I had a tour to the Larnach Castle outside of Dunedin pronounced DUN E DIN. Which is quite an amazing building. William Larnach, a Scotsman, built the Castle in 1871. It took 200 workmen three years to build. And European craftsmen 12 years embellishing the interior.. The 40,000 square-foot house required 46 servants. The gardens are considered one of the finest gardens in the world and the widow of the current owner still gives the tours of the garden.

Larnach was ahead of his time and he used double pane windows, a ventilation system in his ceilings and several other innovative ideas ahead of his time.

Before our lunch we went through the Haggis Ceremony but fortunately they had filled it with lamb pate instead of the traditional entrails.

The scenery on the drive to the castle was spectacular and this appears to be a cooler climate. On the way back we drove through Dunedin and I wish we could have stayed overnight. There is a definite Scottish dominance in this area. The city looks very nice and I heard from others that prices were good. I said this before our next stop in Oban and adamantly stated this after our stop in Oban.