The Cullin Hills and Ben Nevis mountain, long valleys and rolling
landscapes characterize the highlands as it falls toward Glencoe.
Portions of the James Bond Skyfall were filmed here.
Loch Leven borders much of the view as you transverse this splendid area of the highlands.
Just over the bridge in Broadfort stands what could be the setting for an Agatha Christie novel. The proud Ballaculish Hotel has offered hospitality since 1877, and that time is captured here.
Imagine a scene on the squeaky stair case.
The resplendent parlor evokes an earlier era. I found bound editions of Town and Country from 1911 on the grand piano.
Night descending on Loch Linhe enables one to imagine how guests might be ensnared in a Christie plot.
The Ballaculish straddles an area between Loch Linhe and Loch Levan.
The Glencoe area of the highlands is rich in lochs, including the special Lomond, the largest fresh water lake in the UK.
3 miles long, 1-4 miles wide, with 52 miles of coastline. It reaches depths beyond 623 feet.
23 Islands stand in Loch Lomond. It was a strong hold of the McFarland clan.
A great creative effort occurred here. William Wordsworth a poet and founder of the Romantic Age in English literature penned To A Highland Girl while staying at this hotel on Loch Lomond. The waterfall was memorialized in the 1807 poem.
"...this fall of water that doth make a murmur near the silent lake;
From the Highlands back to the Lowlands. Destination Glasgow.
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50 years into the franchise, and the James Bond thrillers
are not only still entertaining, but perhaps better than ever.
Gone are the campy innuendo lines, gratuitous Bond and gorgeous woman falling into bed scenes and the over the top special effects and weapons. In it's place is a cleaner story line, real character development, cleverness and an aging Bond in a cyber security world. Daniel Craig continues his chiseling of a life like Ian Flemming created MI 6 agent. Where Sean Connery had charm, Craig has melancholy. Dame Judy Dench as M is wonderful and Javier Bardam as bad guy Silva is again deviously twisted and masterful. Albert Finney and Ralph Fiennes both turn in great supporting character roles.
This is the 23rd Bond film and director Sam Mendes provides you a thrill ride and taut drama. Thomas Newman's music is brilliant, especially his ability to reprise classic Bond themes at appropriate moments of historical vignettes. If you like big budget, big films that are pure entertainment, this is a great popcorn film.
HOW DID THEY DO THIS?
The Weekender Remaps time
Here is a video mind boggler, that demonstrates a special effect edit technique called time remapping. Thanks to Beverly for sending it along.
