Scotland 2005
Notes:
I
read a history book about Scotland. Man they loved to have wars with
the English.
We
went to Edinburgh, Stirling, Fort William, The Isle of Mull, The Isle of
Iona.
I
drove on the left side of the road. It was a stick shift Ford
Focus. Driving in Edinburgh was actually scarier than the single
track roads dodging oncoming traffic.
G8
was meeting in Scotland a few weeks after our trip. People were
planning a demonstration.
One
pound is about 1.82 US dollars.
It
stayed light outside until about 11:30 and got light again in the morning
very early.
Along
with sampling beers like Caledonia 80, I tried Haggis, Kippers, and
Langoustines which are like small lobsters. No blood pudding for me
though.
Scottish
breakfast at B & B's is VERY filling. |
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Edinburgh
Castle
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Edinburgh
Castle - Queen Mary's Chapel?
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Edinburgh
Castle - Swords!!!!!!
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Roslin
Chapel - Made famous by The Da Vinci Code.
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The
Lilly's having a picnic at Roslin Chapel. Sorry, I don't have any
pictures of Samantha.
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Double-decker bus. From here on out I saved the pictures with better
quality... ;)
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Edinburgh skyline from Prices Street.
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Edinburgh Gardens
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The Balmoral Hotel. Sam has a job playing piano here. Swanky!
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Nettle. Stay away. It feels like a mild bee sting.
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Arthur's Seat. We hiked up for amazing views of Edinburgh.
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Stirling Castle. The gardens. Stirilng Castle is the best one
to visit in Scotland. The kitchen is awesome.
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A statue of William Wallace at the memorial in Stirling.
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Some freakin loch in between Stirling and Ft. William.
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Scenery near Glen Coe. Did I mention we are in the highlands?
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Me driving on the opposite side of the road. Weee!
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Jessemon on top of Ben Nevis. Inlaid: Snow on the top. It took
us 7.5 hours to hike it. At about 4400 feet, it's the tallest
mountain in Britain.
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Taking the car ferry to the Isle of Mull.
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Suicidal Cows on Mull. There were actually WAY more crazy sheep than
cows.
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The Nunnery on the Isle of Iona.
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A Celtic style cross right outside the Monestary. Columba brought
Christianity to Scotland here way back in 563ish. He was a Gaelic
dude from Ireland.
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Sheep on the beach on Iona.
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Lamb
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