"With both feet on the ground in... " a Inverness Travel Page by JessH

I love Inverness because at one point you can be strolling through the city's centre, in the hustle and bustle of shoppers and tourists and a few minutes later you can escape the noise and take a quiet, peaceful stroll along the banks of the River Ness, and watch fisherman trying to catch salmon... right in the centre of town!

It's a great base from which to explore the beautiful Highlands and Islands and there are numerous things to do! (so many, in fact, that we're going back for another visit or two this year :-)

A cosmopolitan urban culture, high quality of life, outstanding natural beauty, a thriving tourist industry and warm and welcoming locals: Inverness really does seem to offer the complete package and I think it's often underestimated.

Many say Inverness has become a fake and pretentious "tourist trap", but if you can ignore the Loch Ness Monster memorabilia, if you don't mind a bagpiper playing on almost every corner and if you can walk past the tartan souvenir shops you'll see the real Inverness for what it truly is: inviting and truly appealing.

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--> 1st visit: August 2008
--> 2nd visit: March 2009
--> 3rd visit: July 2009

--> Tips about things to do, restaurants, hotels or places that lie OUTSIDE of Inverness city
can be found on my general Scotland Page.
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(Original, in Scots Gaelic)
The lovely lass of Inverness,
Nae joy nor pleasure can she see;
For e'en to morn she cries "Alas!"
And ay the saut tear blin's her e'e.

Drumossie moor, Drumossie day
A waefu' day it was to me!
For there I lost my father dear,
My father dear and brethren three.

Their winding-sheets the bluidy clay,
Their graves are growin green to see,
And by them lies the dearest lad
That ever blest a woman's e'e.

Now wae to thee, thou cruel lord,
A bluidy man I trow thou be,
For monie a heart thou hast made sair
That ne'er did wrang to thine or thee!

(English)
The lovely girl of Inverness,
No joy nor pleasure can she see;
For evening to morning she weeps "Alas!"
And always the salt tear blinds her eye.

Drumossie moor, Drumossie day
A woeful day it was to me!
For there I lost my father dear,
My father dear and brothers three.

Their winding-sheets the bloody clay,
Their graves are growing green to see,
And by them lies the dearest lad
That ever blessed a woman's eye,

Now woe to you, you cruel lord, (William of Cumberland)
A bloody man I know you be,
For many a heart you have made sore
That never did wrong to yours or you!
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Click here for the Inverness City Advisor Events Calendar:
http://www.icanow.com/

Or the Events Calendar from "What's On Inverness":
http://www.inverness-scotland.com/whats-on-inverness.asp