Having completed all the posts of the places I visited during my Circumnavigation of the UK posts and just wanting to share some of the gala evenings from the ship, I thought I'd share the little souvenirs I bought from each place. I did buy a few other bits but these fit together nicely.
It is over half a year since I circumnavigated the UK on the Magellan cruise ship and one thing I never shared was the fact that I decided to buy a pin badge in every place that I stopped as a little memento of the journey. I thought I'd tell you a little about them and why I chose them. If you click the place names too, it will take you to the blog post written about that place, just in case you didn't read any of them first time!
Starting from Top left:
1. Scottish Flag: My first time visiting Scotland, and a Scottish flag pin badge was the only way to mark it. Invergordon in the Highlands was a little place, rather sleepy but I did like it.
2. Puffin: Visiting Kirkwall in the Orkneys, I decided to buy this little puffin badge. Although we didn't see any puffins, it was a reminder of the natural beauty of the beautiful Orkney islands and a little reminder to return to see more. Kirkwall
3. Hexagons: In Belfast, we visited the Giant's causeway so it was a given that when I saw this pewter pin badge in the shop, I bought it as my souvenir.
4. There was no brooch from the Isle of Skye but I did write a post based on my day at sea.
5. In Liverpool, we visited the beautiful Tudor Speke (see Liverpool 1 and Liverpool 2 ) so I bought this pretty Tudor Rose from the gift shop there.
6. I wrote about Dublin and Cobh in one post and I bought a Shamrock to represent Ireland in Dublin. In Cobh, I found this pretty Celtic Cross to represent that part of the holiday.
7. In Tresco, ( seeTresco post 1 and Tresco post 2), I ended up with a Squirrel pinbadge from the Abbey gardens since the Red squirrels were a sheer delight there and the I love Scilly badge was from a bag I bought. Plus, the lovely Anna gave me a wonderful puffin brooch as a present which I should share also!
8. The cow came from Guernsey. There were few badges to be found and so I rather liked this cow as a reminder of the day- not really related to what I did that day though!
9. In Honfleur, Mum and I visited the beautiful Butterfly house so I bought this little sparkly Blue Morpho brooch as a reminder of that day.
As for other posts, don't forget about 'On board the Magellan' to explore the Cruise ship.
I'll probably be doing one more post to summarise the amazing food exhibited at the gala nights- truly an artistic feat, so don't miss it when it comes!
Any favourites here?
xx
I love all your little souvenir brooches. What a great idea. You'll be thinking of your fabulous "voyage" (French pronunciation!) whenever you are wearing them! xxx
ReplyDeleteI love the puffin, and the butterfly is very sparkly and pretty.
ReplyDeleteMy sister used to collect pin badges from everywhere she went but she never wore them, just pinned them all to a scarf that she kept on display in her room.
I have a soft spot for Puffins!! Do you have a special box for your brooches, they are all unusual and pretty x
ReplyDeleteThat is such a good idea to have your souvenir brooches, the Puffin and Butterfly caught my eye.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
I think your pins are all meaningful and pretty but my 4 favorites would be the Scottish flag because my daughter Nicole lived there and was a citizen of Scotland, the Guernsey cow because my great grandfather came from the Guernsey Island, the shamrock because it's good luck and the Celtic cross because it's so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI hope the shamrock brings you good luck finding the house of your dream.
Hugs, Julia
Love this round-up post of your brooches from your travels around the UK, I love collecting little mementos from each place I've visited, it always serves as a reminder of the fun I had. I think my favourite is the puffin, it's adorable and Orkney is one of those places I've always wanted to visit. Lovely! - Tasha
ReplyDeleteall of these brooches are precious...but I think that butterfly is my fav one.
ReplyDeleteOh yes the Tudor rose is a beauty. Such a good idea to buy something small and so useful from each place you visited to help preserve those special holiday memories.
ReplyDeleteLisa x
Oh the puffin! I love puffins and would dearly love to see one xxx
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