Thursday, September 1, 2011

Awrite Frae Scootlund (Hello From Scotland)

This past weekend, we visited Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands.  We had an amazing time - the city was vibrant, food was delicious and the countryside was just beautiful.  We even got to see the Loch Ness Monster.




Outside Edinburgh castle

The castle dominates the city skyline - parts of the
castle date back to the 12th century

The Elephant House - cafe where J. K. Rowling wrote the first
Harry Potter book as a single mother


Statue of Bobby - this dog spent 14 years guarding the grave of his owner -
several movies have been made about him

Bobby is outside of Bobby's Bar -
when you are famous in Scotland, they
name bars after you

Beautiful Edinburgh


Glen Coe in the Scottish Highlands - many
ancient battles took place on these lands

Loch (Lake) Ness

We snapped a picture of the Loch Ness Monster


We were also able to get some video of Nessy and her pet Westie:







We hope to return to Scotland some day soon.


Linda