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Maryland Contingent

The Jamborette is held every 2 years in the Central Highlands of Scotland on the Castle Grounds of Blair Atholl. Here is the Maryland Contingent Touring History before Jamborettes.

2002

·       London ? Stayed at Baden Powell House Scout Hostel

o    Main Activities ? Buckingham Palace (Changing of the Guard), Tower of London, Tower Keys Ceremony, Stonehenge, Avebury, Bath, Fire Power Museum, Namco Station , Grenwich, River Thames Cruise

·       Edinburgh ? stayed at Scout Hut

o    Edinburgh Castle

2004

·       London ? Stayed at Baden Powell House Scout Hostel

o    Main Activities ? British Museum ? Rosetta Stone, Buckingham Palace (Changing of the Guard), Chislehurst Caverns, Namco Station, Grenwich, River Thames Cruise

§ Day trip to Paris via Chunnel Train ? Notre Dame, Sacre Cour,

·       Edinburgh ? stayed at Scout Hut

o    Edinburgh Castle

2006

·       Ireland Tour ? stayed at various youth Hostels

o    Main Activities ? Shannon and Dingle Peninsula, Killarney Castle, Blarney Castle (kissed the Blarney Stone), Cahir Castle, Dublin

·       Edinburgh ? stayed at Scout Hut

o    Edinburgh Castle

2008

·       London ? stayed at Baden Powell House Scout Hostel

o    Main Activities - Buckingham Palace (Changing of the Guard), Tower of London, Tower Keys Ceremony, Stonehenge, Winchester Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, Chislehurst Caverns, Abbey Road, Hampton Court, London Eye

§ Day trip to Paris via Chunnel Train ? Louvre, Notre Dame, Sacre Cour, Monte Marte, Cruise on River Seine

·       Edinburgh ? stayed at Scout Hut

o    Edinburgh Castle

2010

·       London - stayed at Baden Powell House Scout Hostel

o    Main Activities - Buckingham Palace (Changing of the Guard), Tower of London, Tower Keys Ceremony, Stonehenge, Winchester Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, Hampton Court, London Eye, British Museum (Rosetta Stone), Namco Station, Imperial Museum

§ Day trip to Paris via Chunnel Train ? Louvre, Notre Dame, Sacre Cour, Monte Marte, climbed Eiffel Tower

2012

·       Norway

o    Main Activities ? Oslo: Up the Hill to the Hostel; Vigeland Sculpture Gardens; US Embassy; Royal Palace; Viking and Kon Tiki Museums; Holmenkollen Ski Jump. Flam: Train Ride; Tunnels; Country Farm Houses; Waterfall Hikes; Bike Trip DOWN - Easier Said than Done. Bergen: Ferry, Bus, Train; Fjords; Funicular; Very SMALL Bus to the airport. 

·       Edinburgh ? stayed at Scout Hut and Royal Mile Shopping

o    Jamborette 

2014

·       Ireland

o    Main Activities ? Kilkenney overnight and then Blarney Castle and kissing the stone; Killarney Town, Village of Adare; Ring of Kerry and the Dingle Peninsula; Paddy's Place overnight; Cliffs of Moher; Galway, Dublin and Trinity College then onto Scotland.

 ·       Edinburgh ? stayed at Scout Hut and Royal Mile Shopping

o    Jamborette

2016

·       Rome

o    Main Activities ? Tours of Rome, including Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Catacombs, Cappuchin Crypt, then Colosseum, Palatine Hills, Roman Forum; Vatican, Pompeii.

 ·       Edinburgh ? stayed at Scout Hut and Royal Mile Shopping

 o    Jamborette 

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