Sorry that I haven't written in a while. The school work has definitely picked up lately.
This weekend me and three of my friends went to Scotland. We left early on Friday morning and took a train to Durham, England first. While we were there we saw the Durham Cathedral, the castle, and went in some shops. That is a really neat town. Then we caught another train to go to Edinburgh, Scotland.
We didn't get to Scotland until 2 in the afternoon so Friday, we mainly walked around, shopped, and went to the Scottish Museum. There were people wearing kilts everywhere we went. However, Edinburgh is a very diverse town, and there were a lot of people from the US, Australia, and Canada there. That night we ate a restaurant called "The Elephant House." This was the restaurant where J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. From the restaurant there is a great view of the Edinburgh castle, which I'm sure was an inspiration for the book.
Saturday we got up and made our way to a mountain called Arthur's Seat. We made it about halfway up before the wind started to blow so hard that it literally almost blew us down. We decided not to climb to the top because we didn't want to die that day. It was a good thing we came down because after that it started pouring rain. The weather there was so unpredictable. You could see the fronts moving in and out, and one minute it would be so sunny and the next it would be gray and raining. After that we did some more shopping on "Princes Street" where the major department stores are. Then we went on a ghost/historical tour of Mary King's Close. This was a series of underground roads that the modern city was built on top of. It was really neat.
Sunday we went to the Edinburgh Castle. It was huge, and there was a lot to see here. I got to see the Royal Crown Jewels, a tribute to the soldiers in WWI and WWII, and the prisons that were once used. It was one of the best castles I have seen so far, and I have seen A LOT of castles! The rest of the day we shopped just to kill some time before our train left. It was a really good weekend, but now it's back to school work.
This weekend me and three of my friends went to Scotland. We left early on Friday morning and took a train to Durham, England first. While we were there we saw the Durham Cathedral, the castle, and went in some shops. That is a really neat town. Then we caught another train to go to Edinburgh, Scotland.
We didn't get to Scotland until 2 in the afternoon so Friday, we mainly walked around, shopped, and went to the Scottish Museum. There were people wearing kilts everywhere we went. However, Edinburgh is a very diverse town, and there were a lot of people from the US, Australia, and Canada there. That night we ate a restaurant called "The Elephant House." This was the restaurant where J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. From the restaurant there is a great view of the Edinburgh castle, which I'm sure was an inspiration for the book.
Saturday we got up and made our way to a mountain called Arthur's Seat. We made it about halfway up before the wind started to blow so hard that it literally almost blew us down. We decided not to climb to the top because we didn't want to die that day. It was a good thing we came down because after that it started pouring rain. The weather there was so unpredictable. You could see the fronts moving in and out, and one minute it would be so sunny and the next it would be gray and raining. After that we did some more shopping on "Princes Street" where the major department stores are. Then we went on a ghost/historical tour of Mary King's Close. This was a series of underground roads that the modern city was built on top of. It was really neat.
Sunday we went to the Edinburgh Castle. It was huge, and there was a lot to see here. I got to see the Royal Crown Jewels, a tribute to the soldiers in WWI and WWII, and the prisons that were once used. It was one of the best castles I have seen so far, and I have seen A LOT of castles! The rest of the day we shopped just to kill some time before our train left. It was a really good weekend, but now it's back to school work.
3 comments:
HF,
The pictures are really cool, especially the one with the rainbow. Glad you had a good time in Scotland.
Love,
Daddy
Did you find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?
Love,
Momma
Once again- I am sooo jealous!! Be sure and take lots of pictures. And keep up that shopping. WE both know that is what is most important. ;) If you run out of money- call Daddy.
Jenn
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