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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Pictures of Scotland - finally!

I don't have my daily journal with me at the moment, so I can't give details of my trip in Scotland per the usual. However, I do have a lot of great pictures which pretty much speak for themselves. I am going to put up a selection and hopefully later I can fill in with some details of the tour!

At Glencoe- the site of the infamous massacre of the Macdonald clan by the Campbells! Scots still hate the Campbells today...


This is by Ben Nevis, famous as the highest mountain in Scotland as well as the British Isles.


At Loch Ness! We stayed in a hostel right by the loch. Unfortunately, no Nessy-sightings by me.



This guy is what is known as a "hairy coo" which is a type of cattle they raise in the Highlands. Look at that hair-do! I can't even see his eyes, can you?!


Some scenery by Glencoe; it was really pretty around there


A loch that looks like Scotland!
My tour group! We had a really tiny group, compared to normal ones; everyone was very nice!


Castle Eilean Donan, the most photographed castle in the country! We stopped here on our way to Skye. We had some great weather this day as well!



:: Isle of Skye ::

Cliffs that look like kilts...

Posing on top of the world!


We visited the ruin of a cathedral on the last day of the trip. This section was made into a graveyard. It was a very pretty location and we had some more great weather!

If you turn completely around from the picture above, you would see this river. We had the opportunity to sunbathe/ catnap before returning to Edinburgh.