It was a nice day but a bit cold, mid 50s. We were at anchorage and so was another brand new ship, Cunard Queen Anne.
The Orkneys are comprised of ~70 islands, 20 of them inhabited. Kirkwall is known as the mainland, the capital and it's the biggest. There are many UNESCO sites here.
Standing Stones of Stenness is a small circle of standing stones dating from 3100 BCE. They're not quite sure their purpose. They're kind of a mini Stonehenge.
Ring of Brodgar from 2500 BCE. Again big stones they're not quite sure their purpose. They believe there were 60 stones but only 20 left.
Skara Brae is a prehistoric village uncovered in 1850 after a storm. An amazing example of prehistoric life. They have covered some of it back up to protect it because they have enough to study right now.
Yesnaby have some beautiful cliffs along the ocean. The nazi's set up gun batteries here.
Italian Chapel was created by Italian POW during the war. I read about it but it was amazing to see. It has been restored because after the war it fell into ruin. It is created by trompe l'oeil, a painting technique that looks 3-dimensional.
Furry pigs are Peter & Brian. There were 2 other tour vans there when we went by.
Kirkwall we visited St Magnus Church built in 1064, then rebuilt 1764.
Link to pictures: https://www.flickr.com/gp/8663407@N07/SP1X0843h1
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