Sabine and Sam's Great Railway Journeys: 23rd and 24th July

We had an early start this morning leaving Mallaig 10.57 arriving in Glasgow at 3.30 then train to Perth at 3.45 arriving in Perth at 4.46 then train to Inverness at 5.07 arriving just after 7.00. This was an epic journey but extremely beautiful. The landscape is diverse. The trains all very busy again the rail system really is stretched beyond with all the travellers and their luggage etc do not know how they remedy this but perhaps an extra carriage on most lines would go a long way to relieving some of the pressure.

We arrived in Inverness just after 7.00 tired and hungry by then. There is a lovely hotel at the station called The Royal Highland Hotel so we went in with our luggage etc and other travellers with their luggage as well. We were not staying there and it was very busy we had some dinner and I have to say their staff are to be congratulated they were all delightful. We felt a million times better after a meal we then caught a cab to our B&B where we had stayed in 2011. It was lovely to be back here we even have the same room our hostess and host are a lovely couple very kind, we are here until Friday.

Today we found ourselves a laundromat did all our chores etc . It was a beautiful day sunny warm just general sightseeing today but a lovely day indeed. We are booked on the 10.15 train tomorrow to go to Dunrobin Castle it is a request stop so we will have two hours there and then catch the train back.

Inverness is a very lovely place with a population of around 46 thousand.

All the best Sabine and Sam xx