Fort William

Fort William is the town that Tina lives in. It's a lovely little town, somewhat touristy. It sits in the shadow of Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in the UK. You can read more about Fort William here.

(NOTE: The music used for the slideshow is in NO WAY indicative of my feelings towards Fort William or its inhabitants. It just happened to be almost exactly the right length to fit the slideshow, and I like it... and I find slideshows are much more palatable when accompanied by music... even when the music makes no sense whatsoever. I thought Fort William was great, and I'd be there now if I could.)


380: The Granite House, giftmongers. The company has been there quite a while and the building itself was built as a Temperance hotel in the early 19th century. The Temperance movement was the anti-alcohol group of the day. The present owners (the Ness family) of the gift shop have been trading since 1977. (I found this interesting because I'm used to the term "-monger" having a negative connotation, as in "fearmonger" or "warmonger", but here, it was obiously not negative at all.)
381: Mairi MacIntyre - a touristy type of kilt and woollens shop.
382: St Andrews, Episcopal church. Known as the English church because it belongs to the Church of England rather than the Church of Scotland - Church of England trades as Episcopal in Scotland.
383: The Parade, showing the Duncasnburgh Church (Church of Scotland), the War Memorials and the Alexandra Hotel. Behind the Church tower in the distance is Ben Nevis.
384-385: Cow Hill, overlooking the town of Fort William.
386-388: Duncansburgh Church, the main focus of events in the town - Remembrance Day, college graduations, etc., are held here.
389: The Belford Hospital - two small wards (medical and surgical) and some day cases. There is also a small maternity unit. For any major stuff, though, patients are referred to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, or relevant specialist hospitals in Glasgow or Aberdeen.
441-442: Walking from Tina's apartment, down the hill into town.
443: Leave it to the British to find new uses for a pay phone!
444: More along my trip into town.
445: A memorial to the men from the Fort William area who fought and died in World War II.