"My favourite thing is to go where 

I've never been." 

- Diane Arbus

Scotland was so amazing and beautiful. We got lucky and actually has nice weather despite how cold it was. We lucked out with no rain. I would love to go back again someday and maybe try to witness some of the highland games. The city was great! Some of the buildings were so old and the road on the Royal Mile was made out of cobble stone. There were so many hidden ally ways that if you went back into them, you found yourself in a garden or court yard. It was an amazing city with so much to see and do. There were so many different pubs and shops to go into. 

This is called the Mercat Cross. Basically, back in the day, this was the market place. People came here to shop and trade and also share their daily gossip. It was also a place where news was shared and live punishment and execution was held. For example, if you were caught stealing, they would take you here and nail your ear to the door for 24 hours. People in the town would come by and throw their rotten food at the person and also human waste. You had two choices, stick it out for 24 hours and then be released, or rip your ear off the nail. If you ripped your ear off the nail, it would leave a scar that would forever show you as a criminal and a coward.

This item can be found in a grave yard.  It is used to  

protect graves from Grave Snachers. The Medical

school only got 2 bodies a year to do the dissections 

and anatomy lessons so what started happening is 

people would find freshly buried bodies and dig them  up and sell them to the medical school for around 7 pounds per body.  If the family couldn't afford something like a  mausoleum, they could buy something like this. If they couldn't afford this, family members would sit on the grave 24/7 for two weeks until the bodies were not deemed "fresh" enough for dissection. 

There is also a volcano that is 
in Edinburgh. The first day we were there, we attempted to climb it. I was the only one who gave up because lets face it, i'm not the least bit enthusiastic about exercising.  I made it about half way and even then, the view was amazing, you could see the whole city.

We then took a bus trip into Glenco, The Highlands and to Loch Ness. It was breathing. Everything was so beautiful and green. There were so many hills and mountains. I've never seen a mountain with snow caps on it before so that was a first. I couldn't get over the fact that I there.

We then got to go on a boat ride on Loch Ness and hear tales about the Nessy. We tried to find here, but like the others before us, we failed. 

 But my most favorite part of the trip was getting to stand outside the cafe where J.K. Rowling started her ideas and writings for her Harry Potter books. We also went into a grave yard where there was a headstone for one, Tom Riddle.