Oban - Argyll and Bute

Howdy people!

It's time to get out of Largs and visit a bit around Scotland... the travelling season is back!
First on the list for this year was Oban, a wee town on the west coast of Scotland, right in the West Highlands.
In the great tradition of this country, there's nothing to do in Oban but plenty to see!

Well... there's a distillery so there might be something to do there after all.
If you ever stop in this port, do not hesitate to go and visit it, it's one of the smallest ones but it has this friendly ambiance to it and the guide will tell you everything there is to know about this single malt light whisky.
If you're tempted to go and visit the Sea life center a few miles out of Oban, please refrain from doing so if you expect something entertaining or even interesting... What they do for the sea life conservation is absolutely great and they ought to get money to keep doing what they do, problem is I'd be more enclined to actually make a donation than have to go through endless rooms full of fish tanks.

Although, to give them credit, you can actually feed some kind of sea bass or trout or whatever it was, which is pretty fun.
There have two seals which pretty much do nothing but sleep and eat, as for the otter(s?), well, this was a fun part as it's not very shy.

Needless to say I was less than impressed by this and unless you've never been to this kind of attraction or actually do like living fish, there's no a lot to do and see.

As for Oban itself, well, this is a charming little town, unfortunately packed with tourists, although as it's raining pretty much non stop up there, we had a pretty quiet day.
All in all, I wouldn't travel to Oban just for the sake of it, but taking the west coastal road up to the North of the country might be a very pleasant experience.

And if you ever go to Oban you have to stop by the shop called the Kitchen garne, they have the most amazing continental food I've ever seen in Scotland including some local beverages from Britanny.

However, please be aware of kamikaze sheeps on the road!

Here are a few pictures of the city.