Balmoral Castle by the River Dee

Balmoral Castle - the Scottish Home to the Royal Family by the River Dee.

Ski Area near Aviemore

Ski area just 9 miles from Aviemore. It was beautiful and very windy. The elevation was 2083 feet above sea level! There are 11 ski runs.

Train station in Aviemore.

Train station in Aviemore.

We woke up to snow in the mountains around Aviemore.

On Saturday, May 21st we left our villa in Aviemore, Scotland and drove to the Glasgow, Scotland Airport. Linda and Jerry dropped us off at our hotel which was across the street from the airport. Pat and I took a bus to the center of Glasgow and caught a train to Hamilton, Scotland. My Mom is from the Hamilton family. I wanted to visit the area where my Hamilton family lived.

Hamilton Scotland

On our last day in Scotland, Pat and I took a bus and train from our hotel in Glasgow to Hamilton Scotland.  Hamilton Scotland is named for the Hamilton Family who have lived in the area.  The town was original town was named Cadzow and changed to Hamilton in honor of the Hamilton family in 1445.