You cannot understand a country without visiting its village. Tiny towns are located far from the highways, and they are usually of no interest to anyone except those who live there. Well, on my travels I hunt just for such remote corners. Priceless treasure. I present to you the Scottish village of Comrie and its inhabitants. The warmest place in Scotland.
This is how I saw Comrie for the first time. I drove by and thought that I had to go back, walk for half an hour, see how people live. In the end, I spent two days here.
Comrie is a small settlement, even by Scottish standards. About two thousand people live. Twinning in Canada is not just a formality. Comrie settlers live in Ontario. Interestingly among the Scots, almost every one of them knows their Canadian / American relatives and keeps in touch with them even after centuries.
There is such a land here that a hundred or two hundred years is like yesterday. This hotel, for example, opened in 1765, a decade before the signing of the US Declaration of Independence.
And the bar in the backyard of the hotel has been open for two hundred years without interruption. And that's how they have it. It is not surprising that people know and stick to each other, because their great-grandfathers were still friends. Interestingly, there is even an influx of population in Comrie: some of those with whom I spoke were not born here, and only then moved. Getting to know the village began with James Hunt, a forester I met at a bar.
The White Church is now a community center. Well, just like our house of culture used to be on a collective farm. Local regalia and relics are kept here. A special pride for Comrie. It is one of only three villages in Great Britain where new year's eve greeted with a costumed torchlight procession.
An old cemetery. There is a modern one on the outskirts. The church does not work, because there are two others, more convenient. In general, it is quite common throughout the country to remodel old churches into shops and even residential buildings.
The first floor of the center is given to children: after school, boy scouts are held here. Two groups, depending on age, beavers and cubs. The scout organization operates throughout the country, the children themselves want to get there, to the delight of their parents.
James Watmore is a scout counselor and gamekeeper at Aberchill Castle, near Comrie. By the way, the castle belongs to the Russian metallurgical magnate Vladimir Lisin.
Insignia and awards. Pay attention to how "bonuses" in children's paramilitary organizations should look like, and not like veteran medals from our cadets.
One floor above is a theater. Village drama club, if you like.
They put on a new show every year. Everything is serious, props, costumes, decorations. There are posters on the streets and everyone is waiting for the premiere.
I ended up at the first rehearsal in costumes. The comedy performance “Hello-Hello” is based on the book of the same name, which tells about a small cafe in Paris during the German occupation. All the actors are not professionals, but just residents of Comrie. The director is a local priest, he also plays a fascist general.
Looks good for an amateur?
I got carried away with the rehearsal and was almost late for the store before closing, I had to buy some groceries. They played smoothly and easily. Apparently, the long acquaintance of the actors with each other in ordinary life affected.
On the street I met the Pioneer Scouts again. Now they had a treasure hunt quest in the school yard. Sweets acted as jewelry.
Comrie only has elementary School, older children go to the “district center”, the city of Criff. There is no school bus system in England like in the USA, so children use regular buses, but more often they are driven by their parents.
From childhood they are taught to sort garbage. Box on the far right - for collecting old clothes, charity. For handed over clothes, as for waste paper, they pay money. The school will receive them.
There are only two streets in Comrie. On the first floors of almost all buildings there are shops, shops and offices, the upper residential ones. This is completely typical of almost any European village. So it was once in small villages Kaliningrad region when she was still Prussia. We did not take root: private property and business were prohibited in the USSR.
Let's take a look at the post office. Here, post offices are also small shops where you can buy soda, sweet gifts, postcards, and the latest press. The postal part, as it were, is not even the main one, but they also perform other functions besides sending letters and parcels. You can exchange money, buy insurance or make a money order at any UK post office.
Ewan Lamont grew up in Criffe, a town five miles from Comrie. Today he runs a post office: to some extent, in Scotland, this is also a private business. Ewen and his wife are new villagers who only moved here three years ago.
John works in a supermarket.
In addition to the standard supermarket, there is also a delicatessen and farm products store. There will be a separate post about what is sold in Scottish stores, now I will not focus on it.
Kenny Howatt has been working in a butcher shop for as long as he can remember. But the residents of the city know him not only as a butcher, but also regularly hear him on the village radio - a notification system that turns into a radio station for the holidays.
Hannah, waitress and bartender at a local cafe.
Favorite place all the residents of Comrie, Campbell's. Pig and hairy cow cakes, strawberry muffins and a traditional Scottish round pie.
Kayleigh Lowe was born and raised in Comrie. Her parents run a caravan camp just outside the city limits.
Lorraine Brock, pharmacy owner and local “dandelion of God” Moira Digyuid. She is engaged in helping children going to school to cross the road. Have you seen, probably, people in bright clothes with a stop sign in their hands are standing and regulating traffic at the crossings? Here, this is it. Long retired, but still wants to be useful to people. She has been doing this for thirty years. And every morning he comes to the pharmacy for a cup of tea, to chat with Lorraine.
Management company office, Comrie Development Trust. I do not know if it is correct to compare them with our ZhEK, but this organization is involved, among other things, with their functions. From repairing roads and replacing lighting to organizing public events. Pictured by Katie Malloy and Andy Hemmings.
As an example, these bicycles were purchased at the expense of the village budget. These scooters are designed for the youngest children who have not yet cycled and need to learn how to balance. They are issued free of charge if the family applies.
This shop interested me more than others, there was a personal interest. Moreover, the place turned out to be significant.
This is a shop for traditional Scottish clothing, kilts and accessories.
But the store is special: there is a complete database of tartans, as the national ornament is called - a cage. There are 15 thousand officially registered drawings belonging to the clans. Yes, today it is available on the Internet, but it was in Comrie, this small village, that such a base was first born, which then became publicly available to the whole world.
Today not a single Scottish family can do without a kilt, although in ordinary life it is not often worn. But weddings, funerals, graduation from school or on other holidays, men must come in full accordance with traditions. The kilt must be custom-made or rented. But it is important that the pattern of the cage of your "skirt" matches your clan, read - family. Together with the owner of the store, we found the last name White, which is the closest in meaning to my own. This means that I can wear tartans of two clans - Lamont and MacGregor. Here is the first one in the photo.
Sewing your own kilt is very expensive - from 25 thousand rubles only for a skirt, and a dozen more accessories are required for it. As a result, I bought myself a ready-made inexpensive kilt. I even think to wear it.
Rustic attractions. For example, this Earthquake House on the edge of Comrie. Perth is located on the edge of a tectonic fault, and earthquakes are not uncommon here. A special inventory of seismologists is kept in the house.
And ancient Celtic dolmens, which indicate that life in these places has been in full swing for a long time. Or maybe just stones with a beautiful legend.
Administratively, Comrie is still part of the Highlands, although the mountains are no longer there. So, hillocks. But the nature is great, and only a couple of hours drive from Edinburgh, many come to relax on the weekend.
Countryside recreation center "Khutor", with a mountain bike track and yurts that can be rented for a company of six.
Colin Harper, jack of all trades. A lover of the extraordinary and unknown, he is fond of photography and dreams of visiting Mongolia.
Comrie also has its own zoo. Now this is completely atypical for a Scottish village, but did you already realize that I was in a special place? The zoo was created by a local entrepreneur who wanted to create another place for children to relax with their parents. There are rare exotic animals and common ones like goats, cows and hamsters.
Yes, not every of our villages has as many real agricultural machinery as there are toy ones!
I want to say thanks a lot Ann Petrie, who agreed to introduce me to the life of her village. Ann works for the local historical community and “patronizes” the former German POW camp for which I came to these places. Then I had the idea to spend time in the village and tell about its inhabitants.
I hope I succeeded. That is why I like to ride through “holes” and communicate with people, rather than just walking the streets of big cities. Without people, the house is just a pile of stones. And not a single museum can replace live communication with the “natives”. See how people live today, not how they once lived. And don't be afraid. They don't bite!
You cannot understand a country without visiting its village. Tiny towns are located far from the highways, and they are usually of no interest to anyone except those who live there. Well, on my travels I hunt just for such remote corners. Priceless treasure.
I present to you the Scottish village of Comrie and its inhabitants. The warmest place in Scotland.
1 This is how I saw Comrie for the first time. I drove by and thought that I had to go back, walk for half an hour, see how people live. In the end, I spent two days here.
2 Comrie is a small settlement, even by Scottish standards. About two thousand people live. Twinning in Canada is not just a formality. Comrie settlers live in Ontario. Interestingly among the Scots, almost every one of them knows their Canadian / American relatives and keeps in touch with them even after centuries.
3 There is such land in general that a hundred or two hundred years is like yesterday. This hotel, for example, opened in 1765, a decade before the signing of the US Declaration of Independence.
4 And the hotel's backyard bar has been open for two hundred years without interruption. And that's how they have it. It is not surprising that people know and stick to each other, because their great-grandfathers were still friends. Interestingly, there is even an influx of population in Comrie: some of those with whom I spoke were not born here, and only then moved. Getting to know the village began with James Hunt, a forester I met at a bar.
5 The White Church is now a community center. Well, just like our house of culture used to be on a collective farm. Local regalia and relics are kept here. A special pride for Comrie. This is one of three villages in the UK where New Year's Eve is greeted with a costumed torchlight procession.
6 The old cemetery. There is a modern one on the outskirts. The church does not work, because there are two others, more convenient. In general, it is quite common throughout the country to remodel old churches into shops and even residential buildings.
7 The first floor of the center is given to children: after school, boy scouts are held here. Two groups, depending on age, beavers and cubs. The scout organization operates throughout the country, the children themselves want to get there, to the delight of their parents.
James Watmore is a scout counselor and gamekeeper at Aberchill Castle, near Comrie. By the way, the castle belongs to the Russian metallurgical magnate Vladimir Lisin.
8 Insignia and awards. Pay attention to how "bonuses" in children's paramilitary organizations should look like, and not like veteran medals from our cadets.
The 9th floor above is the theater. Village drama club, if you like.
10 Every year they put on a new show. Everything is serious, props, costumes, decorations. There are posters on the streets and everyone is waiting for the premiere.
11 I ended up at the first rehearsal in costumes. The comedy performance “Hello-Hello” is based on the book of the same name, which tells about a small cafe in Paris during the German occupation. All the actors are not professionals, but just residents of Comrie. The director is a local priest, he also plays a fascist general.
12 Looks good for an amateur?
13 I got carried away with the rehearsal and was almost late to the store before closing, I had to buy groceries too. They played smoothly and easily. Apparently, the long acquaintance of the actors with each other in ordinary life affected.
14 On the street I met the Pioneer Scouts again. Now they had a treasure hunt quest in the school yard. Sweets acted as jewelry.
15 Comrie has only a primary school, older children go to the “district center”, the city of Criff. The UK does not have a school bus system like the US, so children use regular buses, but their parents are more likely to take them.
16 From childhood they are taught to sort garbage. Box on the far right - for collecting old clothes, charity. For handed over clothes, as for waste paper, they pay money. The school will receive them.
17 Comrie has only two streets. On the first floors of almost all buildings there are shops, shops and offices, the upper residential ones. This is completely typical of almost any European village. So it was once in the Kaliningrad region, when it was still Prussia. We did not take root: private property and business were prohibited in the USSR.
18 Let's look at the post office. Here, post offices are also small shops where you can buy soda, sweet gifts, postcards, and the latest press. The postal part, as it were, is not even the main one, but they also perform other functions besides sending letters and parcels. You can exchange money, buy insurance or make a money order at any UK post office.
Ewan Lamont grew up in Criffe, a town five miles from Comrie. Today he runs a post office: to some extent, in Scotland, this is also a private business. Ewen and his wife are new villagers who only moved here three years ago.
19 John, works in a supermarket.
20 In addition to the standard supermarket, there is also a delicatessen and farm products store. There will be a separate post about what is sold in Scottish stores, now I will not focus on it.
21 Kenny Howatt has been working in a butcher shop for as long as he can remember. But the residents of the city know him not only as a butcher, but also regularly hear him on the village radio - a notification system that turns into a radio station for the holidays.
22 Hannah, waitress and bartender at a local cafe.
23 Comrie's favorite place is Campbell's Patisserie. Pig and hairy cow cakes, strawberry muffins and a traditional Scottish round pie.
24 Kayleigh Lowe was born and raised in Comrie. Her parents run a caravan camp just outside the city limits.
25 Lorraine Brock, pharmacy owner and local “dandelion of God” Moira Digyuid. She is engaged in helping children going to school to cross the road. Have you seen, probably, people in bright clothes with a stop sign in their hands are standing and regulating traffic at the crossings? Here, this is it. Long retired, but still wants to be useful to people. She has been doing this for thirty years. And every morning he comes to the pharmacy for a cup of tea, to chat with Lorraine.
26 Management company office, Comrie Development Trust. I do not know if it is correct to compare them with our ZhEK, but this organization is involved, among other things, with their functions. From repairing roads and replacing lighting to organizing public events. Pictured by Katie Malloy and Andy Hemmings.
27 As an example, these bicycles were purchased at the expense of the village budget. These scooters are designed for the youngest children who have not yet cycled and need to learn how to balance. They are issued free of charge if the family applies.
28 This shop interested me more than others, there was a personal interest. Moreover, the place turned out to be significant.
29 This is a shop for traditional Scottish clothing, kilts and accessories
30 But the store is special: it has a complete database tartans This is how the national ornament is called - a cage. There are 15 thousand officially registered drawings belonging to the clans. Yes, today it is available on the Internet, but it was in Comrie, this small village, that such a base was first born, which then became publicly available to the whole world.
31 Today not a single Scottish family can do without a kilt, although in ordinary life it is not often worn. But weddings, funerals, graduation from school or on other holidays, men must come in full accordance with traditions. The kilt must be custom-made or rented. But it is important that the pattern of the cage of your "skirt" matches your clan, read - family. Together with the owner of the store, we found the last name White, which is the closest in meaning to my own. This means that I can wear tartans of two clans - Lamont and MacGregor. Here is the first one in the photo.
Sewing your own kilt is very expensive - from 25 thousand rubles only for a skirt, and a dozen more accessories are required for it. As a result, I bought myself a ready-made inexpensive kilt. I even think to wear it.
32 Village attractions. For example, this Earthquake House on the edge of Comrie. Perth is located on the edge of a tectonic fault, and earthquakes are not uncommon here. A special inventory of seismologists is kept in the house.
33 And ancient Celtic dolmens, which say that life in these places has been in full swing for a long time. Or maybe just stones with a beautiful legend.
34 Administratively, Comrie is still part of the Highlands, although the mountains are no longer there. So, hillocks. But the nature is great, and only a couple of hours drive from Edinburgh, many come to relax on the weekend.
35 Countryside recreation center "Khutor", with a mountain bike track and yurts, which can be rented for a company of six.
36 Colin Harper, jack of all trades. A lover of the extraordinary and unknown, he is fond of photography and dreams of visiting Mongolia.
37 And Comrie also has its own zoo. Now this is completely atypical for a Scottish village, but did you already realize that I was in a special place? The zoo was created by a local entrepreneur who wanted to create another place for children to relax with their parents. There are rare exotic animals and common ones like goats, cows and hamsters.
38 Yes, not every our village has as many real agricultural machinery as there are toy ones!
39 I want to say a huge thank you to Ann Petrie who agreed to introduce me to the life of her village. Ann works for the local historical community and “patronizes” the former German POW camp for which I came to these places. Then I had the idea to spend time in the village and tell about its inhabitants.
40 I hope I succeeded. That is why I like to ride through “holes” and communicate with people, rather than just walking the streets of big cities. Without people, the house is just a pile of stones. And not a single museum can replace live communication with the “natives”. See how people live today, not how they once lived. And don't be afraid. They don't bite!
Each of us has a moment when a huge metropolis squeezes in its arms, and the only desire arises - to escape to a quiet haven, where you can rest your body and soul. If you are experiencing this feeling right now, pack your bags! From eastern shores Scotland before west coast Great Britain - we have collected for you ten of the most beautiful British villages
Pennan
Despite being quite small, Pennan is often referred to as one of the most beautiful in Britain. It is located in the Scottish region of Aberdeenshire and consists only of a small harbor and one row of houses. In the 1980s, the film "A Local Hero" was filmed in Pennan, in which the hero called from a fake red telephone booth. After the release of the picture, film fans from all over the world began to come to the village to see that very booth. As a result, the city authorities had to install a real booth in the same place.
Photo: flickr.com by Jim Richardson
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Portmeirion
The fabulous atmosphere of a tourist village in Wales is created by the color of local buildings: they are all made in bright colors, which simply cannot but amaze tourists! It is hard to believe that Portmeryon is located on the site of a former foundry and boat workshop, because the beauty of this village attracts not only tourists, but also filmmakers, who often film films and TV shows here.
Photo: flickr.com by Valerio_D
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Staithes
The village of States in North Yorkshire was once one of England's main fishing ports. Today, tourists often come here, traveling to the nearby national park North York Moors. The village looks impressive thanks to the harbor, flanked by high cliffs and long breakwaters.
Photo: thousandwonders.net 4 Bibury
Bibury Village is one of the most famous in Britain. It was mentioned in the “Book of the Last Judgment” in 1086. The village is famous for its narrow streets, traditional English houses and ancient architecture. In the 19th century, an English poet and artist called the village the most beautiful in England. In addition, one of the streets of Bibury is depicted on the page of the British passport.
Photo: en.wikipedia.org 5 Plockton
Plockton Village is the heart of the Scottish Highlands. It is located in a bay on the coast of Loch Carron and is popular tourist resort... Despite the population of the village is less than 500 people, there are pubs, restaurants, hotels and even a library where exhibitions and other events are held. Besides, picturesque village boasts a mild climate, thanks to which a lot of southern cordilina, a woody plant of the New Zealand species, grows here.
Photo: clive-w.blogspot.com
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Kettlewell
Kettlewell village in North Yorkshire - amazing a nice place famous for its spacious green landscapes. It has existed since the 13th century, and in the 17th century the village was almost completely destroyed by floods. For centuries, the villagers were engaged in lead mining, textile industry and agriculture... Today, the main occupation of the villagers of Kettlewell is raising sheep.
Photo: flickr.com by Martin Lynch
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Cushendun
This village in County Antrim boasts amazing views! It lies at the mouth of the Dan River and has a cozy, sheltered harbor. In 1980, thanks to the beautiful natural area and a unique architectural heritage, the coast of Antrim and Glens with the village of Kashendan in the heart has been recognized as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Photo: thisisengland.org.uk
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Crovie
The Scottish village in Aberdeenshire is adjacent to the village of Pennan and, like it, consists of just one street along the coast. However, unlike Pennan, the houses here are so close to the water that residents have to leave their cars in the south of the village.
Photo: commons.wikimedia.org
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Castle combe
The village of Castle Com in Wiltshire can rightfully be considered one of the most beautiful in England. Travelers from all over the world come here to look at old houses, arched bridges and fabulous landscapes. By the way, not only tourists come here - many filmmakers choose Castle Com as a location for filming: Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" was filmed here, the series "
You cannot understand a country without visiting its village. Tiny towns are located far from the highways, and they are usually of no interest to anyone except those who live there. Well, on my travels I hunt just for such remote corners. Priceless treasure.
I present to you the Scottish village of Comrie and its inhabitants. The warmest place in Scotland.
1 This is how I saw Comrie for the first time. I drove by and thought that I had to go back, walk for half an hour, see how people live. In the end, I spent two days here.
2 Comrie is a small settlement, even by Scottish standards. About two thousand people live. Twinning in Canada is not just a formality. Comrie settlers live in Ontario. Interestingly among the Scots, almost every one of them knows their Canadian / American relatives and keeps in touch with them even after centuries.
3 There is such land in general that a hundred or two hundred years is like yesterday. This hotel, for example, opened in 1765, a decade before the signing of the US Declaration of Independence.
4 And the hotel's backyard bar has been open for two hundred years without interruption. And that's how they have it. It is not surprising that people know and stick to each other, because their great-grandfathers were still friends. Interestingly, there is even an influx of population in Comrie: some of those with whom I spoke were not born here, and only then moved. Getting to know the village began with James Hunt, a forester I met at a bar.
5 The White Church is now a community center. Well, just like our house of culture used to be on a collective farm. Local regalia and relics are kept here. A special pride for Comrie. This is one of three villages in the UK where New Year's Eve is greeted with a costumed torchlight procession.
6 The old cemetery. There is a modern one on the outskirts. The church does not work, because there are two others, more convenient. In general, it is quite common throughout the country to remodel old churches into shops and even residential buildings.
7 The first floor of the center is given to children: after school, boy scouts are held here. Two groups, depending on age, beavers and cubs. The scout organization operates throughout the country, the children themselves want to get there, to the delight of their parents.
James Watmore is a scout counselor and gamekeeper at Aberchill Castle, near Comrie. By the way, the castle belongs to the Russian metallurgical magnate Vladimir Lisin.
8 Insignia and awards. Pay attention to how "bonuses" should look like in children's paramilitary organizations, and not like our veteran's medals.
9th floor above is the theater. Village drama club, if you like.
10 Every year they put on a new show. Everything is serious, props, costumes, decorations. There are posters on the streets and everyone is waiting for the premiere.
11 I ended up at the first rehearsal in costumes. The comedy performance “Hello-Hello” is based on the book of the same name, which tells about a small cafe in Paris during the German occupation. All the actors are not professionals, but just residents of Comrie. The director is a local priest, he also plays a fascist general.
12 Looks good for an amateur?
13 I got carried away with the rehearsal and was almost late to the store before closing, I had to buy groceries too. They played smoothly and easily. Apparently, the long acquaintance of the actors with each other in ordinary life affected.
14 On the street I met the Pioneer Scouts again. Now they had a treasure hunt quest in the school yard. Sweets acted as jewelry.
15 Comrie has only a primary school, older children go to the “district center”, the city of Criff. There is no school bus system in England like in the USA, so children use regular buses, but more often they are driven by their parents.
16 From childhood they are taught to sort garbage. Box on the far right - for collecting old clothes, charity. For handed over clothes, as for waste paper, they pay money. The school will receive them.
17 Comrie has only two streets. On the first floors of almost all buildings there are shops, shops and offices, the upper residential ones. This is completely typical of almost any European village. So it was once in the Kaliningrad region, when it was still Prussia. We did not take root: private property and business were prohibited in the USSR.
18 Let's look at the post office. Here, post offices are also small shops where you can buy soda, sweet gifts, postcards, and the latest press. The postal part, as it were, is not even the main one, but they also perform other functions besides sending letters and parcels. You can exchange money, buy insurance or make a money order at any UK post office.
Ewan Lamont grew up in Criffe, a town five miles from Comrie. Today he runs a post office: to some extent, in Scotland, this is also a private business. Ewen and his wife are new villagers who only moved here three years ago.
19 John, works in a supermarket.
20 In addition to the standard supermarket, there is also a delicatessen and farm products store. There will be a separate post about what is sold in Scottish stores, now I will not focus on it.
21 Kenny Howatt has been working in a butcher shop for as long as he can remember. But the residents of the city know him not only as a butcher, but also regularly hear him on the village radio - a notification system that turns into a radio station for the holidays.
22 Hannah, waitress and bartender at a local cafe.
23 Comrie's favorite place is Campbell's Patisserie. Pig and hairy cow cakes, strawberry muffins and a traditional Scottish round pie.
24 Kayleigh Lowe was born and raised in Comrie. Her parents run a caravan camp just outside the city limits.
25 Lorraine Brock, pharmacy owner and local “dandelion of God” Moira Digyuid. She is engaged in helping children going to school to cross the road. Have you seen, probably, people in bright clothes with a stop sign in their hands are standing and regulating traffic at the crossings? Here, this is it. Long retired, but still wants to be useful to people. She has been doing this for thirty years. And every morning he comes to the pharmacy for a cup of tea, to chat with Lorraine.
26 Management company office, Comrie Development Trust. I do not know if it is correct to compare them with our ZhEK, but this organization is involved, among other things, with their functions. From repairing roads and replacing lighting to organizing public events. Pictured by Katie Malloy and Andy Hemmings.
27 As an example, these bicycles were purchased at the expense of the village budget. These scooters are designed for the youngest children who have not yet cycled and need to learn how to balance. They are issued free of charge if the family applies.
28 This shop interested me more than others, there was a personal interest. Moreover, the place turned out to be significant.
29 This is a shop for traditional Scottish clothing, kilts and accessories
30 But the store is special: it has a complete database tartans This is how the national ornament is called - a cage. There are 15 thousand officially registered drawings belonging to the clans. Yes, today it is available on the Internet, but it was in Comrie, this small village, that such a base was first born, which then became publicly available to the whole world.
31 Today not a single Scottish family can do without a kilt, although in ordinary life it is not often worn. But weddings, funerals, graduation from school or on other holidays, men must come in full accordance with traditions. The kilt must be custom-made or rented. But it is important that the pattern of the cage of your "skirt" matches your clan, read - family. Together with the owner of the store, we found the last name White, which is the closest in meaning to my own. This means that I can wear tartans of two clans - Lamont and MacGregor. Here is the first one in the photo.
Sewing your own kilt is very expensive - from 25 thousand rubles only for a skirt, and a dozen of accessories are also required for it. As a result, I bought myself a ready-made inexpensive kilt. I even think to wear it.
32 Village attractions. For example, this Earthquake House on the edge of Comrie. Perth is located on the edge of a tectonic fault, and earthquakes are not uncommon here. A special inventory of seismologists is kept in the house.
33 And ancient Celtic dolmens, which say that life in these places has been in full swing for a long time. Or maybe just stones with a beautiful legend.
34 Administratively, Comrie is still part of the Highlands, although the mountains are no longer there. So, hillocks. But the nature is great, and only a couple of hours drive from Edinburgh, many come to relax on the weekend.
35 Countryside recreation center "Khutor", with a mountain bike track and yurts, which can be rented for a company of six.
36 Colin Harper, jack of all trades. A lover of the extraordinary and unknown, he is fond of photography and dreams of visiting Mongolia.
37 And Comrie also has its own zoo. Now this is completely atypical for a Scottish village, but did you already realize that I was in a special place? The zoo was created by a local entrepreneur who wanted to create another place for children to relax with their parents. There are rare exotic animals and common ones like goats, cows and hamsters.
38 Yes, not every our village has as many real agricultural machinery as there are toy ones!
39 I want to say a huge thank you to Ann Petrie who agreed to introduce me to the life of her village. Ann works for the local historical community and “patronizes” the former German POW camp for which I came to these places. Then I had the idea to spend time in the village and tell about its inhabitants.
40 I hope I succeeded. That is why I like to ride through “holes” and communicate with people, rather than just walking the streets of big cities. Without people, the house is just a pile of stones. And not a single museum can replace live communication with the “natives”. See how people live today, not how they once lived. And don't be afraid. They don't bite!
