Friday, February 22, 2013

Last Few Adventures :(

The last few days were packed with last-minute adventures, such as:

An adventure to the top of the Wallace Monument:



In the Cafe :) Scones and cream!













A visit to Parliament:

Debating Chamber


Exploring Edinburgh Castle:









The National Museum of Scotland:























The Writer's Museum:


The Edinburgh Christmas Markets:



The Elephant House (Where J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter):

There was tons of writing in the bathroom
(the women's on at least)

Mostly....I wish there had been a bit more time :(

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Loch Ness

So, I am sitting here wishing I had tea and biscuits. Well, biscuits at least. I have tea. And then I remember, Oh right! That blog I told people I would catch up on over break/when I got back to school/soon-ish. So, here are some pictures from going up to Loch Ness, which I would say is by far the most touristy thing I did while abroad.

The tour left from Glasgow, which meant catching an early morning train, and getting up even earlier to walk to the train station because buses weren't running yet.

The first place we stopped was Loch Lomond and Drovers Inn:


Then we stopped in Glencoe and about five million other pretty places.








Then we reached Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle, which was just.... One of the most beautiful places I have ever been. Basically, I would give up living in a city to live somewhere like this. Which for those of you who know me, know that there is very little that could make me live in a non-city place!




After which we drove all the way back down to Glasgow, where there was a Christmas Market outside the train station :) Although, I would say I prefer Edinburgh's Christmas Market.




Then I took a train back to Stirling, doing my best not to fall asleep from the long day. 

Anyway, I will post some more catch-ups in the next few days (hopefully) as I procrastinate doing real schoolwork.