During our Christmas holiday we decided to stay close to home as we have a "wee" pup who needs tending to. We did however take a few day trips to see the some local historical sites. One of which was a place called Fort George. The largest European military base still in use. Fort George was built by King George the Second in the 1750's to stop the Jacobite rebellion once and for all. However it turned out to not be needed. This fort was never attact and thus never destroyed and is still in use. This base is located on the Moray Firth (Scotish for a bay) and boy was it cold and windy. We all enjoyed this amazing structure, the architecture was very innovative. The chapel in this fort was beautiful and still in use. They have upwards of 150 people attending the services. This photo is of Andrew and Gaius standing next to one of the many cannons facing out to sea. Following a well needed warm cup of tea we headed to a place 20min. east called the Dallas Dhu Distillery. The distillery was very interesting, it is not in use making it a wonderful tour and an interesting way to find out how wiskey is made. The monks in Aberdeen created wisky because the king had commissiond them to come up with a cure for the common cold. I do not know if this cure helps a cold but it is sure to help your disposion when you are suffering from a cold.
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