 Iona Abbey
|  gray photo, makes it look old
|  We noticed the thistle growing here. Yep, would have stopped the vikings.
|  Nice WIDE ANGLE photo
|  Dennis and I in front of the abbey, Yes, they were doing work on top of the abbey too.
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 coming inside the church
|  WONDERFUL feeling we had here, so peaceful!
|  LOVED THIS PHOTO!
(the way the light hits it)
tomb of important founder of the Isle of Iona.
|  reading information on walls around the courtyard.
|  The courtyard area
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 going into the museum on the grounds of the abbey
|  the museum
|  Inside the museum were some stone carvings and other artifacts.
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|  The real St. John's cross, replica of it stands outside the abbey.
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 info. on St. John's cross
|  Candy in front of St. Martin's Cross (not a replica either)
|  info. on St. Martin's cross
|  WONDERFUL BLACK & WHITE PHOTO
|  This is the cemetery where many of the early Scotland Kings were buried. The building there is the oldest on the Isle.
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 Looking back at Iona Abbey as we left. "WHAT AN EXPERIENCE, one we will always remember!"
|  Walking to the ferry
|  looking out at the small boats we passed on our short walk to the ferry
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