Last week our visit coincided with the annual Dumfries Gala day, and there were lots of things going on.
As we were finishing breakfast, the waiter announced that if we went outside we would see the horses passing along the street. I grabbed my camera and managed to get some shots of the 250 or so horses in the street behind the Hotel. This annual riding event is common to all of the Border towns and has a historic meaning, all to do with the border skirmishes which went on for hundreds of years.
These border wars affected both sides of the border and influenced the architecture of buildings and the defensive structure of the border towns.
Later in the day there was a carnival atmosphere in the main street. Unfortunately we were unable to wait for the evening procession around the town. Next year!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumfries
http://www.visitscotland.com/destinations-maps/dumfries-galloway/
http://www.loreburne.co.uk/
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