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Inverness

Take a trip to the capital of the Highlands, Inverness. Explore this compact city and discover a slower way of life, but still with interesting things to do and events. Use Inverness as a base to explore Highland scenery, iconic castles, majestic mountains and unique wildlife, including the famous Loch Ness monster. (Source: Visit Scotland)

The picture in this postcard showed part of the city centre of Inverness beside the River Ness. Most of our week-long holiday in Scotland in September 2022 were spent in the Scottish Highlands. We based ourselves in Inverness as we were lucky to be hosted in the beautiful house of my wife's cousin. Unfortunately, we did not get to see much of Inverness but we did saw this postcard view often during our travels to the different tourist attractions of the Highlands.

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Highland cattle in Wicken Fen NNR

A Highland cattle and a calf were shown in this postcard of Wicken Fen NNR in Cambridgeshire. The back of the postcard explained why they are found hundreds of miles away from their home in the Scottish Highlands - to keep the ground of Burwell Fen, part of Wicken Fen, free of scrub.

According to the National Trust's Wicken Fen website:

Grazing animals are essential in developing vegetation in new areas of the nature reserve. The animals help to keep the landscape open and help wetland and grassland plants to become established.

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Fort William, Ben Nevis & Loch Linnhe

This postcard showed the town of Fort William sandwiched by Loch Linnhe and Ben Nevis. We passed by Fort William and stayed a bit for a stopover lunch and rest before driving down to Glasgow when we had our summer holiday in Scotland last September 2022. We saw Loch Linnhe as we were driving the coastal road but not sure if we caught a glimpse of the Ben Nevis.

Described as the Outdoor Capital of the UK, the town of Fort William is a popular base for weekend breaks and holidays in the Scottish Highlands. It is usually the starting base for many avid walkers and climbers who wish to conquer Scotland's largest mountain, Ben Nevis. The town lies at the northeast end of a sea loch, Loch Linnhe.

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St Francis of Assisi exhibition at the National Gallery

The first major art exhibition in the UK to explore the life and legacy of Saint Francis of Assisi (1182–1226), one of history’s most inspirational and revered figures, will be staged at the National Gallery next spring.

The exhibition presents the art and imagery of Saint Francis from the 13th century to today and examines how his spiritual radicalism, his commitment to the poor, his love of God and nature, as well as his striving for peace between enemies and openness to dialogue with other religions, make him a figure of enormous relevance to our times...