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This blog is to introduce you to my town - Peebles, in the Scottish Borders - just one photo at a time, with perhaps a little description and maybe some history thrown in. I hope you will find it interesting. The title comes from a historical comment made by someone who preferred Peebles to the great and famous cities. I know how they felt. It's always a pleasure to return here however long you've been away.

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I don't have an expensive elaborate camera so the photo quality may not be brilliant, but I'd like to think my pics will please you. Looking forward to hearing from you.

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Monday 22 February 2010

Inside the Tontine Hotel

Not doing well here, am I? Note to self:- I must do better!

Well, today I treated myself to a cup of tea and a jam and cream scone at the Tontine Hotel, in the lounge they are now calling the Callants Lounge. It's rather elegant again these days since its redecoration in its Farrow & Ball greens.

This other picture is of the dining room, the Adam Dining Room, probably once the ballroom, or originally the Assembly room. I love the raspberry red with the white woodwork. It's a beautiful room with those wonderful windows looking out over the valley, grecian-style wall niches and Adam fireplace. What you can't see is the gallery above me supported by classical columns. One day I might get a photo from the other end looking back!
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous23 February 2010 at 00:15

    Oh I want to dine in there. It looks liek a place a lady could still wear white gloves....

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  2. Andrew24 February 2010 at 08:44

    Interesting that the Tontine was built by the French prisoners during the Napoleonic wars, I never knew that! Served my apprenticeship at Valleyfield Mills Penicuik where there is a monument to the 300 French prisoners who died there. Evee,do you know any other places in Peebles with the French connection?

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  3. Janna Logan8 April 2010 at 17:15

    I thought the same as Monique when my husband, Graeme, and I visited Peebles with my in-laws (stayed with Rob the Gasman at Benrig!). We were enjoying a lovely afternoon tea when the tranquility was broken with a hearty "Ogi-ogi-ogi! Oi-oi-oi!" In stumbled a member of the Welsh rugby team...very drunk, wearing a crooked jester's cap and wrapped in the Welsh flag...huge smile plastered on his face. We spent about 40 minutes trying to get past each other's accents, and had a very amusing conversation with him and a couple of his team-mates; one with his jaw wired shut. It was such a comical juxtaposition! The BEST afternoon tea we've ever experienced, at the lovely Tontine. Thanks for the blog, Evee. We feel a little closer because of it.

    From across the pond in Canada,
    Janna Logan

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Thanks fot looking at my photos of Peebles. It is great to read your comments, so thanks for writing!

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