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drops glistened on the cobblestone streets, and exploration.
flower-filled gardens and quaint stone Despite the inevitable wait for the vil‐
houses. The 19th-century Church of St. lage’s sole public bathroom, Luss was the
Kessog, with its slender spire, stood as a perfect entry point to Scotland’s natural
silent witness to Luss’s thousand years of wonders. The serenity of its lakeside set‐
history. Wandering through the peaceful ting invited us to pause and take in the
churchyard, we encountered weathered sheer beauty of our surroundings. With
tombstones, some covered in moss, that re‐ each breath of cool fresh air, we felt more
called past generations who lived and la‐ attuned to the tranquility that would define
bored here. A Viking warrior’s grave our journey into the Highlands.
reminded us of the area’s ancient ties to Leaving the peaceful shores of Loch
Scandinavia—a link to a time of conquest
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