The beauty of the British and Irish countryside

[Graham]

Yes, Scotland in January is light from 8am to 4pm. Everything is grey & muddy. The windchill & the rain.

It's better when it's far colder or snow in winter. When it's 0C, with the strong gusts. Everything feels depressing.

Sorry, I may be exaggerating. Because I get winter blues, & depression from from the lack of sun.

[SkyBurn]

Sorry, I may be exaggerating. Because I get winter blues, & depression from from the lack of sun.

I would suggest moving over to somewhere sunnier then! (hint hint)

Little story, my grandfather was invited by one of the universities in Australia to lecture for them, so my dad's parents came down for three years. When that time was up, my grandmother flew back up to Scotland while my granddad got a few things sorted.

After about two days, he gets a letter which basically commanded him to accept the uni's offer to stay on, because she forgot how cold Scotland was! And then they moved permanently over to a country with less depressing weather haha

But on a serious note, I look at photos from the British/Irish castles, country sides etc, and am taken aback. The landscapes are so different, and so amazing.

[Jackson]

June/July is the best time. You'll see the British Isles at it's best.

Indeed. Summer days and evenings in the country are the best.

[Jackson]

Yes, Scotland in January is light from 8am to 4pm. Everything is grey & muddy. The windchill & the rain.

It's better when it's far colder or snow in winter. When it's 0C, with the strong gusts. Everything feels depressing.

Sorry, I may be exaggerating. Because I get winter blues, & depression from from the lack of sun.

I think the only major nearby places that are both wetter and darker and more gloomy are western Norway and Iceland. Do you have SAD? My father did. For almost half the year he goes to work in the dark, works inside, goes home in the dark.

[Jackson]

I would suggest moving over to somewhere sunnier then! (hint hint)

Little story, my grandfather was invited by one of the universities in Australia to lecture for them, so my dad's parents came down for three years. When that time was up, my grandmother flew back up to Scotland while my granddad got a few things sorted.

After about two days, he gets a letter which basically commanded him to accept the uni's offer to stay on, because she forgot how cold Scotland was! And then they moved permanently over to a country with less depressing weather haha

But on a serious note, I look at photos from the British/Irish castles, country sides etc, and am taken about. The landscapes are so different, and so amazing.

You will be most welcome!