Turnberry, Scotland

The Ayrshire region on the southwestern coast of Scotland has been a haven
for golfers since the game's beginnings, and on a day like the one we had
no trouble understanding why. Turnberry is one of Scotland's most
celebrated courses, and our family enjoyed hitting around on the practice
course set right on the beach (though we were all reminded why we picked
other sports to pursue). We arrived early to Turnberry via a two hour ferry
from Larne, Northern Ireland to Troon, Scotland. A twenty minute cab
through incredible Scottish landscape was enough to sell me on this
country, but it kept getting better. The smoked salmon served at breakfast
was definitely the best I've ever had. We then walked down from the hotel
to enjoy a huge regional horse show Turnberry was hosting. Hundreds of
horse trailers from all around the region had come for their horses to
compete, and we watched for quite some time as horses raced and jumped in
the course set against the backdrop of the Scottish hills. As we walked
away, we were approached by a team of representatives from Glenfiddich, who
pressured us to try their samplings of the well-known scotch whiskey. They
didn't have to twist my arm too hard for me to try the 12, 15, and 18 year
old single malts. We continued an incredible walk along the beach, through
the woods, over the cliffs and up to the Culzean Castle, the 18th century
product of Robert Adam (pictured above). Before dinner, we were able to
hear a bagpiper in full dress playing in the front lawn of Turnberry. We
enjoyed local lamb and salmon before retiring early in preparation for an
early morning train to the capital city of Edinburgh.

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