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Scotland Roundtrip V - Tain, Worlcup and the sleeping furries of Dornoch Beach [EN/DE]

Scotland Roundtrip V - Tain, Worlcup and the sleeping furries of Dornoch Beach [EN/DE]

July 2018 · 4 min read · Scotland

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From Loch Ness we drove directly to Tain, a sleepy little village by the sea. It´s not famous at all and there was only one reason we decided to pass by: We had found a nice-looking place to stay via Airbnb. And that was one of the best things that happened during our whole journey. We were cordially welcomed into a tastefully decorated house by a couple that could have been our parents. They had some empty rooms, since their children already left the house. She was a paintress and he a musician. You could find her paintings all over the house, even some furniture were beautifully painted. We later found out that our male host had a very popular song back in the 80 in almost every international charts for several weeks.

Von Loch Ness fuhren wir direkt nach Tain, einer kleinen, ruhigen Stadt am Meer. Es ist nicht berühmt und hat auch keine Sehenswürdigkeiten, es gab nur einen Grund, warum wir dort Halt machten: Wir hatten eine Unterkunft über Airbnb gefunden. Und dieser Aufenthalt war einer der besten Dinge, die während unserer Reise passierten. Wir wurden in einem geschmackvoll eingerichteten Haus herzlich empfangen von einem Paar, das unsere Eltern hätten sein können. Die beiden hatten einige leere Zimmer, nachdem die eigenen Kinder aus dem Haus waren. Sie war bildende Künstlerin und er Musiker. Man konnte ihre Gemälde im ganzen Haus finden, sogar einige Möbelstücke trugen ihre Bilder. Etwas später fanden wir heraus, dass er einen sehr bekannten Hit in den 80ern hatte, der sich in fast allen internationalen Charts über mehrere Wochen hielt.

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In the afternoon we wanted to check out a recommended beach - 20 minutes by car. Sun was shining and we took everything you need to go to the beach. We arrived, parked the car...and then the fog came. From one minute to another the beach was wrapped into a white cloud. We started walking and then we found the sleeping giant furries and I instantly fell in love....

Am Nachmittag wollten wir den uns empfohlenen Strand besuchen - zwanzig Minuten mit dem Auto entfernt. Die Sonne schien und wir nahmen alles mit, was man für so einen Strandbesuch braucht. Wir kamen an, parkten das Auto und...der Nebel kam. Von einer Minute zur nächsten was der komplette Strand in eine weiße Wolke gehüllt. Wir begannen loszulaufen und dann fanden wir diese riesen schlafenden Pelztiere und ich verliebte mich augenblicklich...

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Back in the house we met another German couple who was staying there the same time. They were our age and we also became friends - all felt like a big family. In the evening the host was cooking for us, before we went all together to the pub, where we watched the World Cup: Germany vs. Brazil. Does anyone remember this game? Not to imagine nowadays :) By the way: this day is exactly four years ago today!

Zurück in der Unterkunft lernten wir ein weiteres deutsches Paar kennen, das dort zur gleichen Zeit gebucht hatte. Die beiden waren ungefähr in unserem Alter, wir wurden Freunde und alle fühlten sich wie eine große Familie. Am Abend wurden wir von unserem Gastgeber lecker bekocht, bevor wir alle zusammen ins Pub gingen, um die Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft zu schauen: Deutschland gegen Brasilien. Erinnert sich irgendjemand an dieses Spiel? Heutzutage nicht vorstellbar ;) Und übrigens: Das war genau heute vor vier Jahren!

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We spent the night in that beautiful room, accompanied by malicioulsy laughing seagulls outside the window, The next day we already had to leave heading from the east coast to the west coast...

Wir verbrachten die Nacht in diesem wunderschönen Raum, begleitet vom hämischen Gelächter der Seemöwen, um am nächsten Tag von der Ostküste zur Westküste aufzubrechen...

Part 1: Scotland Roundtrip I - Dunnottar Castle [EN/DE]
Part 2: Scotland Roundtrip II - Aberdeen [EN/DE]
Part 3: Scotland Roundtrip III - Elgin and Antfield [EN/DE]
Part 4: Scotland Roundtrip IV - Loch Ness and the Boleskine House | Loch Ness und das Boleskine House [EN/DE]

Thanks for reading! | Danke für´s Lesen!

Photos by @patschwork

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