{"id":98,"date":"2018-07-03T20:08:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T18:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/?p=98"},"modified":"2025-08-25T14:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T12:40:21","slug":"skotsko-cesta-po-vysocine-highlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/skotsko-cesta-po-vysocine-highlands\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0160k\u00f3tsko &#8211; cesta po vyso\u010dine (Highlands)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Za\u010diatkom roka 2018 sme sa rozhodli, \u017ee na\u0161a \u010fal\u0161ia cesta bude sever \u0160k\u00f3rska, tzv. vyso\u010dina alebo v angl. Highlands. najprv sme skontrolovali po\u010dasie a rozhodli sme sa pre j\u00fan, 2 t\u00fd\u017edne n\u00e1m bud\u00fa sta\u010di\u0165, musia. A zrodil sa pl\u00e1n. Na 9 dn\u00ed si po\u017ei\u010diame auto, aby sme boli mobiln\u00ed a potom e\u0161te zakotv\u00edme na p\u00e1r dn\u00ed v&nbsp;<strong>Edinburghu<\/strong>. Pl\u00e1n m\u00e1me, ide sa na vec.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cesta do Kingussie&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Let sme mali z Viedne do Lond\u00fdna, potom Lond\u00fdn &#8211; Edinburgh, na letisku berieme auto a pokra\u010dujeme do Kingussie, kde sme mali ubytovanie na 5 noc\u00ed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>V\u0161etko \u0161lo pod\u013ea pl\u00e1nu a\u017e k\u00fdm sme neprist\u00e1li v Lond\u00fdne na letisku Heathrow a \u010dakali asi 1\/2 hodinu na vystupovanie z lietadla. Preplnen\u00e9 letisko. Autobusom n\u00e1s odviezli na Termin\u00e1l \u010d. 5 odkia\u013e sme mali let do Edinburghu. A\u017e tam sme vst\u00fapili na britsk\u00fa p\u00f4du. Teda chceli sme. Angli\u010dania toti\u017e naozaj maj\u00fa radi E\u00da a nemaj\u00fa tam okienko pre ob\u010danov \u00fanie. Museli sme teda \u010daka\u0165 v pomalom rade, kde naozaj pomaly brali odtla\u010dky prstov v\u0161etk\u00fdch os\u00f4b (mimo E\u00da). I\u0161lo to ve\u013emi pomaly. Teda v skuto\u010dnosti sa ten rad v\u00f4bec neh\u00fdbal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u010co teraz? Zost\u00e1va n\u00e1m 20 min\u00fat na ukon\u010denie n\u00e1stupu do lietadla a e\u0161te n\u00e1s \u010dak\u00e1 bezpe\u010dnostn\u00e1 kontrola. Nest\u00edhame. Tak sme museli prin\u00fati\u0165 post\u00e1vajucich z\u00e1stupcov leteckej spolo\u010dnosti (BA) aby sme sa mohli predbehn\u00fa\u0165. Ve\u010f sme z E\u00da, be\u017en\u00e1 kontrola dokladov a ideme \u010falej. Po 2 ne\u00faspe\u0161n\u00fdch pokusoch, ten tret\u00ed zabral a boli sme pri okienku imigra\u010dn\u00e9ho \u00faradn\u00edka.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15 min\u00fat do ukon\u010denia n\u00e1stupu a s ob\u010dianskym je probl\u00e9m. Moja pani m\u00e1 toti\u017e o rok nov\u0161\u00ed a 1 ochrann\u00fd prvok navy\u0161e. M\u00f4j ho nem\u00e1. \u00daradn\u00edk sk\u00fama a po p\u00e1r min\u00fatach oznamuje \u017ee zavolal kolegu lebo on pravos\u0165 pos\u00fadi\u0165 nevie.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10 min\u00fat do ukon\u010denia n\u00e1stupu a doklady skontrolovan\u00e9, \u017eiadny probl\u00e9m, okrem toho, \u017ee asi nestihneme let. Na bezpe\u010dnostnej kontrole rada cestuj\u00facich ale ide to relat\u00edvne r\u00fdchlo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 min\u00faty do ukon\u010denia n\u00e1stupu do lietadla, po bezpe\u010dnostnej kontrole som si ani nedal nasp\u00e4\u0165 opasok do nohav\u00edc a be\u017e\u00edme, GATE 23 &#8211; t\u00e1 \u00faplne na konci termin\u00e1lu. Be\u017e\u00edm ale moje nohavice bez opasku padaj\u00fa dole. Zastavujem, \u0165ah\u00e1m ich hore a nasadzujem opasok. Znova \u0161print k lietadlu.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>STIHLI SME!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Za nami zavreli dvere a let\u00edme smer Edinburgh. Len sa smejeme, takto sme e\u0161te nikdy nebe\u017eali po letisku. \u00dapln\u00e1 \u0161ou ale st\u00e1la ta to. To sme e\u0161te nevedeli \u010do n\u00e1s \u010dak\u00e1 v Edinburghu &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/zlietadla.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/zlietadla.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/zlietadla-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mojakuchyna.eu\/blog\/media\/blogs\/blog\/Scotland\/zlietadla.jpg\" alt=\"\"><em>Let nad Anglickom, smer Edinburgh.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; pristaneme ani nie po 1,5 hodine a zap\u00ednam telef\u00f3n. Pri\u0161la SMS. Od BA, 1 kufor nepricestoval, msom nahl\u00e1si\u0165 straten\u00fa bato\u017einu. Katastrofa. To n\u00e1s m\u00f4\u017ee zdr\u017ea\u0165 a skomplikova\u0165 n\u00e1\u0161 \u010dasov\u00fd pl\u00e1n. Na\u0161\u0165astie n\u00e1m pani povedala \u017ee prilet\u00ed \u010fal\u0161\u00edm lietadlom, o hodinu. No super. Boli sme hladn\u00ed a sm\u00e4dn\u00ed, padlo n\u00e1m to vhod.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Po\u017ei\u010danie auta v SIXT bolo podla pl\u00e1nu, v\u0161etko vyplnil vopred cez internet a po podpise kontraktu ideme na parkovisko pre BMW X1, ktor\u00e9 n\u00e1m bude sl\u00fa\u017ei\u0165 9 dn\u00ed. Prizn\u00e1m sa \u017ee som veli\u010do \u0161of\u00e9roval ale t\u00e1to X1 M-Sport, no m\u00e1m z toho auto zmie\u0161an\u00e9 pocity. Niektor\u00e9 \u201cvychyt\u00e1vky\u201d som nepochopil. Ch\u00fdba mi napr. vyhrievanie vonkaj\u0161\u00edch zrkadiel, dos\u0165 tu pr\u0161\u00ed a zi\u0161lo by sa. Zmena re\u017eimu jazdy automatickej prevodovky (D, P, R) cez unlock tla\u010d\u00edtko mi tie\u017e pr\u00edde divn\u00e1. V Toyote len stla\u010d\u00edm brzdu a p\u00e1ku d\u00e1m do potrebnej polohy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bmwx1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bmwx1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bmwx1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mojakuchyna.eu\/blog\/media\/blogs\/blog\/Scotland\/bmwx1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><em>N\u00e1\u0161 spolo\u010dn\u00edk na 9 dn\u00ed, BMW X1 M Sport.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do hotela Auld Alliance v meste\u010dku Kingussie sme dorazili \u0161\u0165astne aj ke\u010f prv\u00e9 kilometre \u0161of\u00e9rovania na \u013eavej bola celkom sranda a vy\u017eadovala si obrovsk\u00e9 s\u00fastredenie. Ale po 3 d\u0148och, ke\u010f p\u00ed\u0161em tieto riadky, je to omnoho lep\u0161ie. Som zvedav\u00fd \u010do bude doma.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De\u0148 1 &#8211; Balmoral, Fraser a Dunnottar (hrady a z\u00e1mky)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Spa\u0165 sme \u0161li o 1:30. Bud\u00ed\u010dek o 7:00 bol n\u00e1ro\u010dn\u00fd ale zvedavos\u0165 n\u00e1s hnala dopredu.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Balmoral<\/strong>, letn\u00e9 s\u00eddlo anglickej k\u00e1\u013eovnej, ka\u017ed\u00fd rok tam tr\u00e1vi 2 letn\u00e9 mesiace (vtedy je objekt kompletne uzavret\u00fd) ale my sme mali spr\u00e1vne \u010dasovanie. Z parkoviska je to prechadzka na 5-10 min\u00fat ale d\u00e1 sa zviez\u0165 tak\u00fdm vl\u00e1\u010dikom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samotn\u00fd hrad je mo\u017en\u00e9 pozrie\u0165 len zvonku, okrem tzv. baletnej s\u00e1ly, najv\u00e4\u010d\u0161ia miestnos\u0165, kde sa konaj\u00fa oficiality a v r\u00e1mci prehliadky je spr\u00edstupnen\u00e1. No okrem toho, je tu k dispoz\u00edcii kr\u00e1sna z\u00e1hrada, l\u00faka na pikniky a e\u0161te expoz\u00edcia o \u017eivote na hrade. T\u00e1 je umiesetnen\u00e1 v budov\u00e1ch ved\u013ea hradu a okrem st\u00e1lej expoz\u00edcie, nieko\u013ekokr\u00e1t denne je \u017eiv\u00e1 prezent\u00e1cia o vyu\u017e\u00edvan\u00ed pon\u00edkov (v\u00e4\u010d\u0161ie ako na\u0161e ale nie s\u00fa to kone), volaj\u00fa ich \u201cpony\u201d, na pr\u00e1cu v lese. A to na nosenie stravy pre po\u013eovn\u00edkov ale aj na zv\u00e1\u017eanie ulovenej zvery. V okolitom lese \u017eije ve\u013ek\u00e1 popul\u00e1cia jele\u0148a a ich po\u010dty musia regulova\u0165. Inak by sa premno\u017eili a hladovali &#8211; nemali by dostatok potravy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/balmoral.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/balmoral.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/balmoral-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mojakuchyna.eu\/blog\/media\/blogs\/blog\/Scotland\/balmoral.jpg\" alt=\"\"><em>Hrad Balmoral, letovisko kr\u00e1\u013eovnej.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toti\u017e v \u0160k\u00f3tsku vyhubili vlkov a medvede a vysok\u00e1 zver tu nem\u00e1 \u017eiadneho pred\u00e1tora, okrem \u010dloveka. Preto tu stretnete pas\u00face sa ovce kdeko\u013evek (alebo kravy).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fraser<\/strong>, jeden z najv\u00fdznamnej\u0161\u00edch \u0161k\u00f3tskych rodov, ako ich tu volaj\u00fa &#8211; klanov. Priv\u00edtal n\u00e1s d\u00e1\u017e\u010f ale vyu\u017eili sme re\u0161tiku &#8211; Tea Room &#8211; a dali sme si skvel\u00fd obed. Tepl\u00e1 polievka, sendvi\u010d a \u010daj. Posilnilo a zohrialo n\u00e1s to. Potom u\u017e prehliadka, kr\u00e1sna expoz\u00edcia, len n\u00e1m bolo \u013e\u00fato n\u00e1v\u0161tevn\u00edkov festivalu parn\u00fdch strojov, ktor\u00fd sa konal ved\u013ea na l\u00fake, pr\u0161alo celkom dos\u0165.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ak ste niekto sladovali seri\u00e1l&nbsp;<strong>Outlander<\/strong>, viete o \u010dom hovor\u00edm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dunnottar<\/strong>&nbsp;mal by\u0165 jedn\u00fdm z vrcholov na\u0161ej cesty. A bol. St\u00e1le pr\u0161alo ale poh\u013ead na zr\u00facaninu umiestnen\u00fa na brale more &#8211; to zoberie dych ka\u017ed\u00e9mu. A zobralo aj n\u00e1m. Ku koncu prehliadky sme boli komplet mokr\u00ed a unaveni (prehliadka je ekvivalentom cca 35 poschod\u00ed) ale aj tak sme za\u0161li e\u0161te dole k moru a aj na v\u00fdhliadku na ved\u013eaj\u0161ie bralo. Odtia\u013e je v\u00fdh\u013ead na hrad najkraj\u0161\u00ed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Podobne ako in\u00e9 miesta, aj toto je hlavne sp\u00e4t\u00e9 s povstan\u00edm v rok 1746, povstanie Jakobitov. V r\u00e1mci neho, naposledy a nadobro, \u0161k\u00f3ti prehrali a s\u00fa pod vl\u00e1dou angli\u010danov. Tomuto sa budem e\u0161te venova\u0165 nesk\u00f4r.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Na hrade boli ur\u010dit\u00fa dobu skryt\u00e9 aj korunova\u010dn\u00e9 klenoty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dunnottar.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dunnottar.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dunnottar-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Dunnottar &#8211; najkraj\u0161ia zr\u00facanina hradu ak\u00fa som videl.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kon\u010d\u00ed 2. de\u0148 (1. ak ner\u00e1tam cestovanie) a my sa unaven\u00ed vraciame na hotel v&nbsp;<strong>Kingussie<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De\u0148 2 &#8211; Culloden Battlefield, Clava Cairns, Loch Ness Centre a hrad Urquhart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Celkom unaven\u00ed po prvom dni v\u00fdletov sad\u00e1me znovu r\u00e1no do auta. Kone\u010dne smerujeme ku&nbsp;<strong>Culloden<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Battlefield<\/strong>&nbsp;a teda k bojisku ma ktorom sa odohrala v\u00fdznamn\u00e1 bitka \u0161k\u00f3tskej hist\u00f3rie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hist\u00f3ria hovor\u00ed nasledovn\u00e9:<br><strong>Bitka pri Cullodene (1746)<\/strong>&nbsp;sa zap\u00edsala do hist\u00f3rie ako posledn\u00e1 ve\u013ek\u00e1 bitka za nez\u00e1vislos\u0165 \u0160k\u00f3tska spod nadvl\u00e1dy Anglicka a z\u00e1rove\u0148 posledn\u00e1 ve\u013ek\u00e1 bitka na \u00fazem\u00ed Brit\u00e1nie v\u00f4bec. Jednotliv\u00e9 klany v\u0161ak neboli jednotn\u00e9 v podpore nez\u00e1vislosti a ve\u013ea ziskuchtiv\u00fdch \u0161k\u00f3tskych lordov bojovalo na strane Angli\u010danov. \u0160k\u00f3tska 5 000 \u010dlenn\u00e1 arm\u00e1da pod velen\u00edm princa Karola Eduarda Stewarta, pretendenta tr\u00f3nu, bola 16. apr\u00edla 1746 porazen\u00e1 9 000 vojakmi britsk\u00e9ho kr\u00e1\u013ea Juraja II. Toto anglick\u00e9 v\u00ed\u0165azstvo bolo spojen\u00e9 s extr\u00e9mnymi n\u00e1silnos\u0165ami na \u0160k\u00f3toch: za\u010dali \u201e\u010distky&#8220; v Highlands, osady boli vypa\u013eovan\u00e9, civilisti popravovan\u00ed, tis\u00edce \u0160k\u00f3tov bolo delo\u017eovan\u00fdch a za\u010dala ich mas\u00edvna migr\u00e1cia do v\u0161etk\u00fdch k\u00fatov sveta. Boli pr\u00edsne zak\u00e1zan\u00e9 symboly \u0161k\u00f3tskej \u201ereb\u00e9lie&#8220;, ako napr. nosi\u0165 kilt, hovori\u0165 gaelsky a hra\u0165 na gajd\u00e1ch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No a tam kde sa odohrala sme sa boli pozrie\u0165. Je to vlastne pohrebisko a tak sa tam treba spr\u00e1va\u0165. Zaujali n\u00e1s hlavne n\u00e1hrobn\u00e9 kamene \u0161k\u00f3tsky klanov ktor\u00e9 sa bitky z\u00fa\u010dastnili. A znova sa vraciame ku klanu Fraser lebo aj toto je podstatn\u00e9 z pohladu st\u00f4p seri\u00e1lu Outlander v skuto\u010dnej \u0161k\u00f3tskej hist\u00f3rii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fraserstone.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fraserstone.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fraserstone-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fraserstone-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pam\u00e4tan\u00fd kame\u0148 klanu Fraser.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hne\u010f ved\u013ea, cca 3km je starovek\u00e9 ritu\u00e1lne miesto&nbsp;<strong>Clava Cairns<\/strong>. Nie je celkom jasn\u00e9 ako a na \u010do sa vyu\u017e\u00edvalo ale ur\u010dite bolo spojen\u00e9 s odchodom m\u0155tvych ale aj ur\u010dit\u00e1 forma kalend\u00e1ra. Jeden objekt zo sk\u00e1l je skon\u0161truovan\u00fd tak, \u017ee Slnko do\u0148 zasvieti presne v de\u0148 zimn\u00e9ho slnovratu a teda pod\u013ea toho mohli po\u010d\u00edta\u0165 kalend\u00e1r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miesto podobn\u00e9 viac zn\u00e1memu &#8211; Stonehenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/clavacairns.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/clavacairns.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/clavacairns-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mojakuchyna.eu\/blog\/media\/blogs\/blog\/Scotland\/clavacairns.jpg\" alt=\"\"><em>Obradn\u00e9 miesto u\u017e od staroveku.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Na obed sme sa zastavili v Inverness. Pekn\u00e9 meste\u010dko, re\u0161taur\u00e1cia, ktor\u00fa sme na\u0161li na Foursquare, mala plno a tak sme inprovizovali a dali sme si typick\u00fa \u0161k\u00f3tsku organick\u00fa pizzu, volalo sa to&nbsp;<strong>Black Isle Bar<\/strong>. Ale bola ve\u013emi dobr\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ako by bolo mo\u017en\u00e9 len tak prejs\u0165 okolo jazera&nbsp;<strong>Loch Ness<\/strong>&nbsp;a nepok\u00fasi\u0165 sa zisti\u0165 \u010di pr\u00ed\u0161era existuje alebo tak. Vybrali sme sa aj tam, k najpovolanej\u0161\u00edm. Inak nespr\u00e1vne sa to niekedy \u010d\u00edta \u201cloknes\u201d ale spr\u00e1vne po \u0161k\u00f3tsky sa to \u010d\u00edta \u201clochnes\u201d tak ako p\u00ed\u0161e.&nbsp;<br><br>V\u00fdstava je venovan\u00e1 v\u00fdskumu samotn\u00e9ho jazera a existencii miestnej pr\u00ed\u0161ery, famili\u00e1rne volanej Nessie. V roku 1933 ju \u00fadajne videli a odvtedy sa po nej p\u00e1tra. V r\u00e1mci prehliadky sme sa dozvedeli ve\u013ea faktov o jazere, geologickom p\u00f4vode a podobne. A tie\u017e o \u017eivote v \u0148om a v\u00fdskume vykonanom. Teda a vyzer\u00e1 to tak \u017ee je to len legenda.<br><br>Pou\u010den\u00fd touto skuto\u010dnos\u0165ou sme zamierili k ne\u010falek\u00e9mu hradu&nbsp;<strong>Urquhart<\/strong>. Sp\u00e4t\u00fd tie\u017e s povstan\u00edm Jakobitov. A znova za\u010dalo pr\u0161a\u0165 ale iba jemne. Ni\u010d kritick\u00e9 a prehliadku sme si mohli vychutna\u0165. Aj ke\u010f zr\u00facanina nie je zasaden\u00e1 do tak\u00e9ho prostredia ako Dunnottar ale ale t\u00e1to m\u00e1 svine \u010daro a veru \u0161e \u010dasto pozerali na hladinu jazera \u010di n\u00e1hodou, celkom n\u00e1hodou neuvid\u00edme Nessie. Nevideli sme ju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/urquhart.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/urquhart.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/urquhart-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hrad Urquhart na brehu jazera Loch Ness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cestou domov sme sa zastavili e\u0161te v obchode Aldi v Inverness a sli na hotel do Kingussie. Pomaly za\u010d\u00edname nabieha\u0165 na dovolenkov\u00fd re\u017eim. Zajtra m\u00e1me vo\u013enej\u0161\u00ed program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De\u0148 3 &#8211; Kinloch Rannoch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tret\u00ed de\u0148 sme si dali oddychov\u00fd. U\u017e vieme, \u017ee na 4. de\u0148 z domu pr\u00edde \u00fanava a treba si da\u0165 \u013eah\u0161\u00ed program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cesta hne\u010f ako sme odbo\u010dili z hlavnej bola \u00fazka, iba na 1 auto a teda tam boli miesta kde boli treba zasta\u0165 a vyhn\u00fa\u0165 sa (mini odpo\u010d\u00edvadl\u00e1) alebo na kri\u017eovatke. Miestny jazdia celkom r\u00fdchlo aj na t\u00fdchto \u00fazkych 1-pruhov\u00fdch cest\u00e1ch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kinloch Rannoch<\/strong>, meste\u010dko pri jazere&nbsp;<strong>Loch Rannoch<\/strong>&nbsp;bol t\u00fdm d\u0148om. Prech\u00e1dzka po malebnom meste\u010dku alebo teda dedinke bola naozaj relax. Najprv st\u00e1do ove\u010diek, sledovali n\u00e1s, my ich a potom odbehli. N\u00e1sledne st\u00e1do jele\u0148ov. Vyzeralo to ako obora a boli tam sam\u00e9 jelene. Ak som dobre po\u010d\u00edtal tak maxim\u00e1lne 4-ro\u010dn\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kinlochranoch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kinlochranoch.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kinlochranoch-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Kinloch Rannoch, jazero ale \u010dlovek m\u00e1 pocit ako keby bol pri mori.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samotn\u00e9 jazero, tak ako v\u0161etky Lochy s\u00fa \u010dierne. Podlo\u017eie je skalnat\u00e9 a jazer\u00e1 s\u00fa pomerne hlbok\u00e9. Mysl\u00edm \u017ee Loch Ness m\u00e1 h\u013abku a\u017e 300m. S\u00fa to vlastne sladkovodn\u00e9 fjordy, vznikli ve\u013emi podobne ale nemaj\u00fa slan\u00fa vodu, ako tie n\u00f3rske.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blair Arholl Castle<\/strong>, st\u00e1le v ruk\u00e1ch majite\u013eov a preto nebolo mo\u017en\u00e9 foti\u0165 v interi\u00e9ri. Ale kr\u00e1sna prehliadka, aj t\u00e1to rodina m\u00e1 bl\u00edzko ku kr\u00e1\u013eovskej.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Na hotel sme sa vr\u00e1tili relat\u00edvne skoro a dopriali sme si oddychu pri poh\u00e1riku kvalitnej \u0161k\u00f3tskej Whisky (Whiskey je t\u00e1 americk\u00e1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De\u0148 4 &#8211; Perth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0160tvrt\u00fd de\u0148 sme vyrazili do mesta Perth. Storo\u010dia bolo hlavn\u00fdm mestom \u0160k\u00f3tska a teda ur\u010dite bude st\u00e1\u0165 za n\u00e1v\u0161tevu.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vybrali sme si 3 miesta, ktor\u00e9 nav\u0161t\u00edvime, plus obed v miestnej re\u0161taur\u00e1ci\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scone Palace<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; miesto znova opraden\u00e9 \u0161k\u00f3tskou hist\u00f3riou. \u00c1no, pr\u00e1ve tu sa korunovali \u0161k\u00f3tsky kr\u00e1li a konkr\u00e9tne sedeli na kameni osudu (angl. Stone of Destiny) &#8211; tajomn\u00fd kame\u0148 predkov, prin\u00e1\u0161a silu, a moc vl\u00e1dcovi. Ten sa naposledy pou\u017eil pri korunov\u00e1cii kr\u00e1\u013eovnej Al\u017ebety II. v roku 1953.\u00a0<br>Zauj\u00edmav\u00e9 je, \u017ee na Vianoce roku 1950 ho z Westminstersk\u00e9ho op\u00e1tstva ukradli 3 \u0161k\u00f3tsky \u0161tudenti, ktor\u00fd ho chceli vr\u00e1ti\u0165 do \u0160k\u00f3tska. Nesk\u00f4r ho vr\u00e1tili, ale nie je na 100% ist\u00e9 \u010di je to ten ist\u00fd kame\u0148 &#8230;<br>&#8230; my sme videli jeho repliku na p\u00f4vodnom mieste pri kaplnke, ved\u013ea pal\u00e1ca, kde bola korunovan\u00e1 aj kr\u00e1\u013eovn\u00e1 Vikt\u00f3ria.\u00a0<br>Pre\u0161li sme sa po z\u00e1hrad\u00e1ch, svietilo slnie\u010dko, e\u0161te raz sme stretli miestnych p\u00e1vov ktor\u00e9 sa tam predv\u00e1dzaj\u00fa a \u010dakaj\u00fa na ma\u0161krtu. M\u00f4\u017eete ju k\u00fapi\u0165 v miestnom obchode, s\u00e1\u010dok cca 300g, stoj\u00ed \u00a30.80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sconecastle.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sconecastle.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sconecastle-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Scone Castle.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/stoneofdestiny.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/stoneofdestiny.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/stoneofdestiny-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Stone of Destiny (Scone stone, kame\u0148 osudu) &#8211; sediac na \u0148om sa korunuj\u00fa anglick\u00fd kr\u00e1li &#8230; toto je replika. Origin\u00e1l sme videli Edinburghu.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presun do mesta. Ideme do m\u00fazea&nbsp;<strong>Black Watch<\/strong>&nbsp;(vo\u013en\u00fd preklad &#8211; \u010cierna hliadka). U\u017e n\u00e1zov znie zauj\u00edmavo a len mierne sme vedeli o \u010do p\u00f4jde. Priplatili sme si za \u017eiv\u00e9ho sprievodcu a to bola t\u00e1 najlep\u0161ia vo\u013eba. P\u00e1n na d\u00f4chodku (inak b\u00fdval\u00fd po\u0161t\u00e1r) vedel o regimente Highlands \u00faplne v\u0161etko.&nbsp;<br>Pochopili ako boli s\u00fa\u010das\u0165ou arm\u00e1dy. Minulosti a\u017e po dne\u0161ok. Vojaci v kiltoch sa z\u00fa\u010dast\u0148ovali vojen v mene monarchie na celom svete. Dokonca aj na Kryme.&nbsp;<br>\u00c1no jedn\u00e1 sa o vojakov, \u0160k\u00f3tov, Higlanderov a s\u00fa s\u00fa\u010das\u0165ou arm\u00e1dy jej veli\u010denstva aj dnes.&nbsp;<br>Ve\u013emi p\u00fatav\u00e9 rozpr\u00e1vanie a ve\u013emi ve\u013ea inform\u00e1ci\u00ed. Ned\u00e1 sa to pop\u00edsa\u0165 ani nap\u00edsa\u0165, mus\u00ed sa to prejs\u0165.&nbsp;<br>Po skon\u010den\u00ed prehliadky n\u00e1s p\u00e1n e\u0161te oslovil s radami oh\u013eadom kom\u00e1rov s klie\u0161\u0165ov. Po\u010das prehliadky sme toti\u017e na\u010dali t\u00fa t\u00e9mu. Doporu\u010dil n\u00e1m pr\u00edpravky a ochrann\u00e9 sie\u0165ky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A tak to tu funguje. \u013dudia s\u00fa na n\u00e1s mil\u00ed. V\u0161etci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>K 3. objektu sme pri\u0161li, ale kostol&nbsp;<strong>St. John\u2019s Kirk<\/strong>, bol zavret\u00fd. Je to najstar\u0161ia st\u00e1le stojaca budova v meste Perth. Tak teda ideme na obed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Z obedu bol nakoniec neskor\u00fd obed pribli\u017ene o 4-tej poobede. Pomocou aplik\u00e1cie Foursqare sme sk vybrali re\u0161taur\u00e1ciu a smerujeme k nej. Bohu\u017eia\u013e dnes zatvoren\u00e9, z technick\u00fdch pr\u00ed\u010din. Smola ako v\u010dera ale z\u00e1rove\u0148 \u0161\u0165astie, hne\u010f cez ulicu bola re\u0161taur\u00e1cia The Foundry, v\u00fdborn\u00fd kurac\u00ed hamburger s chilli pote\u0161il. Pivo \u0161tandardne skvel\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cestou sme sa e\u0161te zastavili v ASDA Superstore, nie\u010do ako na\u0161e Tesco nonstop. Skvel\u00fd v\u00fdber, nak\u00fapili sme ch\u00fdbaj\u00face potraviny. Mali tam r\u00fdchlu wifi, upload a\u017e 2MB\/s, tak som odz\u00e1lohoval v\u0161etky fotky a vide\u00e1 domov na svoj cloud, za p\u00e1r min\u00fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zajtra n\u00e1s \u010dak\u00e1 nabit\u00fd program. Na z\u00e1ver d\u0148a trajekt na ostrov Skye kam sa pres\u00favame na p\u00e1r dn\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De\u0148 5 &#8211; Presun na ostrov Skye<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dnes men\u00edme noc\u013eah. Cie\u013e je meste\u010dko&nbsp;<strong>Broadford<\/strong>&nbsp;na ostrove&nbsp;<strong>Skye<\/strong>, kde str\u00e1vime nasleduj\u00face noci.&nbsp;<br>R\u00e1no teda smerujeme do dedinky&nbsp;<strong>Glencoe<\/strong>. Tam sa nach\u00e1dza pam\u00e4tn\u00edk masakre v roku 1892. Obyvatelia dediny vr\u00e1tane \u017eien a det\u00ed boli vyvra\u017eden\u00ed. Ako exempl\u00e1rny pr\u00edpad boli vybran\u00ed pr\u00e1ve oni ako pr\u00edslu\u0161n\u00edci neob\u013e\u00faben\u00e9ho klanu MacDonalds ktor\u00e9ho velite\u013e nestihol podp\u00edsa\u0165 pr\u00edsahu vernosti anglickej korune (namiesto do Inverness \u0161iel do Fort Williams).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bl\u00edzko dedinky je kr\u00e1sne jazero&nbsp;<strong>Glencoe Locham<\/strong>, kde sme sa pre\u0161li asi hodinku a nad\u00fdchali \u010dist\u00e9ho vzduchu. Pozor, zvykn\u00fa tam by\u0165 midges (mali\u010dk\u00e9 kom\u00e1re) ale v na\u0161om pr\u00edpade relat\u00edvne f\u00fakal vietor a nemaj\u00fa to radi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/glencoelocham.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/glencoelocham.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/glencoelocham-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Malebn\u00e9 jazero, hladina ako zdrkadlo.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cesta \u010falej bola kr\u00e1sna, pre\u0161li sme cez mesto&nbsp;<strong>Fort Williams<\/strong>, ktor\u00e9 je strediskom turizmu. V lete turistika po n\u00e1dhern\u00fdch pohoriach okolo a v zime zrejme aj ly\u017eovanie ale hlavne lezenie po \u013eadov\u00fdch sten\u00e1ch (aspo\u0148 \u010do sme videli smerovky od cesty).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nach\u00e1dza sa tam najvy\u0161\u0161\u00ed vrch cel\u00e9ho ostrova &#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Ben Nevis<\/strong>&nbsp;(1344mnm). Na vrchol vedie turistick\u00fd chodn\u00edk a cesta trv\u00e1 cca 3-4 hodiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vo Fort Williams sme sa aj naobedovali, v miestnej kr\u010dmi\u010dke &#8211;&nbsp;<strong>The Tavern<\/strong>&nbsp;(na hlavnej ulici, v pe\u0161ej z\u00f3ne).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Potom u\u017e smer Mallaig, kde sme mali trajekt o 18:10 na ostrov Skye. D\u00e1 sa prepravi\u0165 aj mostom ale my sme zvolili t\u00fato vo\u013ebu. Aj most je za poplatok a t\u00e1to mo\u017enos\u0165 n\u00e1m pripad\u00e1 zauj\u00edmavej\u0161ia. Ale v lietadle sme dostali radu aby sme zi\u0161li z novej cesty a \u0161li po starej. A tak pri meste\u010dku Arisaig smerujeme na star\u00fa cestu &#8211; B8008.&nbsp;<br>Star\u00e1 cesta ide pekne popri pl\u00e1\u017ei a mori a doviedla n\u00e1s tie\u017e do cie\u013ea. Ale tie v\u00fdh\u013eady. Tieto severn\u00e9 pobre\u017eia s\u00fa \u00faplne in\u00e9 ako na juhu Eur\u00f3py.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trajekt &#8211; pohoda ale celkom f\u00fakalo a bolo vlny. Ni\u010d pre slab\u00e9 n\u00e1tury ale dalo sa to v pohode zvl\u00e1dnu\u0165. Osobne som myslel \u017ee to bude v\u00e4\u010d\u0161ia lo\u010f ale bol celkom mal\u00e1. Tak\u00e1 akou sme \u0161li v Chorv\u00e1tsku na Bra\u010d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cie\u013e d\u0148a &#8211;&nbsp;<strong>No1 B &amp; B<\/strong>&nbsp;v meste\u010dku Broadford. Trafili sme. Ubytovanie ke skvel\u00e9, s kr\u00e1snym v\u00fdh\u013eadom na more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De\u0148 6 &#8211; Talisker Destilery a Fairy Pools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Prv\u00fd de\u0148 na ostrove sa niesol v znamen\u00ed toho asi najzn\u00e1mej\u0161ieho, \u010do \u010dloveku napadne ke\u010f sa povie slovo \u0160k\u00f3tsko alebo \u0160k\u00f3tska. \u00c1no, Whisky. My sme si vybrali n\u00e1v\u0161tevu tej. A ostrove Skye &#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Talisker<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mali sme u\u017e k\u00fapen\u00e9 l\u00edstky cez internet, \u010do bolo dobre lebo t\u00fdm p\u00e1dom sme nemuseli \u010daka\u0165. Inak by sme sa dostali na radu mo\u017eno a\u017e o hodinu a pol.&nbsp;<br>Prehliadka trv\u00e1 cca hodinu a chlapec, sprievodca n\u00e1m v\u0161etko do detailov vysvetlil. Je zak\u00e1zan\u00e9&nbsp;foti\u0165 a preto je fotiek m\u00e1lo. Tak\u017ee n\u00e1s previedol po prev\u00e1dzke, videli sme cel\u00fd proces, vr\u00e1tane p\u00f4vodnej destila\u010dky z roku 1866 mysl\u00edm (meden\u00e9 zariadenie, podobn\u00e9 ako \u010do som videl v Lynchburgu) a aj tu ke Whiskey po vyp\u00e1len\u00ed \u010d\u00edra ako voda. A\u017e zren\u00edm v sudoch z\u00edska svoju charakteristick\u00fa farbu.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zaujali ma 2 veci:<br>1. Pr\u00edpravu ja\u010dme\u0148a a zadymenie sa rob\u00ed \u00faplne inde, vlastne to kupuj\u00fa od inej destilery.\u00a0<br>2. Sudy maj\u00fa barikov\u00e9 u\u017e pou\u017eit\u00e9 skupuj\u00fa ale aj ve\u013ek\u00e9 500L napr. zo cherry. Najprv zrie whisky v barikovom sude roky a potom ju daj\u00fa do ve\u013ek\u00e9ho na p\u00e1r mesiacov e\u0161te chyti\u0165 chu\u0165. Ale nie ka\u017ed\u00e1, len niektor\u00e1. K\u00fapili sme si v shope aj tak\u00fa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/talisker.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/talisker.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/talisker-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>N\u00e1pis hovor\u00ed za v\u0161etko.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Odtia\u013e sme zamierili k jazierkam kde sa k\u00fapu v\u00edly &#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Fairy pools<\/strong>.&nbsp;<br>Pr\u00edjemn\u00e1 prech\u00e1dzka pod skaln\u00fdmi horami, svietilo Slnko, cca 3 hodiny sme tam str\u00e1vili. Na konci je tabu\u013eka &#8211; chodn\u00edk pokra\u010duje \u010falej ale len na vlastn\u00e9 riziko lebo vstupujete do vysokohorsk\u00e9ho ter\u00e9nu.&nbsp;<br>Tak sme sa sa oto\u010dili nasp\u00e4\u0165. Voda studen\u00e1 ako \u013ead, na\u0161li sa odv\u00e1\u017elivci ktor\u00ed sa v jazierkach aj k\u00fapali (\u017ee vraj bud\u00fa dlho mlad\u00ed) a aj tak\u00ed ktor\u00ed mali tot\u00e1lne nevhodn\u00fa obuv a kv\u00f4li selfie riskovali zdravie ak nie \u017eivot. Ale \u013eudia s\u00fa nepou\u010dite\u013en\u00ed. Jazierka sam\u00e9 o sebe s\u00fa vlastne kask\u00e1dy rie\u010dky stekaj\u00face z h\u00f4r, priezra\u010dn\u00e1 voda a teda poriadne studen\u00e1. N\u00e1dhern\u00e9 v\u00fdh\u013eady, nie len skalnat\u00fd mas\u00edv v pozad\u00ed ale aj kopce a l\u00faky na okol\u00ed, ak s\u00fa zaliate Slnkom, niet zelenej farby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De\u0148 7 &#8211; Prieskum ostrova Skye<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pribli\u017ene polovicu d\u0148a sme stratili rie\u0161en\u00edm v\u00fdmeny preseknutej pneumatiky na v\u00fdtlku a teda sme museli prisp\u00f4sobi\u0165 svoj program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vyr\u00e1\u017eame teda smer\u00a0<strong>Fairy Glen<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; zvl\u00e1\u0161tne zvlnen\u00e1 krajina s form\u00e1ciami kop\u010dekov ktor\u00e9 maj\u00fa na sebe ako vr\u00e1sky. Vznik mal na svedom\u00ed \u013eadov\u00e1 doba a pohyby \u013eadovcov. Ale to nie je v\u0161etko. Miesto sl\u00fa\u017eilo aj na obrady &#8211; nezn\u00e1meho charakteru ale ur\u010dite spojen\u00e9 s m\u00e1giou a na to sl\u00fa\u017eili kame\u0148mi vykladan\u00e9 \u0161pir\u00e1ly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fairyglen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fairyglen.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fairyglen-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mo\u017eno tam naozaj tancovali v\u00edly.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nasleduje presun za stopami dinosaurov. A to priamo cez mas\u00edv na severe ostrova. Ne\u0161li sme cestou po pobre\u017e\u00ed ale kr\u00ed\u017eom. N\u00e1dhern\u00e9 v\u00fdh\u013eady, ove\u010dky na ceste a okolo nej, divok\u00e1 a nedotknut\u00e1 pr\u00edroda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Na konci cesty sa nach\u00e1dza skaln\u00fd mas\u00edv &#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Quiraing<\/strong>. Treba urobi\u0165 fotku a potom smerujeme na pl\u00e1\u017e pri meste\u010dku&nbsp;<strong>Staffin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A boli tam. H\u013eadali sme ich hodinu ale nakoniec sme na\u0161li skamenen\u00e9 odtla\u010dky dinosaurov star\u00e9 165 mili\u00f3nov rokov. T\u00e1 predstava \u017ee ja chod\u00edm presne tam kde sa prech\u00e1dzali tieto tvory pred mili\u00f3nmi rokov &#8211; je zvl\u00e1\u0161tna. Ned\u00e1 sa to op\u00edsa\u0165. Treba to za\u017ei\u0165.\u00a0<br>Pl\u00e1\u017e je tam kr\u00e1sna. Tmavosiv\u00fd piesok, \u010dist\u00e1 voda a neskuto\u010dn\u00e9 v\u00fdh\u013eady. Najrad\u0161ej by som tam zostal a v\u00f4bec sa nediv\u00edm t\u00fdm p\u00e1r karavanom \u010do tam boli odparkovan\u00e9 a asi zost\u00e1vali na noc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dinosaurus.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dinosaurus.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dinosaurus-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mojakuchyna.eu\/blog\/media\/blogs\/blog\/Scotland\/dinosaurus.jpg\" alt=\"\"><em>Boli tam, presne kde my ale 165 mili\u00f3nov rokov pred nami.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No my ideme \u010falej, smer\u00a0<strong>Kilt Rock and Mealt Fall<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; vodop\u00e1d padaj\u00faci rovno do mora z kolm\u00e9ho \u00fatesu. Magnificent!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/waterfall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/waterfall.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/waterfall-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Vodop\u00e1d priamo do mora.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smer&nbsp;<strong>Old Man of Stor<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; ve\u013ek\u00e1, osamoten\u00e1 skala v tvare anan\u00e1su ktor\u00fa vidno u\u017e z dia\u013eky nieko\u013eko m\u00ed\u013e. A lep\u0161ie ju vidno z dia\u013eky ako z bl\u00edzka, spl\u00fdva toti\u017e s mas\u00edvom za \u0148ou. 2 fotky a ideme \u010falej.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ale kam? Hlavn\u00e9 mesto ostrova &#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Portree<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; tak\u00e9 mal\u00e9 meste\u010dko, v\u0161etky re\u0161taur\u00e1cie zatvoren\u00e9 o 9-tej ve\u010der a tak kupujeme n\u00fadzov\u00fa stravu v samo\u0161ke a ideme \u010falej. Smer top atrakcia ostrova &#8211; maj\u00e1k Neist, na z\u00e1padnej \u010dasti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Neist Lighthouse<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; sa vol\u00e1 a treba po\u010d\u00edta\u0165 s asi hodinovou prech\u00e1dzkou k nemu. A dokonca nie je ani jednoduch\u00e1 a v\u00f4bec sa nedoporu\u010duje v zlom po\u010das\u00ed, je to nebezpe\u010dn\u00e9. V\u010faka dlh\u00fdm d\u0148om, ktor\u00e9 s\u00fa tu v tomto obdobi (Slnko zapad\u00e1 po 9-tej a cel\u00fa noc nie je \u00fapln\u00e1 tma) sme si ho vychutnali okolo 11-tej ve\u010der. A bol to poh\u013ead ktor\u00fd naozaj st\u00e1l za to. Z brehu, z brala je v\u00fdh\u013ead fantastick\u00fd a ani sme nemuseli \u00eds\u0165 k nemu. Toto je vec ktor\u00fa mus\u00edte vidie\u0165. Scen\u00e9ria ktor\u00e1 sa vryje do pam\u00e4ti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/neistlighthouse.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/neistlighthouse.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/neistlighthouse-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>V\u017edy som t\u00fa\u017eil vidie\u0165 maj\u00e1k &#8222;na konci sveta&#8220; a tento je presne tak\u00fd.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00e1vrat na ubytko bol hlavne zo za\u010diatku pomerne n\u00e1ro\u010dn\u00fd &#8211; ove\u010dky sa ukladali na sp\u00e1nok a to aj priamo na ceste. Treba d\u00e1va\u0165 pozor a \u00eds\u0165 pomaly, hlavne ak nem\u00e1te preh\u013ead. \u010ealej to u\u017e bolo bez obmedzen\u00ed, ale maj\u00e1k sa nach\u00e1dza naozaj na konci ostrova &#8211; a to doslova, tam ni\u010d nie je, len pas\u00face sa ove\u010dky. A zajace. Tie behaj\u00fa po ceste ako poja\u0161en\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u00edhame spa\u0165 r\u00e1no o 2-hej. Bol to n\u00e1ro\u010dn\u00fd de\u0148. R\u00e1no n\u00e1s \u010dak\u00e1 presun nasp\u00e4\u0165 na hlavn\u00fd ostrov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De\u0148 8 &#8211; N\u00e1vrat na hlavn\u00fd ostrov<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>V\u0161etko kon\u010d\u00ed, aj na\u0161e dni na ostrove&nbsp;<strong>Skye<\/strong>. A\u017e teraz ke\u010f p\u00ed\u0161em tieto riadky, som si uvedomil t\u00fa v\u00fdnimo\u010dn\u00fa atmosf\u00e9ru ktor\u00e1 panovala na ostrove. K\u013eudne by sme tam zostali e\u0161te 1-2 dni len tak. Ale ide sa \u010falej.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hne\u010f ta mostom sme sa zastavili na prehliadku&nbsp;<strong>Eilean Donan Castle<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; hrad ktor\u00fd sme videli aj v zn\u00e1mom filme Highlander. V prvej polovici 20. storo\u010dia jeho ruiny (bol vyhoden\u00fd do vzduchu pred vy\u0161e 300 rokmi) zrekon\u0161truoval potomok majite\u013eov. Trvalo mi to 20 rokov a bohu\u017eia\u013e sa otvorenia nedo\u017eil. Zomrel 6 mesiacov pred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/eileandonan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/eileandonan.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/eileandonan-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00c1no, aj tieto exteri\u00e9ry boli vo filme Highlander.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Devil\u2019s Pulpit<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; diablova kazate\u013enica &#8211; n\u00e1s \u010dakala na ceste k hotelu, kde sme prespali jednu noc. Nejde o ofici\u00e1lnu atrakciu, len miesto z\u00e1ujmu &#8211; pr\u00edrodn\u00fd \u00fakaz. Rieka medzi skalami, sch\u00e1dza sa tam po strm\u00fdch schodoch a podlo\u017eie je oran\u017eovo \u010derven\u00e9. V\u00fdsledok je takmer \u010dierna alebo tmavo\u010derven\u00e1 voda. Cel\u00e9 je to zauj\u00edmav\u00e9, vstupujete na s\u00fakromn\u00fd pozemok, pod\u013ea z\u00e1kona m\u00f4\u017eete ale v\u0161etko je na va\u0161u zodpovednos\u0165. Na\u0161\u0165astie u\u017e s\u00fa tam schody a z\u00e1bradlie. Rie\u010dka je ve\u013emi fotogenick\u00e1 a ak nem\u00e1te gum\u00e1ky alebo top turistick\u00e9 top\u00e1nky (\u010do znes\u00fa aj vodu) pripravte sa \u017ee bu\u010f budete ma\u0165 komplet mokr\u00e9 tenisky alebo sa vyzujete (doporu\u010dujeme potom uter\u00e1k). Treba sa toti\u017e prejs\u0165 p\u00e1r metrov proti pr\u00fadu aby ste boli svedkami t\u00fdch najkraj\u0161\u00edch scen\u00e9ri\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skvel\u00fd z\u00e1\u017eitok a teraz u\u017e pokra\u010dujeme do meste\u010dka\u00a0<strong>Lennoxtown<\/strong>\u00a0kde m\u00e1me noc\u013eah ma 1 noc. \u010co sa t\u00fdka ve\u010dere, \u00fadajne je tam skvel\u00e1 re\u0161taur\u00e1cia a tak vyu\u017eijeme jej ponuku. Jedlo bolo \u00faplne skvel\u00e9, aj obsluha a celkovo sa o n\u00e1s v\u00fdborne postarali. Ako bonus, bola tam miestna svadba, celkom zauj\u00edmav\u00e9 sledovanie host\u00ed a ako to prebieha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/devilspulpit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/devilspulpit.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/devilspulpit-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Devil&#8217;s Pulpit &#8211; o\u00e1za pokoja, zvl\u00e1\u0161tna farba vody, ako keby tiekla krv.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De\u0148 9 &#8211; pr\u00edchod do Edinburghu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ra\u0148ajky v hotely perfektn\u00e9, na tanieri sme si na\u0161li aj dom\u00e1cu \u0161pecialitu &#8211; black puding &#8211; \u010dierny puding. Nechcite ale vedie\u0165 \u010do v\u0161etko do toho d\u00e1vaj\u00fa, ani ja to neviem a nechcem vedie\u0165, t\u00e1 \u010dierna farba m\u00e1 p\u00f4vod v krvy. Na ra\u0148ajky to bolo vo forme pe\u010den\u00e9ho kol\u00e1\u010dika, nie\u010do ako \u010dierny toast ale men\u0161ie, okr\u00fahle a chutilo to tak ako to malo chuti\u0165.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stirling Castle<\/strong>&nbsp;sme prebehli pomerne r\u00fdchlo, trosku n\u00e1s tla\u010dil \u010das ale je to ve\u013emi pekn\u00fd z\u00e1mok a teda chceli sme ho aspo\u0148 prejs\u0165, aj ke\u010f sme ne\u0161li do detailov a ne\u010d\u00edtali v\u0161etko inform\u00e1cie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Potom u\u017e nastal jeden z vrcholov celej na\u0161ej cesty &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Midhope Castle<\/strong>. Znova nie\u010do kam v\u00e1s cestovka ani nezoberie. Nie je to ofici\u00e1lna atrakcia a ke\u010f\u017ee je na s\u00fakromnom pozemku, mus\u00edte zaplati\u0165 za parkovanie a povolenie vjazdu v p\u00e1r km vzdialenom obchod\u00edku. \u017dlt\u00fd papier a povolen\u00edm pod oknom na palubovke a ide sa na vec. Pekn\u00e9 parkovisko, dokonca s doh\u013eadom a po min\u00fate ch\u00f4dzi sa n\u00e1m otv\u00e1ra scen\u00e9ria ako zo seri\u00e1lu Outlander. \u00c1no aj tu boli nakr\u00facan\u00e9 sc\u00e9ny z tohoto seri\u00e1lu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/midhope.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/midhope.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/midhope-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00c1no, ako sc\u00e9na z filmu.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Odtia\u013e teda pokra\u010dujeme smer Edinburgh centrum, kde odovzd\u00e1vame po 9 d\u0148och auto v obchodnom centre kde je kancel\u00e1ria po\u017ei\u010dovne. Potom obed a len prech\u00e1dzka po meste. Vy\u0161li sme si na\u00a0<strong>Calton Hill<\/strong>, kr\u00e1sny v\u00fdh\u013ead na mesto aj na\u00a0<strong>Holyrood park<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; vyhasnut\u00fd vulk\u00e1n, ktor\u00fd do dne\u0161nej podoby dotiahla doba \u013eadov\u00e1 a jej \u013eadovce.\u00a0<br>Cestou k hotelu sme videli nieko\u013eko zauj\u00edmav\u00fdch miest, napr\u00edklad cintor\u00edn kde je pochovan\u00fd pes.\u00a0<strong>Bobby<\/strong>\u00a0zostal po smrti svojho p\u00e1na pri jeho hrobe.\u00a0<br>Postupne sme sa zorientovali \u010do je kde, Royal Mile a podobne aby sme \u010fal\u0161ie dni nestr\u00e1vili bluden\u00edm a h\u013eadan\u00edm smeru \u010do, kde, kadia\u013e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/meadows.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/meadows.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/meadows-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Meadows &#8211; park kam sa chod\u00ed grilova\u0165, p\u00e1r min\u00fat od centra, v pozad\u00ed Arthur&#8217;s Seat.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De\u0148 10 &#8211; Edinburgh Hollyrood Palace a Scotch Whisky Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nieko\u013eko vec\u00ed, ktor\u00e9 mus\u00edte v Edinburghu vidie\u0165 s\u00fa:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pal\u00e1c kr\u00e1\u013eovnej<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ochutn\u00e1vka whisky<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hrad&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Prv\u00e9 dve sme mali na pl\u00e1ne v tento de\u0148. E\u0161te ve\u010der pred som na\u0161iel aplik\u00e1ciu Gett (nie\u010do ako u n\u00e1s Hoppin) a ako nov\u00fd z\u00e1kazn\u00edk som z\u00edskal 5 kup\u00f3nov na z\u013eavu \u00a33 na cestu. Cesta centrum &#8211; ubytovanie stoj\u00ed cca \u00a37-8, teda cca \u00a35 po po\u017eit\u00ed kup\u00f3nu &#8211; znesite\u013en\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>R\u00e1no teda efektne tax\u00edkom smer\u00a0<strong>Holyrood Palace<\/strong>. L\u00edstky k\u00fapen\u00e9 vopred cez internet, stoj\u00edme pri severnej ve\u017ei odkia\u013e za\u010d\u00edna prehliadka po z\u00e1hrade so sprievodcom.\u00a0<br>Ten pri\u0161iel s d\u00e1\u017ednikom, od r\u00e1na bolo jasno a pripekalo a ten d\u00e1\u017ednik sa mu zi\u0161iel. Ochrana pred Slnkom.\u00a0<br>John, tak sa volal, n\u00e1m urobil perfektn\u00fa prehliadku z\u00e1hrady s nezamenite\u013en\u00fdm \u0161k\u00f3tskym podt\u00f3nom. Boli sme tam 25. j\u00fana a 4. j\u00fala sa tam bude kona\u0165 z\u00e1hradn\u00e1 sl\u00e1vnos\u0165 kr\u00e1\u013eovnej Al\u017ebety II. Pr\u00edpravy u\u017e bolo v plnom pr\u00fade a bol to posledn\u00fd de\u0148 prehliadky, \u010fal\u0161ie vstupu a\u017e po sl\u00e1vnosti, 8. j\u00fala.<br>Okrem in\u00e9ho je v z\u00e1hrade brest, jedin\u00fd svojho druhu. Pred 2 t\u00fd\u017ed\u0148ami z neho brali vzorky anglick\u00fd vedci &#8211; botanici a sk\u00fasia ho rozmno\u017ei\u0165, ke\u010f\u017ee sa ale jedn\u00e1 most\u00e1rsky strom, nebude to tak\u00e9 jednoduch\u00e9.<br>Po z\u00e1hrade sme pokra\u010dovali individu\u00e1lne prehliadkou pal\u00e1ca a Abbey. \u0160koda \u017ee ani tu sa nemohlo foti\u0165. Toti\u017e tieto priestory, tak ako napr\u00edklad v Buckinghamskom pal\u00e1ci, s\u00fa tie\u017e pou\u017e\u00edvan\u00e9 kr\u00e1\u013eovnou a nie je to len m\u00fazeum. Boli sme v baletnej s\u00e1le kde bol pov\u00fd\u0161en\u00fd do \u0161\u013eachtick\u00e9ho stavu Sir Sean Connery ale aj Gordon Ramsey za d\u00f4stojn\u00edka r\u00e1du britsk\u00e9ho imp\u00e9ria.\u00a0<br>Hist\u00f3ria ale aj s\u00fa\u010dasnosti sa znovu prel\u00ednaj\u00fa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/abbey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/abbey.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/abbey-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Abbey &#8211; p\u00f4vodn\u00e1 a najstar\u0161ia \u010das\u0165 pal\u00e1ca.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mali sme e\u0161te \u010das a tak sme sa zastavili v \u0161k\u00f3tskom n\u00e1rodnom m\u00fazeu &#8211; bezplatn\u00fd vstup, ve\u013emi zauj\u00edmav\u00e9 expoz\u00edcie, dokonca aj expoz\u00edcia po\u010d\u00edta\u010dov a mobiln\u00fdch telef\u00f3nov. S\u00fa to m\u00fazejn\u00e9 typy ale ja si ich pam\u00e4t\u00e1m ako top technika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Potom n\u00e1vrat na izbu a relax. Ve\u010der n\u00e1s \u010dakala ochutn\u00e1vka &#8230;<br>&#8230;\u00a0<strong>Scotch Whisky Experience<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Taste of Scotland sa to volalo. Pre\u010do tak\u00fd zlo\u017eit\u00fd n\u00e1zov? Okrem tzv. Platinum tour (vr\u00e1tane ochutn\u00e1vky 5 druhov whisky) sme mali zarezervovan\u00fa aj 3-chodov\u00fa ve\u010deru.\u00a0<br>Po audiovizu\u00e1lnej prehliadke procesu v\u00fdroby whisky sme sa zozn\u00e1mi z 5 typmi \u0161k\u00f3tskej &#8211; pod\u013ea lokality. Ka\u017ed\u00e1 lokalita m\u00e1 pr\u00edzna\u010dn\u00fa chu\u0165 ale v z\u00e1sade sa m\u00f4\u017eu prel\u00edna\u0165.\u00a0<br>Malt je st\u00e1le malt aj ak je mie\u0161an\u00e1 z viacer\u00fdch druhov malt. Blend ke tak\u00e1 ktor\u00e1 sa mie\u0161a z tzv. Grain a Malt a ten kto ju mie\u0161a je ve\u013ek\u00fd guru a vol\u00e1 sa blender.\u00a0<br>Blend m\u00e1 v\u017edy rovnak\u00fa kvalitu, blender namie\u0161a ten ist\u00fd v\u00fdsledok. Pod\u013ea chuti.\u00a0<br>Malt z\u00e1le\u017e\u00ed od ro\u010dn\u00edka, podobne ako v\u00edno.\u00a0<br>Nau\u010dili sme sa rozpr\u00e1va\u0165 whisky ale aj ju pi\u0165.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/whiskyexperiences.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/whiskyexperiences.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/whiskyexperiences-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ka\u017ed\u00e1 f\u013ea\u0161a je in\u00e1 \u0161k\u00f3tska whisky.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u017diaden \u013ead, maxim\u00e1lne prida\u0165 p\u00e1r kvapiek vody. Ako n\u00e1m bolo povedan\u00e9 u\u017e v Talisker destilery na ostrove Skye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ma z\u00e1ver prehliadky sme sa pokochali najv\u00e4\u010d\u0161ou zbierkou \u0161k\u00f3tskej whisky na svete &#8211; 3500 flia\u0161, ka\u017ed\u00e1 in\u00fd typ.&nbsp;<br>A potom ve\u010dera v miestnej re\u0161taur\u00e1cii&nbsp;<strong>Amber<\/strong>. Lakocinky ako haggies ale aj rybacia polievka s lososom, jah\u0148acie, kuracie na \u0161k\u00f3tske sp\u00f4soby a dezert s whisky. V\u0161etko skvel\u00e9 a s v\u00fdkladom. Aby sme vedeli \u010do jeme. Aj whisky ku k\u00e1ve mi poradili &#8211; Glenfarclas 15-ro\u010dn\u00e1 malt. Skvel\u00fd mok. Skvel\u00fd z\u00e1ver d\u0148a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De\u0148 11 &#8211; Edinburgh Castle a Mery King\u2019s Close<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Predposledn\u00fd de\u0148 sa niesol v duchu n\u00e1v\u0161tevy\u00a0<strong>hradu Edinburgh<\/strong>. Ten sa nesch\u00e1dza na opa\u010dnom konci\u00a0<strong>Royal Mile<\/strong>\u00a0ako Holyrood Palace ktor\u00fd sme nav\u0161t\u00edvili prv\u00fd de\u0148.<br>U\u017e pred vchodom n\u00e1s zaujali davy n\u00e1v\u0161tevn\u00edkov, tak\u00e9 sme zatia\u013e nikde nevideli. Naozaj hlava ma hlave, zrejme najnav\u0161tevovanej\u0161ia atrakcia v meste, alebo len ve\u013ea \u013eud\u00ed na malom priestranstve.<br>Samotn\u00fd hrad je vlastne komplex budov, postupne sa nimi d\u00e1 prech\u00e1dza\u0165, niektor\u00e9 s\u00fa ako m\u00faze\u00e1 a niektor\u00e9 sl\u00fa\u017eia omylom \u00fa\u010delom. Ka\u017ed\u00fdch 15 min\u00fat za\u010d\u00edna bezplatn\u00e1 prehliadka so sprievodcom, hne\u010f ved\u013ea miesta kde sa zapo\u017ei\u010diavaj\u00fa audio sprievodcovia.<br>Prehliadka trv\u00e1 cca 30 min\u00fat a nejde do detailov ale ujo d\u00f4chodca, tradi\u010dne oble\u010den\u00fd v kilte, n\u00e1s previedol po hrade a vysvetlil hlavn\u00e9 budovy.<br>\u010co sa t\u00fdka d\u00f4le\u017eit\u00fdch artefaktov k videniu &#8211; \u0161k\u00f3tske kr\u00e1\u013eovsk\u00e9 korunova\u010dn\u00e9 klenoty ale hlavne Stone of Destiny &#8211; ktor\u00e9ho repliku sme videli v Scone Palace v Perthe. Sedia na \u0148om anglick\u00ed kr\u00e1li pri korunov\u00e1cii. Tak tu je origin\u00e1l.<br>Po\u010das prehliadky kr\u00e1\u013eovsk\u00fdch apartm\u00e1nov m\u00f4\u017eete nav\u0161t\u00edvi\u0165 miestnos\u0165, kde sa narodil syn kr\u00e1\u013eovnej M\u00e1rii I. Stuartovej (zn\u00e1mej aj ako Mary, Queen of Scots) &#8211; Jakub I. ktor\u00fd bol prv\u00fd z rodu Stuartovcov na anglickom tr\u00f3ne. N\u00edm zalo\u017een\u00e1 person\u00e1lna \u00fania nakoniec vy\u00fastila v roku 1707 do vzniku Spojen\u00e9ho kr\u00e1\u013eovstva.<br>Av\u0161ak, \u00fadajne sa v 19. storo\u010d\u00ed na\u0161li v m\u00fare pozostatky &#8211; kostra novorodenca a zl\u00e9 jazyky hovoria \u017ee die\u0165a pri p\u00f4rode zomrelo (M\u00e1ria mala komplik\u00e1cie u\u017e po\u010das tehotenstva) a die\u0165a vymenili &#8230;<br>&#8230; to\u013eko hist\u00f3ria a klebety.<br>Po\u010dasie n\u00e1m prialo a zdr\u017eali sme sa a\u017e do 13.00 &#8211; do v\u00fdstrelu z dela. Proced\u00fara sa kon\u00e1 ka\u017ed\u00fd de\u0148, v presnom \u010dase a p\u00f4vod m\u00e1 v \u010dase, ke\u010f e\u0161te neboli presn\u00e9 hodinky ako dnes a lode v pr\u00edstave si potrebovali nastavi\u0165 svoje jednoduch\u00e9 chronometre. Hovor\u00ed sa \u017ee 12 v\u00fdstrelov na poludnie by bolo pridrah\u00e9, \u0161k\u00f3ti s\u00fa sk\u00fapi, im sta\u010d\u00ed 1 v\u00fdstrel a e\u0161te aj u\u0161etria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/edinburghcastle.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/edinburghcastle.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/edinburghcastle-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Vstupn\u00e1 br\u00e1na z n\u00e1dvoria pred Edinburgh Castle.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poobede sme sa vybrali na atrakciu &#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Mary King&#8217;s Close<\/strong>. Jedn\u00e1 sa o pozemie, tzv. star\u00e9 mesto, na ktorom boli postaven\u00e9 modernej\u0161ie budovy v 18. storo\u010d\u00ed. V podzem\u00ed zostali zachovan\u00e9 komplet ulice a miestnosti. Predt\u00fdm to boli domy a \u013eudia tam re\u00e1lne \u017eili. Sklon ul\u00edc bol v\u0161ak nepohodln\u00fd, tak sa nov\u00fd stavitelia rozhodli pochova\u0165 aj nieko\u013eko poschod\u00ed domov pod s\u00fa\u010dasnou \u00farov\u0148ou ulice. V r\u00e1mci atrakcie sme sa tam boli pozrie\u0165. Celkom stra\u0161ideln\u00e9, vr\u00e1tili sme sa o 300 rokov do minulosti, priestory s\u00fa dobovo zrekon\u0161truovan\u00e9 a pri poh\u013eade na ve\u013emi kvalitne spracovan\u00e9 figur\u00edny, n\u00e1m behali po tele zimomriavky. T\u00e9ma bola toti\u017e mor &#8230;<br>Boli sme radi ke\u010f sme sa ocitli na dennom svetle. Sprievodca bol s\u00edxce vtipn\u00fd a sem tam n\u00e1s vy\u013eakal ne\u010dakan\u00fdm zv\u00fd\u0161en\u00edm hlasu alebo historkou s nejasnou pointou alebo ve\u013emi jasnou a nie ve\u013emi lichotivou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De\u0148 12 &#8211; Edinburgh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Posledn\u00fd de\u0148 pred odchodom sme nemali \u017eiadny \u0161peci\u00e1lny program. Bola to tak\u00e1 nejak\u00e1 z\u00e1loha ak ba nie\u010do zahaprovalo. Na\u0161\u0165astie ni\u010d v\u00e1\u017ene sa nestalo a teda sme operat\u00edvne str\u00e1vili stredu na miestach ktor\u00e9 sme e\u0161te nevideli &#8211; nenav\u0161t\u00edvili.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arthur&#8217;s Seat<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; kopec vlastne priamo v meste, p\u00f4vodne to bola \u010dinn\u00e1 sopka ale pred ve\u013ea mili\u00f3nmi rokov. \u010cinnos\u0165ou \u013eadovcov sa jej vzh\u013ead mierne modifikoval a dnes vstupuje do v\u00fd\u0161ky cca 240m &#8211; t\u00fdm p\u00e1dom je ka\u017ed\u00e9mu jasn\u00e9 \u017ee v\u00fdh\u013ead bude &#8211; magnificent.<br>A to teda bol. Na v\u00fdstup sme si zvolili prud\u0161iu cestu po kamenn\u00fdch schodoch a hore sme boli asi za 20 min\u00fat od \u00fap\u00e4tia. V\u00fdh\u013ead, po\u010dasie, perfektn\u00e9. Zrekapitulovali sme si v\u0161etky mieste kde sme boli a kone\u010dne sa zorientovali v topol\u00f3gii mesta z nadh\u013eadu.<br>Dole sme zi\u0161li mierne prudkou cesti\u010dku smerom k Holyrood Palace, trvalo n\u00e1m to dlh\u0161ie a ke\u010f sme videli spoten\u00fdch turistov kr\u00e1\u010daj\u00facich e\u0161te len hore, ten dobr\u00fd poci\u0165 \u017ee u\u017e ide\u0161 dole.<br>Obuv doporu\u010dujem turistick\u00fa, mali sme oby\u010dajn\u00e9 tenisky a sem tam sa noha \u0161mykla. Ur\u010dite nie \u0161lapky, sand\u00e1lky a podobne (aj ke\u010f ich tam bolo vidie\u0165 v hojnom po\u010dte).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/arthursseat.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/arthursseat.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/arthursseat-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>V\u00fdh\u013ead zhora je neskuto\u010dn\u00fd.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Na vrchole sme si teda vybrali dal\u0161\u00ed cie\u013e na\u0161ich potuliek &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Royal Yacht Britannia<\/strong>. Asi 4km vzdu\u0161nou \u010diarou a to pe\u0161o. Trvalo n\u00e1m to nie\u010do vy\u0161e hodiny, plus sme sa zastavili na ob\u010derstvova\u010dke &#8211; pivo v miestnej kr\u010dme.\u00a0<br>Jachta kotv\u00ed pri n\u00e1kupnom centre Ocean Terminal. Najprv som si myslel \u017ee to je termin\u00e1l na osobn\u00fa lodn\u00fa dopravu ale je to oby\u010dajne obchodn\u00e9 centrum. Nepodstatn\u00e9. Jachta tam je a po k\u00fapen\u00ed l\u00edstkov sme dostali boarding pas a mohli sme sa nalodi\u0165.\u00a0<br>Prehliadka za\u010d\u00edna na most\u00edku a postupne sme pre\u0161li takmer v\u0161etky poschodia, vr\u00e1tane strojovne.\u00a0<br>Lo\u010f bola posataven\u00e1 v 50-ich rokoch a tak\u00fd je aj dizajn a pohon. Aj ke\u010f mnoh\u00e9 veci boli modernizovan\u00e9 pokial nebola ukon\u010den\u00e1 jej prev\u00e1dzka v roku 1997.\u00a0<br>Kr\u00e1\u013eovsk\u00e9 kajuty s\u00fa pomerne skromn\u00e9 ale je jasn\u00e9 komu patria. V lodi s\u00fa aj miestnosti na tr\u00e1venie vo\u013en\u00fdch chv\u00ed\u013e, ve\u010dere ale aj ofici\u00e1lne hostiny. V\u0161etko pekne zrekon\u0161truovan\u00e9 a prehliadka pom\u00e1ha nadobudn\u00fa\u0165 pocit ako to tam vyzeralo ke\u010f bola jachta a osadenstvo v plnej par\u00e1de.\u00a0<br>Dokonca strojov\u0148a budila dojem \u017ee bola vyle\u0161ten\u00e1 v\u010dera a \u00fadajne presne tak vyzerala st\u00e1le. Na pohon boli pou\u017eit\u00e9 2 parn\u00e9 turb\u00edny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/royalyacht.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/royalyacht.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/royalyacht-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Jachta, kr\u00e1sna, luxusn\u00e1 ale u\u017e m\u00e1 \u010do to za sebou.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Z jachty sme sa autobusom mestskej dopravy presunuli nasp\u00e4\u0165 do centra mesta. A\u017e ve\u010der som objavil aplik\u00e1ciu na kupovanie l\u00edstkov cez telef\u00f3n a kreditn\u00fa kartu, tak sme mali trochu stres, l\u00edstok sa s\u00edce d\u00e1 k\u00fapi\u0165 v autobuse ale mus\u00edte mat presn\u00fa sumu. \u0160of\u00e9r nevyd\u00e1va.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>V centre e\u0161te nejak\u00e9 n\u00e1kupy, potom ve\u010der v re\u0161taur\u00e1ci\u00ed No. 1 a potom u\u017e smer izba. Balenie. Zajtra sa let\u00ed domov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let bo celkom \u0161tandardn\u00fd, len n\u00e1s zastupkyne BA v Edinburghu na Gate vy\u013eakali, lebo n\u00e1s prin\u00fatili check-in pr\u00edru\u010dn\u00fa bato\u017einu, my sme sa b\u00e1li \u017ee to bude drah\u00e9 ale bolo to zadarmo. Mali sme toti\u017e ve\u013ea n\u00e1kupov z duty free &#8230; hlavne shortbread.<br>Inak letisk\u00e1 Edinburgh and London Heathrow, dos\u0165 chaos ale tentokr\u00e1t sme mali dostatok \u010dasu a lietadlo z LHR me\u0161kalo, ak by neme\u0161kalo, asi by sme ho nestihli &#8230; sme doma, v\u0161etko v poriadku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Za\u010diatkom roka 2018 sme sa rozhodli, \u017ee na\u0161a \u010fal\u0161ia cesta bude sever \u0160k\u00f3rska, tzv. vyso\u010dina alebo v angl. Highlands. najprv sme skontrolovali po\u010dasie a rozhodli sme sa pre j\u00fan, 2 t\u00fd\u017edne n\u00e1m bud\u00fa sta\u010di\u0165, musia. A zrodil sa pl\u00e1n. Na 9 dn\u00ed si po\u017ei\u010diame auto, aby sme boli mobiln\u00ed a potom e\u0161te zakotv\u00edme na p\u00e1r [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cestopisy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":367,"href":"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98\/revisions\/367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slavko.sk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}