dwelling in the UK. Dated to around 3700BC

@kjellmyraas6552 7 ай бұрын

Scotland looks very cool and pretty and its looks like old buildings in Scotland

@connie_360 7 ай бұрын

Would you recommend walking around or was there a full tour we should try? I love old cemeteries 😀

@gabbymcclymont3563 3 ай бұрын

If you liked the Kirk yard you have to go to Glasgow .

@petermclelland278 7 ай бұрын

The worn writing on the grave stones always said, " It rained again today" Tat-ta.

@carinolsson5544 7 ай бұрын

We did a ten day round trip by minivan last summer (with Rabbies tours) from Edinburgh to Orkney, Outer Hebredees and Inner Hebredees! Highly recommended! There are several sites on Orkney that are listed as a UNESCO world heritage site e.g. Skara Brae.

@russcattell955i 7 ай бұрын

I heard of good reports on Rabbies Tours, Let the professionals do the driving, enjoy the views & hospitality.

@lynnfranklin5098 7 ай бұрын

Just have to go back😂

@fabavb 7 ай бұрын

Sorry that you didn’t get to see what would have been really interesting, but you should definitely check out the song “In a country church yard” by the Scottish singer Chris de Burgh. That describes almost exactly what you got to see… .

@davva360 7 ай бұрын

It is really not unusual to see buildings from the 1600s in the UK. I grew up in a house in the UK built in the early 1800s, and worked in a pub built in the 1600s. Still had the gate out back they used to bring horses in. British people think 100 miles is a long way, Americans think 100 years is a long time!

@canadafragrancereviewerdia9119 7 ай бұрын

Old cemeteries are so cool I love them but did you know that these old gravestones can fall down. They can be dangerous if it falls on a child. It’s a thing I have heard. So scary. Scotland is beautiful even in the rain. Hoping you got some good weather on this trip.

@moplady9541 7 ай бұрын

sorry it was a bit wet but hope you enjoyed Scotland but come in summer it still a bit wet 😂❤

@ChocolateTampon 2 ай бұрын

6:33 Chicken & Leak? 😄 oof

@TravelwithUsLynnePaul 7 ай бұрын

What did you think of the haggis and black pudding 😂. We live in England but have tried haggis which we both like but only Paul has a taste for black pudding !!! Great video, new subscriber 😀

@dianealvarado6219 7 ай бұрын

I was wondering why y’all never show food on the ships anymore😊

@mrgreen9900 7 ай бұрын

Still loving Elisa's coat! You need to do that as a partnership! For us Big chested girls who need a good coat!!

@terrydrosselmeier8163 7 ай бұрын

Love you guys! So did you book this cruise because it was so much cheaper in October? Seems like Scotland is for summer.

@karenglaicar5486 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful. Really nice video. Thanks and take care.

@bhobbybhoy6244 7 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed your vlogs I’m been following you since you did your Mexico vlogs a couple of years ago just a pity the weather wasn’t the best hopefully when you both come back it’ll be warm & sunny(but don’t bet on it) lol . I listened to the part when you talked about the name of a church in Scotland you will find only the Presbyterians would refer to a Church as a Kirk the rest of the Christian denominations in Scotland like Roman Catholic , Episcopal , Methodist etc would only refer to it as a church and a churchyard and never a Kirk or Kirkyard although the word Episcopalian derives from the word Kirk because of it’s history with the aristocracy in Scotland the word now used by them now is church probably because the word Kirk is seen as an old fashioned & outdated name 👍🏻

@billmilligan1705 7 ай бұрын

Oh you not visiting the Isle of man or Stoneybridge.

@bitterbeauty711 Ай бұрын

Pictures of the sun peaking out are known as Scottish porn

@EECCTravels Ай бұрын

Oh I love this!!

@user-ci7vu7eo9w Ай бұрын

It looks like people there live near to hell

@TWSmith42 7 ай бұрын

While I like your positivity, I am not seeing a compelling reason to select a cruise that includes Scotland compared to other European locations, or Caribbean, or pretty much anywhere else. ;) Also, you won't see haggis in the USA because it's illegal here.

@Albanwinter 7 ай бұрын

Well, because they booked last minute, as they mentioned, they didn't have a chance for the tours. If you are particularly interested in ancient history or archaeology the Orkney's are amazing to tour. I was there so long ago now that the tour company I used, run by a married couple, is no longer in operation but I'm sure there are a handful of others.

@BeckyPoleninja 7 ай бұрын

Shame, because Scotland is mind blowingly beautiful