Scotland Days 1&2 - By Kristin

Firstly, the London blog below has been updated and the rest of the pictures have been added.

Scotland: Days 1 & 2—By Kristin
We arrived in Scotland by train. We navigated Edinburgh by foot. We explored the rest of Scotland by bus. And we love Scotland. (And anyone with the syllables ‘scot’ or ‘land’ in their name.) I think it might have been the cobblestone streets, or maybe it was the castle-like architecture, (I’m sure there’s an official term for this type of building. I just call it old) but the city reminded us of the UK part of Disney World.

People were very friendly. After not eating all day I went into a café to get some soup (Lori and Kate ate a very Scottish sandwich from Subway) and the man behind the counter asked us where we came from and when he found out we’d been lugging bags all over Europe that day he gave me a free sandwich to take with me.

Our second day in Scotland we took a tour bus all over Scotland. We saw lots of the Highlands, heard lots of facts about Whiskey, William Wallace, and Cows. The best part of the tour was the two-hour stop to wander around Loch Ness. We got a picture of the Loch Ness Monster. Or at least it looks like the Loch Ness Monster (you can see the pictures below and judge for yourself). Even though it was freezing outside, Kate and I shed some of our layers and waded out into the shallow part of the loch. It was cold, but rewarding.

Several hours and a couple stops later we arrived back in Edinburgh tired, but satisfied by our adventure.






Forget Scotland...Kate is going to
Hogwarts'!


Hangin' out in London Kings Cross Train
Station.


Doing math on the train.



Kathryn taking a picture into the glass window
on the train.


Lori with Hammish the Highland Cow.


View of a rugged area of Scotland.


Scotland Highlands.


More of Scotland Highlands.


Kathryn found The Loch Ness Monster!!



Fort August's Village - next to Loch Ness.


"Is that Nessie in the distance?!!!"



"Nope, just a couple of Loch Ness Ducks!"


Bravely standing on a rock in the Loch.


Lori in front of Loch Ness (not going
bravely out to a rock.)


Crazy Loonies! Its so cold!


After their wade in the Loch.



Putting all the layers back on again.



Final layer of pants.



The goose tried to attack Lori when she went
to put her fingers in the Loch.



Self portrait.