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            Have you ever felt a sense of belonging to a place you have never been to before the first time you visited? For me, this was Girvan, on the southwest  coast of Scotland.

My grandfather, Samuel Brown, immigrated to Australia from Girvan, Scotland when he was young. Unfortunately, I can barely remember him as he passed away when I was very young. However, I was lucky enough to visit Scotland way back in 2011 and made a point of going to Girvan. It is a small harbour town in Carrick, South Ayrshire, named after the river that runs through it.

The moment we arrived, I felt "something". I can only describe it as a sense of belonging, comfort, and home. I had goosebumps. We didn’t know anyone there and unfortunately weren’t there for long, but the feeling was overpowering. I wonder if anyone else has ever felt something similar? Anyway, I found the address where my grandfather grew up. I found it was still standing and was, of all things, a key engraver's shop. This was in 2011, so who knows what it is now.

Pardon a moment of personal reflection, but I had a friend take a photo of me outside the building where my grandfather grew up to show my quite elderly, now deceased mum, who had never been to Scotland when I got home. She and my aunties loved it. The little village of Girvan felt like it was still 100 years behind the rest of the world, like time had stood still. Scotland itself is such a beautiful country, the whole country felt like home; it’s in my genes or DNA or something, and I will get back one day.

If you read this, thanks for joining me on my little journey into the past. It isn’t a great photo, but Flickr is for posting what you like, right?

Have a peaceful and happy week, everyone!

Taken in: UK / Scotland / Girvan (show map)

Taken on: July 28, 2011

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Camera: Canon EOS 60D, f/13.0, 1/320 sec, 18mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 60D
Lens:	TAMRON 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII VC B003E
Aperture:	f/13.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	18mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 20.0 (Windows)
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