Hi Steve, That is the 'one' thing I do not like............whisky! Eugh I did try Highland Park and enjoyed a 'tour' round the distillery some years ago, but got no pleasure from the tasting..............Sorry! Janis ----- Original Message ----- From: "stephen davie" <stephen.davie@sympatico.ca> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 3:18 AM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Hello & an Introduction > It is bottled. Highland Park Single Malt. Breathe it in, savour the > hint of heather and the Firth Peat, and drink it down. Not a joke! > On Wednesday, February 18, 2004, at 01:31 PM, Janis Counsell wrote: > > > Ahhhhhhhhh Welcome to the 'List' Vikram > > Another one 'hooked' on Orkney. Goodness knows what it is that hooks > > people, > > but if it could be bottled it would be a best seller for certain. > > Regards, > > Janis > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Trish mail" <bstover@rogers.com> > > To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 6:46 PM > > Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Hello & an Introduction > > > > > >> Welcome to the list, Vikram. I envy you and your wife your trip to > > Orkney. > >> Hope I can report the same adventure someday soon. > >> Trish > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: <VikramR@aol.com> > >> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 12:40 PM > >> Subject: [<orcadia>] Hello & an Introduction > >> > >> > >>> Friends: > >>> > >>> My name is Vikram Rawal, I reside just north of Pittsburgh > > Pennsylvania - > >>> USA, and am an Engineer/Business Owner (Automation Systems) by > > profession. > >> My > >>> wife and I have had the pleasure of visiting Orkney this past > >>> September > >> (2003), > >>> now that our youngest is in college, we have just begun to test the > >>> new > >> found > >>> "freedom" and pursue our first love - travel & poeple. Orkney became > >>> one > >> of my > >>> "must-visit" destinations, after reading about it in an exclusive > > article > >> in > >>> the National Geographic, several years ago. I was, as they say, > >>> smitten! > >>> > >>> Due to our schedule (we drove from Glasgow counterclockwise to > >>> Edinburgh > >> then > >>> along the coast, then Inverness to Orkney-then on to Skye, Loch > >>> Lomond > > and > >>> back to Glasgow) we were only able to visit the Mainland, and stayed > >>> in > >>> Stromness for 3 days. We ferried our car over and drove > >>> everywhere-all > > day > >> long! I > >>> must say that words escape me, when I try to describe the pristine > > beauty, > >>> history, and the ubiquitious Nature that we encountered. We hope to > >>> take > >> in Hoy, > >>> Flotta, South Ronaldsay, Shapinsay, Stronsay, Sanday, North Ronaldsay > >> (bird > >>> sanctuary), Papa Westray, Eday and Rousay in our next visit to > >>> Orkney. > >>> > >>> (I was tempted to send you our photos of wonderful Orkney, but Sigurd > >>> indicated "no attachments", and ofcourse I'd be sending most of you > >> pictures of your > >>> own "backyard"!) > >>> > >>> So that it for now. > >>> > >>> Vikram Rawal. > >>> > >>> PS: If any of you know Ann Sutherland and Jim Stockan tell them I > >>> said > >>> "hello". > >>> > >>> > >>> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > >>> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > > word > >>> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > >>> > >> > >> > >> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > >> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > >> word > >> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > >> > > > > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > > word > > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >