Get on your kilts everyone!

SCOTLAND!


After our stop at Fountain Abbey we were on our way to the green hills of Scotland. We could practically hear the bagpipes calling us in.

Oh wee white rose of Scotland tell tae me

When wad ye rise and bloom wi fient a thorn
When wad ye rise up haill and straucht and free
Nae mair tae dwine forfochten and forlorn*

On the bus ride to Edinburgh we sang a Scottish tune and prepared ourselves for haggis (goat stomach) and black pudding.
A full English breakfast--minus the tomatoes and plus some haggis (which is actually quite tasty).

One of our first acts was to conquer the nearby high point of Edinburgh, Aurthur's Seat.

From our vantage point, we mapped out the path we would take to see the city.

We were able to get in with some of the locals...

Lu spent some good time in Narnia...

We played dress-ups...

We saw Edinburgh Castle...

We even stopped by Hagrid's hut!

We also saw tons of cemeteries, cool buildings, and museums.

Looks a little like cemeteries in Rohan...

Wouldn't mind living here...
These must be the Borgias dressed up as Scots (better make sure you eat with silver chopsticks for the next few meals, Lu).

We had had a pretty full day. But it was only 3 o'clock in the afternoon. We were getting pretty tired, but more adventure was coming our way--weather we liked it or not...