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 >

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 >