Jewel of the Seas — Inverness; Ness Bridge Area

We’re now along the west bank of River Ness, having crossed over that Greig Street Bridge I showed you on Monday’s article. We turned onto Huntly Street and headed south. If you turn around and look back from whence you came, you’ll get this great shot of both Free North Church and the Junction Church:

After spending about an hour hitting various stores along Huntly, and including Highland House of Fraser (kilts, highland accessories, tartans, and all things Scottish), we crossed back to the east bank via Ness Bridge. Now it was time to visit the sights along Bridge and High Streets.

High Street struck me as being perhaps the main shopping district for Inverness. High-end stores, another House of Fraser, great whisky shops, plenty of great stuff everywhere.

The turrets you see in the photo below belong to the Inverness Town Hall. Just past the town hall is where High Street transitions to a pedestrian street:

But just before you get to Inverness Town Hall, still on Bridge Street, you’ll come across the Tollbooth Steeple:

Here is the building to which the Tollbooth Steeple is attached:

Still on High Street, before it transitions to a pedestrian street, here’s a look back at the Inverness Town Hall’s west façade:

Beyond there you’ll find another fun High Street roofline:

It was time to head back to the bus terminal for a return trip in Invergordon and our rendezvous with Jewel of the Seas, so we turned north onto Church Street:

On Fun Photo Friday I’ll show you scenes of Invergordon, as well as some favorites taken here in Inverness. In the meantime, ever wonder where oil platforms go to die? Invergordon offered us some insight into that. Taken from aboard Jewel:

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