First time in Scotland! We flew into England and rented a car, which we drove in one day from Canterbury all the way up to Edinburgh. Our English friends wondered at the long trip, but for someone who has driven in California it was just a short trip.
The Rental
Canterbury Cathedral
Energy cathedral
On the Road
Our Welcome to the Border
Edinburgh was our first overnight stop, and surprising the only place where we encountered a bit of rain. That, however, did not stop us from wandering around the city and seeing the sights.
Edinburgh Castle
High Court of Justicary
Heart of Midlothian
Who has been spitting on it?
Who has been spitting on it?
Makes You Think of Harry Potter?
The second day we headed up into the Highlands, going to Loch Ness. Stirling Castle was a cool stop, and where we really noticed the animosity the Scots have for the English. Our tour guide (foreground in the picture below) practically dripped venom whenever he spoke of the English invaders.
Stirling Castle
Fuzzy Cow
Welcome to Fort Augustus at Loch Ness
The Locks at the Loch
Scottish is an Undecipherable Language
Love the Scottish Breakfasts
Can you Identify the Haggis and the Blood Pudding?
We spent a lot of time at the Loch looking for the monster.
Nessie
Wait! What is that in the water?
Urquart Castle at the Loch
